Beacon Power Hires Energy Industry Veteran for New Marketing and Sales Role

Beacon Power Corporation, a company that designs and develops advanced products and services to support more stable and reliable electricity grid operation, has announced that Chet Lyons has been hired as director of marketing and sales. Lyons, who brings more than 20 years of energy industry experience to the newly created position, was most recently director of marketing and strategic planning for Evergreen Solar Inc.

"We're very pleased to add Chet Lyons to the Beacon team," said Bill Capp, Beacon president and chief executive officer. "As director of marketing and sales he'll be responsible for identifying other applications and business opportunities for our products, including the new Smart Energy 25 flywheel that we're developing now for frequency regulation. His proven experience in both the utility and renewable energy industries, coupled with a track record of successfully commercializing advanced energy technologies, will serve Beacon well as we expand our sales activities and build a market presence."

Prior to Evergreen Solar, Lyons was vice president of corporate strategic marketing at American Superconductor, where his efforts contributed to the company's successful launch of the SuperVAR dynamic synchronous condenser, the world's first commercial application of superconducting wire on a utility grid. Lyons has more than a decade of earlier experience working with electric power utilities in strategy development, business planning, product commercialization, and the creation of joint ventures and subsidiaries in the United States and abroad. Earlier in his career he helped plan, launch and manage Johnson Controls' energy services performance contracting business. Lyons has a bachelor's in environmental studies from the University of California at Berkeley, and a master's of business administration from Boston University School of Management.