Local generation and storage
A site could coordinate generation, batteries and demand around its own operating requirements.
Energy Systems
Power for the systems people rely on.
Energy supports homes, businesses and physical infrastructure. Our focus spans technologies and services for generating, storing, delivering and managing electricity.
The opportunity
A broader view of power.
Energy availability affects homes, businesses and the infrastructure around them. Generation, storage, delivery and demand need to work together as conditions and requirements change.
Our long-term interest covers energy equipment, infrastructure and the software used to operate them. We look for opportunities where a clear operating need, sound engineering and an understanding of the wider system can support a useful business.
Our focus
Within this field.
Areas that guide where we look
for opportunities to build businesses.
Generation
Power generation technologies and associated systems.
Distributed energy
Local generation, microgrids and coordinated energy resources.
Storage
Battery systems, stationary storage and supporting technology.
Delivery and conversion
Grid technologies, distribution, power electronics and power delivery.
Charging
Charging infrastructure and systems for electric equipment and mobility.
Management and flexibility
Monitoring, energy software, demand management and efficiency.
Illustrative applications
How it could be used.
Examples of possible applications
of this field.
Conceptual illustration
How an electricity system connects.
A simplified arrangement: generation supplies use through a grid or local network, and storage exchanges electricity with that network. Local generation can also supply a site directly.
Generation
Producing electricity.
Grids & distribution
Moving power where it is needed.
Use
Homes, businesses and equipment.
Storage
Charging and supplying power as needs change.
Monitoring & control
Coordinating generation, storage and demand across the system.
Power delivery and charging
Distribution and charging systems could support buildings, equipment and electric mobility, with controls suited to their operating needs.
Monitoring and flexibility
Software could help operators understand consumption, identify unusual behaviour and coordinate when equipment runs.
Enabling connected life
How the fields work together.
Digital infrastructure and networks support energy operations. Intelligent controls can coordinate resources and respond to changing demand.