International and Environmental Studies Group
The International and Environmental Studies Group leads NREL's work in integrated resource assessment, environmental analysis, and international renewable energy programs.
Kelli Anderson
Dan Bilello, group manager
Jason Couglin
Shannon Cowlin
David Kline
Anelia Milbrandt
Dave Renné
Monisha Shah
William Wallace
Kelli Anderson
Administrative Assistant II
Areas of expertise
- Contract/procurement
- Financial management
- Communication/outreach
- Foreign travel
Primary research interests
- Policy & environmental
- Energy planning & project development
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Dan Bilello
Group Manager
Analysis expertise
- Global climate change and renewable energy
- Clean energy technology transfer
- Market-based GHG mitigations
Primary research interests
- International energy policy
- Climate change
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Jason Coughlin
Project Leader
Areas of expertise
- Corporate Finance
- Project Management
- Training
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Primary research interests
- Financing mechanisms for renewable energy
- International renewable energy policy
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Shannon Cowlin
Project Leader
Analysis expertise
- Quantitative analyses
- Cost-benefit and risk analyses
- Constructing bottom-up and top-down inventory analyses
Primary research interests
- Energy use and air pollution
- Air quality and public health
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David Kline
Senior Project Leader
Analysis expertise
- International renewable energy technology markets
- Clean energy technology transfer from developed to developing countries
- Market-oriented strategies
- Renewable hybrid energy systems
Primary research interests
- International energy policy (China, Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa)
- China's Village Electrification Program
- Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention
- Greenhouse gas mitigation
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Anelia Milbrandt
Research Scientist II
International & Environmental Studies Group
Analysis expertise
- Geospatial modeling and analysis using GIS
- Renewable resource assessments
- Infrastructure analysis
- Demographic analysis
Primary research interests
- Biomass resource assessment and analysis
- Global natural resources and population dynamics
- Alternative transportation fuels infrastructure
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Dave Renné
Principal Program Leader
Analysis expertise
- Global renewable energy resource assessment and analysis
- Global renewable energy technology applications
- Development and dissemination of the energy resources
Primary research interests
- Supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Cooperation and Development (SARI/Energy) program to build mutually beneficial energy linkages among the countries of South Asia.
- Expanding the United Nations Environment Network ability support the advancement of clean and sustainable energy
- Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment
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Monisha Shah
Project Leader II
Analysis expertise
- Energy, environmental, and economic modeling
- Quantitative analyses for market and policy analysis
- Idea generation, program development, and training
Primary research interests
- International and domestic climate change policy
- Intersections between energy, environment, and economics
- Building capacity in developing countries to conduct analysis of policy measures which reduce GHGs and local emissions — technical collaborator for USEPA's Integrated Environmental Strategies program
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William Wallace
Senior Project Leader
Areas of expertise
- Development and pilot testing of sustainable development models for rural electrification
- Renewable energy programs in developing countries
- Business development and commercialization strategies for biomass, wind, and solar applications
Primary research interests
- International cooperation with China for renewable energy development
- Sustainable rural energy development and rural electrification
- Applications, markets, and policy development for solar, wind and biomass
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If you have questions about our programs or would like to contact our staff, please e-mail Kelli Anderson.
