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USEA Now - March 2017

February 28th, 2017
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USEA’s Worthington says Australia should consider an ‘all-of-the-above’ energy policy

February 24th, 2017

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February 24, 2017

USEA’s Worthington says Australia should consider an ‘all-of-the-above’ energy policy

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Energy Association Executive Director, Barry Worthington told  Australian energy ministers and business leaders this week the country should consider using all of its resources to manage its energy challenges.

USEA Annual Membership Meeting & Public Policy Forum

May 4th, 2017

World Coal Association CEO to discuss the future of global coal at USEA

February 17th, 2017

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February 16, 2017

Aneta Petrovska-Rusomaroski

Job Title: 
Head of Human Resources
Organization: 
EVN Macedonia

Aneta Petrovska-Rusomaroski serves as Head of Human Resources for EVN Macedonia.

Vazken Kassakhian

Job Title: 
Research Analyst
Organization: 
Smart Electric Power Alliance

Vazken Kassakhian is a Research Analyst with the Smart Electric Power Alliance. Prior to that, as an Energy Analyst at the Sierra Club, he analyzed state compliance pathways for the Clean Power Plan (CPP) and completed a national analysis of the impact of mandated state and local policies and voluntary purchases on utility-scale renewables and distributed solar for the Sierra Club.

He has also held research and analysis positions with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission advising on regulatory policy on Smart Grid and cost recovery and at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory analyzing policy and market impacts in the electric sector.

Vazken has an MBA and a certificate in renewable and sustainable energy from CU Boulder and a BA in English from UC Berkeley.

Recent projects and publications include:

Distributed Energy Resources Integration: Policy, Technical, and Regulatory Perspectives from New York and California (SEPA & ScottMadden, Inc., December 2016)

Beyond the Meter: Addressing the Locational Valuation Challenge for Distributed Energy Resources (SEPA & Nexant, September 2016)

Beyond The Meter: The Potential for a New Customer-Grid Dynamic (SEPA, July 2016)

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What are Distributed Energy Resources Worth?

February 22nd, 2017

The valuation of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) is a complex, sometimes contentious, topic that generates a lot of trade press in the electric power industry. Utilities and regulators are seeking information about how to value the benefits and costs of DER to investigate whether DER can serve in place of traditional infrastructure investments and whether aligning incentives, payments, and rates with the cost and benefits of DER can send the appropriate market signals to yield results that guide DER deployment to places of highest value on the grid.

Dr. Michael C. Kerby

Job Title: 
Corporate Strategic Research Manager
Organization: 
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

Mike received his bachelor of science from the University of Dayton and doctorate in inorganic chemistry from the University of Texas, Austin.  After completing a postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley, he joined ExxonMobil’s Process Development Laboratories in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Over the past 26 years, Mike has held a number of technical and management positions within ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE), ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company and ExxonMobil Chemical.  Currently, Mike is manager for Corporate Strategic Research of EMRE.

Mike holds more than 30 U.S. patents and is a past recipient of the American Chemical Society’s Heroes of Chemistry Award for commercializing technology to produce cleaner diesel fuels.  Mike participated in the National Petroleum Council U.S. Petroleum Refining study to provide guidance on advanced process technology for environmentally beneficial fuels and has served on the National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, the Chemical Heritage Foundation, the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council, and is active in United Way.

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Frank Wolak

Job Title: 
Vice President – Government Business
Organization: 
FuelCell Energy, Inc.

Mr. Wolak joined FuelCell Energy (FCE) in 2003 and is focused on identifying business development opportunities with utilities, and in creating a regulatory and policy environment conducive to wide-scale deployment of FuelCell Energy’s power plants.  He also directs FuelCell Energy’s business and policy initiatives with State and Federal governments and agencies.

Frank has more than 25 years of experience in many facets of the energy industry with both corporate and entrepreneurial organizations including oil and gas operations, power plant investment and development, energy services as well as independent management consulting with renewable and emerging energy companies.

Prior to joining FuelCell Energy, Mr. Wolak was an independent consultant providing clients with management and strategy consulting related to energy, utilities and renewable technologies.  He also held executive positions with Noresco (an energy services division of Equitable Resources, Inc.) where he directed the company’s Energy Infrastructure business, and Independent Energy Corporation a private power development company.  His corporate career in the energy industry began with Tenneco, Inc. where he held engineering and management positions within this integrated oil and natural gas company.

In 2010, he was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee.  Frank is Chairman of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association, the Fuel Cell Seminar and is a founding member of the Connecticut Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition. Mr. Wolak holds a BS in Engineering from Western New England University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Hartford.

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Tony Leo

Job Title: 
VP - Applications & Advanced Technology Development
Organization: 
FuelCell Energy, Inc.

Mr. Leo manages Advanced Technology Development at FuelCell Energy, which is focused on expanding markets through focused R&D.  The Advanced Technology group developed fuel cell carbon capture and is also developing next generation products, including solid oxide fuel cells, fuel cells used for hydrogen production, and other programs such as advance fuel treatment and evaluation of alternate fuels.   

Tony joined FuelCell Energy (FCE) in 1978 and has held key leadership roles in research, development, and commercialization of electrochemical systems during his tenure.  He is well known throughout the battery and fuel cell industry, and has authored numerous papers, contributed to technical books, holds several US Patents, and has served as Chairman of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers PTC-50 Fuel Cell Performance Test Code committee.

Tony has held numerous positions in the company involved in managing advanced research and development of rechargeable batteries and fuel cells.  When FCE began to commercialize the DFC technology, Tony managed the first large-scale demonstration of the technology in Santa Clara, CA.  He established the company’s first Product Engineering group, and directed the transition of the company from reliance on outside engineering contractors to the development of a fully capable engineering department.  He also managed the creation of FCE’s Service and Project Management organizations during the company’s evolution from an R&D organization to a product company.

Mr. Leo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 

Profile Type: 
Speaker

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