Chad Augustine
Geothermal Energy Engineer/Analyst
Areas of expertise
- Techno-economic modeling of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)
- Geothermal resource assessment
- High pressure, high temperature reaction systems
Primary research interests
- EGS demonstration and deployment
- Advanced drilling systems research
- Thermodynamics and process modeling of binary power plant systems
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David Fitzgerald
Research Analyst II
Areas of expertise
- Environmental and natural resources law
- Permitting and regulatory roadmapping
- OpenEI, Lucidchart
Primary research interests
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Alan C. Goodrich
Senior Analyst
Areas of expertise
- Materials and manufacturing technology commercialization strategies
- Manufacturing economics and technology strategy
- Techno economic analysis in support of R&D portfolio management
- Market analysis and forecasting
Primary research interests
- Distributed solar energy technologies
- Low cost manufacturing strategies
- Commercialization and business development strategies
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KC Hallett
Energy Analyst
Areas of expertise
- Statistical modeling
- Benefit-cost and triple-bottom-line analysis
- Climate change impact and vulnerability analysis
- Data visualization
Primary research interests
- Distributed generation
- Facilitating access to data and research through visualization tools
- Promoting the use of and contributions to open, linked data
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Maureen Hand
Senior Engineer
Areas of expertise
- Active control systems for utility-scale wind turbines
- Advanced control systems
- Numerical modeling and control system design
- Assessing future wind technology cost and performance estimates
- Survey methods for estimating the value of wind energy
Primary research interests
- Developing transparent cost model for wind energy
- Electric system modeling scenarios
- Wind technology development risk analysis
- Wind turbine cost and scaling model development
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Garvin Heath
Senior Scientist
Areas of expertise
- Air quality modeling
- Exposure assessment
Primary research interests
- Health and environmental impacts of energy technologies
- Life cycle assessment
- Sustainability
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Ted James
Energy Analyst
Areas of expertise
- Knowledge of clean energy policy and solar technologies
- Environmental and regulatory strategy
- International trade and governance experience
Primary research interests
- Market impacts of energy and environmental policy
- Linkages between climate change mitigation and competitiveness
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Scott Jenne
Geothermal Energy Analyst
Areas of expertise
- Thermal power systems and mechanical design
- Geothermal resources
Primary research interests
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Aaron Levine
Research/Regulatory Analyst
Areas of expertise
- Environmental regulation
- Energy facility siting and transmission regulation
- Natural resource leasing and acquisition
Primary research interests
- Geothermal energy production
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Margaret Mann
Group Manager
Areas of expertise
- Technical and Economic Feasibility Analysis
- Environmental Analysis
- Strategic planning for market development
Primary research interests
- Life cycle assessment of renewable energy and conventional technologies
- Public/private sector technical support
- Evaluation of technical, policy, and programmatic benefits
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Ben Maples
Engineer
Areas of expertise
- Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) analysis
- Wind turbine and plant component costs
- Assessing wind turbine performance
Primary research interests
- Developing transparent cost models for wind energy
- Assessing wind technology impacts on LCOE
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Anelia Milbrandt
Senior Energy Resources Analyst
Areas of expertise
- Biomass resource assessment
- Geospatial modeling and analysis
- Integrated resource, infrastructure, and market analysis
Primary research interests
- Sustainable biomass resource development
- Global natural resources and population dynamics
- Renewable energy programs in developing countries
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Dani Salyer
Administrative Assistant/JISEA Coordinator
Areas of expertise
- Office management
- Industry research
- Proposal support
- Copy writing and editing
- Executive level administrative and project support
- Sales and marketing management
- Operational systems development
Primary research interests
- Multi-organizational administration
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Ethan Warner
Sustainability Analyst
Areas of expertise
- Life cycle assessment
- System dynamics modeling
- Energy policy
- Policy analysis
- Risk analysis
Primary research interests
- System dynamics modeling of renewable technologies and energy systems
- Technological, social, economic, and environmental impacts of energy policy
- Sustainability and life cycle assessment
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Kermit Witherbee
Geothermal Energy Geologist/Analyst
Areas of expertise
- Renewable and nonrenewable energy resource assessments
- Land use planning and NEPA
- Development and implementation of minerals and energy policy
- Geothermal leasing and permitting
- Minerals exploration and development
Primary research interests
- Policy implications for geothermal resources development
- Geothermal resource assessments
- Geothermal exploration and development
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Michael Woodhouse
Solar PV Technologies and Economics Analyst
Areas of expertise
- Fundamental science of photovoltaics (PV) and solar hydrogen technologies
- Economics of PV - From manufacturing to levelized cost of energy (LCOE)
Primary research interests
- Manufacturing costs, systems-level installation costs and LCOE estimates for PV technologies
- Capital costs and LCOE estimates for other power generating technologies, including other renewables and also the traditional sources
- Serve as Associate Editor for The Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, for publications within the topical areas of International Energy Economics and Policy.
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Katherine Young
Geothermal Energy Engineer
Areas of expertise
- Geothermal planning and opportunities
- Database planning and development
Primary research interests
- Geothermal and hydroelectric energy opportunities
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Yimin Zhang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Areas of expertise
- Life cycle assessment
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of greenhouse gas emissions reduction
Primary research interests
- Life cycle assessment for biofuels
- Sustainability
- Competing uses of biomass resources
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