Enabling the Energy Transition Today

Valent Energy is an investor, developer and operator of grid scale energy storage projects.

/ About us

Valent Energy is an investor, developer and operator of grid scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), with seven projects in our current pipeline. We will invest and arrange over A$2 billion to develop and complete these projects.
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These BESS projects will support the rollout of intermittent renewable energy generators such as solar and wind farms, helping to power homes and businesses across Australia, and enabling Australia’s energy transition.
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Valent Energy is a joint venture between private equity firm Gaw Capital and BW ESS, a leading global investor in the energy storage sector, part of BW Group.

/ Our leadership

The Valent Energy team brings together decades of experience in project development, design and engineering, construction management, investment and financing, and asset management.

Oliver Yates

Chairman

Oliver is a Director of Valent Energy and chairs the Board. He is the Head of Australia for Gaw Capital Partners Climate Tech and Energy Transition. A highly experienced energy and finance professional, Oliver was the inaugural Chief Executive of Australia’s A$10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and a veteran executive at Macquarie leading Utilities & Climate Change, Private Placements Group, Financial Products Group and headed up Macquarie in the U.S.

Clement Kwong

Interim Chief Executive Officer & Director

Clement is the interim Chief Executive Officer for Valent Energy. He is the Senior Director for Gaw Capital Partners, heading Climate Tech and Energy Transition. Clement has over 24 years of private equity, direct investment and M&A experience across various sectors from resources and energy through to retail and consumer, in transactions across the Asia Pacific, as well as Africa and Australia. He was a co-founder of and worked in roles at the Managing Partner level at PAG, Pangaea Investment Management and Long March Capital, deploying over US$2.5 billion in capital in a range of successful transactions.

Erik Strømsø

Director

Erik is a Director of Valent Energy. He serves as the Chief Executive officer of BW ESS and Managing Director of BW Renewables, responsible for scaling BW Group’s investments in sustainable technologies. He has an investment banking background, with extensive global deal experience and a key focus on the energy and infrastructure space. Erik provides strategic counsel for Valent Energy, which is a key partnership of BW ESS, alongside other sizeable energy storage investments in the UK and Nordic countries.

Isaac Garcia Moreno

Director

Isaac is a Director of Valent Energy. He is an Executive Director at BW ESS, and brings deep experience in renewable energy development, investment, risk mitigation, deal structuring and financing, with more than 17 years in the sector across several geographies and parts of the value chain. Isaac has held senior roles in multinational companies including OX2, Alten Renewable Energy and Astroenergy (part of the CHINT Group).

/ Our projects

Valent Energy’s current portfolio comprises seven battery energy storage projects with a total capacity of over 1.6GW.

Tamworth, NSW

Size: 200MW BESS Project
Status: In the pipeline

Armidale, NSW

Size: 120MW BESS Project
Status: In the pipeline

Pine Lodge, VIC

Size: 250MW BESS Project
Status: Approved and ready-to-build

/ Why BESS

As more and more low-cost intermittent renewable sources of energy, like solar PV and wind, are added to our electricity system to help reduce emissions, the grid needs energy storage capacity. This helps to provide stability and to keep the lights on even when wind and solar are unable to generate electricity.
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Grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) are currently the most efficient and cost-effective form of energy storage. They provide the firming capacity to store renewable energy at times of peak generation and dispatch to the grid when homes and businesses need it. Valent Energy is one of Australia’s largest independent developers of BESS projects and is enabling the energy transition.

/ Our partners

Valent Energy is a joint venture between BW ESS and Gaw Capital Partners.

BW ESS

BW ESS is a leading global investor in the energy storage sector and is part of BW Group, a global energy and maritime group, including seven listed companies with a combined market cap of around US$11 billion.

Gaw Capital Partners

Gaw Capital Partners is a private equity firm and asset manager with US$33.7 billion under management. Although primarily focused on real estate, it has recently diversified into various climate tech and renewable energy related investments.

/ Latest news

Gaw Capital Partners and BW ESS Launch Valent Energy a 1.6GW Australian Grid Scale Battery Platform

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Valent Energy is committed to high standard of openness, probity and accountability. Whistleblowing Policy forms an important part of effective risk management and internal control systems. Whistleblowing refers to a situation where an employee or a third party decides to report a serious concern about any suspected fraud, malpractice, misconduct or irregularity. Any Employee, supplier, advisor or third party who wish to report such concern should inform our Board by sending email to ombudsman@valent-energy.com with supplementary information.