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Forbes: Natural Gas Is Critical To Achieving Global Climate Goals. Here’s Why

September 13th, 2024

Check out this article covering USEA's September Virtual Press Briefing!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2024/09/09/natural-gas-is-critical-to-achieving-global-climate-goal-heres-why/

October Virtual Press Briefing: The AI Revolution Underway in the Utility Space

October 2nd, 2024

Register Today! 

The use of artificial intelligence is aflame in the utility space. It is the exciting new frontier that promises, for low cost, to take the utility industry to a new place, facilitating the management of everything from vegetation control to nuclear fuel burn-up and from customer service to weather forecasting.

The National Tribal Energy Roundtable, Webinar #10: Married at the Hip: Critical Minerals and Indian Country – Concepts and Solutions for a New Kind of Mining Development in the U.S.

Western Tribal Carbon Management Forum
September 17th, 2024

This session will explore the evolving landscape of critical mineral extraction in the United States, particularly its impact on Tribal lands. With the increasing demand for these minerals in green technologies, there’s a growing need for innovative approaches to ensure responsible and sustainable mining practices. Experts will discuss the intersection of mining, environmental stewardship, and the rights of Tribal communities, providing insights into collaborative solutions that honor sovereignty while meeting national economic and environmental goals.

Steve Millan

Job Title: 
Co-Founder & CEO
Organization: 
Numu Communications
Steve Millan

Steve is a member of the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe and has over 30 years experience in the Telecommunications, Customer Experience, and Service Provider industries.

Steve's mission is to assist Tribal Nations in the design, implementation, and operation of community broadband networks that serve their citizens. This helps Tribal clients assert their Digital Sovereignty by owning and operating their own networks.

Steve also specializes is business process transformation and has supported global business transformation projects for Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, and American Indian Tribes.

    USEA Power Sector Podcast Episode 76: Carbon Upcycling Technologies CEO Apoorv Sinha

    September 12th, 2024
    In this episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on the carbon challenge, Carbon Upcycling Technologies CEO Apoorv Sinha answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the challenges and opportunities in currently emerging materials science technologies to remove climate crisis-aggravating carbon from solid waste and use it in cost-competitive marketable solutions to meet the carbon challenge.

    Apoorv Sinha

    Job Title: 
    CEO
    Organization: 
    Carbon Upcycling Technologies

    Apoorv Sinha is the CEO and Co-Founder of Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc. Apoorv has over 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with a focus on process safety management and research and development. Prior to joining Carbon Upcycling, Apoorv was a Research Manager at zEroCor Tubulars Inc. and a Process Safety Management Engineer at ACM Facility Safety. Apoorv has also served as a Fellow at the Energy Futures Lab, where they worked on initiatives to identify, test and scale new energy technologies.

    Apoorv Sinha has a degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a degree in chemical and petroleum engineering from the University of Calgary.

    Anna Pavlova

    Job Title: 
    Senior VP for Strategy, Market Development, & Sustainability
    Organization: 
    CarbonQuest

    Anna brings over twenty years of experience bridging climate and energy policy with market and sustainability strategies for global corporations. As Vice President, Strategy & Market Development Anna leads the identification of growth opportunities and market development strategies for the company.

    Most recently, Anna advised Fortune 100 companies on sustainability, energy transition, and using digital solutions to achieve carbon transparency at an energy and climate consulting firm COEFFICIENT and co-hosted the Digital Climate Alliance. In prior roles, Anna ran Government Relations at Schneider Electric, leading a team of federal and state government and industry liaisons. She built coalitions, and developed federal and state policy and programs focused on building decarbonization and innovative finance at Johnson Controls. In the first half of her career she represented associations and foundations in Washington, DC on trade and energy policy. Anna is a graduate of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service.

    Kajsa Hendrickson

    Job Title: 
    Director of Technology Policy
    Organization: 
    Carbon180
    Kajsa works on technology-based carbon removal policy using her background in renewable energy, utility engagement, and sustainability consulting. She holds a BA in political science from Washington State University and an MA in peace and justice studies from the University of San Diego. Kajsa calls Salt Lake City home and spends her free time in Utah’s wilderness.

    Will Kain

    Job Title: 
    CEO & Founder
    Organization: 
    Avnos
    Will Kain spent nearly 10 years in leadership positions with early-stage cleantech companies before helping to launch Rusheen Capital Management. Most recently, Will was VP of Corporate Development at NanoH2O, a global provider of reverse osmosis membranes that leverage nanotechnology to lower the cost of desalination. At NanoH2O, Will was responsible for launching commercial and manufacturing operations in China, raising capital, strategic planning, and analysis, and led the transaction team in the company’s sale to LG Chem. As VP of Corporate Finance at Altra Biofuels, he oversaw more than $300M in project-level financing for the company’s 4 ethanol facilities. Will started his career with UBS Investment Bank in New York, after taking his BA in Economics and Government from the University of Virginia.

    Hillary O'Brien

    Job Title: 
    Senior Program Director for Carbon Management and Science
    Organization: 
    ClearPath

    Hillary O’Brien leads both ClearPath’s carbon management policy team and its energy-agnostic research team. In this role, Hillary guides the development of innovation, financing, and regulatory policies for a wide range of carbon capture technologies and carbon removal solutions with a focus on the oil and gas sector. She also oversees ClearPath’s cross-cutting research projects and external partnerships.

    Before joining ClearPath, Hillary served as Staff Director of the Energy Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology where she directed and managed legislative priorities across the Committee’s Department of Energy jurisdictional portfolio. During her nearly seven years with the Science Committee, Hillary supported the passage of various clean energy bills including the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the Energy Act of 2020, and the National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018. Hillary also brings to ClearPath a unique understanding of infrastructure projects thanks to her years of experience as a project engineer in the commercial construction industry in Washington D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts.

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