Cybersecurity in the Electricity Grid
Gus Lott, Senior Engineer, YarCom Inc.
Methane Emissions in the Natural Gas Supply Chain
David Allen, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Technological and Commercial Innovations in Distributed Energy Generation:
- Charlie Upshaw, PhD student with the Webber Energy Group: “Modeling Peak Load Reduction and Energy Consumption Enabled by an Integrated Thermal Energy and Water Storage System for Residential Air Conditioning Systems in Austin, Texas”
- Erik Funkhouser, researcher with the Energy Systems Transformation group at UT: “Commercial Innovations in Community-scale Distributed Generation”
Effective Approaches for Funding Cleantech: Are We There Yet?
Mike Jackson, Partner, The Westly Group
Disrupting the Power Sector: Overpowering Inertia and Incrementalism
Paul Hudson, Managing Partner, Stratus Energy Group, LLC
Energy Research at the Intersection of Computer Science, Decision Sciences, and Complex Systems
Kiran Lakkaraju, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
China’s Role in Global Clean Energy Technology Development
Joanna Lewis, Associate Professor, Georgetown University
Feeding the Dragon: Energy in China
Fred Beach, Assistant Director, Energy Institute
Renewables in Texas: Costs, Project Development, and Policy Issues
Panel discussion with Clay Butler (The Butler Firm), Colin Meehan (First Solar), and Spivey Paup (E.ON Renewables)
Impacts of Adoption of a More Fuel Efficient Vehicle Fleet
Steve Puller, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University