A growing energy company based in Toronto has announced plans to set up headquarters in Denver. The announcement comes as the company is also building an energy storage plant in California.
Hydrostar is a developer of long duration energy storage projects, using its technology to supply power grids globally. With facilities up and running in Goderich, Ontario, the company has also been making plans for an operative facility near Rosamond, California.
Setting up headquarters in Denver fits in with Hydrostar’s increasing footprint in the U.S. In a statement, Hydrostar chief development officer Tom Duckett said the Mile High City is particularly a good fit for the company because of its “great pool of talent, especially in the energy industry.”
Founded in 2010, Hydrostar also has offices in both Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
The Rosamond facility is officially called the Willow Rock Energy Storage Center, a more than $1 billion project that could be fully online in 2028. According to the Denver Post, the company also expects to start construction next year on an additional facility in New South Wales, Australia.
Hydrostar has billed itself as a company supporting the “green economic transition, employing the people, suppliers, and technologies from the traditional energy sector to design, build, and operate emissions-free energy storage facilities.”
By Garry Boulard
