Sodium-ion Batteries For High Power, High Cycle Life Applications (Energy Storage Innovations USA 2019)

 

Rob Rogan is the Chief Business Officer at Natron Energy. Rob Joined Natron in early 2019 to lead commercialization of its battery products in industrial power and grid energy storage markets. Rob was formerly the Senior Director of Strategy & Business Development at SunPower, where he led the Commercial Business Unit to over $500M in annual revenue. He also built SunPower's energy storage business from scratch to become the market leader in less than three years, resulting in a realignment of company objectives to include storage as a key pillar of the business. Prior to joining SunPower, Rob held executive leadership roles at eSolar and Bionic Harvest. He holds a PhD in materials science from CalTech and a BS in Physics from Boston College.

Natron Energy is a battery technology start up company that has developed unique hardware solutions delivering high power, long cycle life, and industry-leading safety at a competitive price. Natron's battery packs offer a unique value proposition for industrial and grid storage applications including data center UPS, fast charge forklifts, and EV fast charge support. Natron's rack mounted battery packs are now in customer validation testing by world leading system integrators and data center operators. Natron is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is backed by four leading venture capital firms and has received support from ARPA-E.