2022 Energy Innovations Summit Powerpoints
Welcome – Ginny Buczek, President, Colorado Rural Electric Association
General Session – Navigating the Energy Transition: A Conversation with Colorado Utility Leaders
Duane Highley, Chief Executive Officer, Tri-State G&T
Robert Kenney, President, Xcel Energy Colorado
Moderator: Kent Singer, Executive Director, CREA
Breakout Session #1 – Small Modular Reactors: The Key to a Carbon-Free Future?
Dr. Ron Faibish, Senior Director Strategic Development, General Atomics
Mike Miller, Project Director, NuScale Power
Tara Neider, Sr. Vice President & Project Director, Natrium Demonstration Reactor, TerraPower
Moderator: Dr. Jeffrey King, Professor, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Breakout Session #2 – Electric Vehicles: Technology Update
Mike Rosenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Prieto Battery, Inc.
Gurmesh Sidhu, Chief Product Officer, Moment Energy
Dr. James Trevey, Chief Technology Officer, Forge Nano
Moderator: Steve Rooney, Editor/Publisher, Intelligent Vehicle Briefs
Breakout Session #3 – The Business Case for Microgrids
Cameron Brooks, Executive Director, Think Microgrid
Bryan Hannegan, President & Chief Executive Officer, Holy Cross Energy
Margaret Miller, Director of Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, ENGIE North America and Vice Chair Microgrid Resources Coalition
Moderator: Tim Coleman, Manager Government Relations, CREA
Breakout Session #4 – Hydrogen Possibilities and Roadblocks
J. Doug Arnette, Operations and Maintenance Manager, Georgia Power Company
Joe Beach, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Starfire Energy
Keith Wipke, Laboratory Program Manager-Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies Program, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Moderator: Holly Krutka, Executive Director, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
Lunch with Guest Speaker
Breakout Session #5 – Battery Storage & Supply Chain Challenges
David Millar, Director of Consulting Services, Ascend Analytics
Dr. Caitlin Murphy, Senior Energy Policy Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Simon Price, Chief Executive Officer, Exawatt
Moderator: Teri Viswanath, Lead Economist, Power Energy and Water, CoBank
Breakout Session #6 – The Heat Beneath Our Feet: The Potential of Geothermal Energy
Ryan Dougherty, President, Geothermal Exchange Organization
Dr. William Fleckenstein, Director of Strategic Business Development, Office of Global Initiatives and Business Development, Colorado School of Mines
Dr. Amanda Kolker, Laboratory Program Manager – Geothermal Technologies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Moderator: Keith Hay, Director of Policy, Colorado Energy Office
Emerging Co-op Business Models
Mark Gabriel, President & Chief Executive Officer, United Power
Jessica Matlock, Chief Executive Officer, La Plata Electric Association
Brad Zaporski, General Manager & Chief Executive Officer, San Miguel Power Association
Moderator: Craig Johnson, Director of Government Relations-General Counsel, CREA
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