In this episode of Behind the Power we speak with Zamiyad Dar, Senior Director of Energy Storage at Pivot Energy.
Zamiyad shares his path from power systems engineering in Pakistan to a PhD in the US, then into roles at GE, New York ISO, Entergy, and finally Pivot Energy. He explains how early work integrating a large scale flywheel energy storage system shaped his confidence, and why taking risks and learning through failure became central to his approach.
The conversation covers how grids are changing under rising demand from data centres, why market and interconnection processes need to catch up, and how storage fits into the system. Zamiyad also outlines the reality gap between planning models and the equipment available in the market, plus the challenge of hiring experienced storage talent.
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