This panel session will discuss overview of solutions that can decarbonize process heat generation (thermal energy storage, hydrogen, nuclear…), deployment of these technologies into existing/new industrial infrastructure, pathways/requirements to quickly deploy at scale, pricing model, etc.
James runs about half of Bloom's US commercial and Industrial Sales team and has been with the company since graduating Haas in 2010. He helped build the go-to-market function from when it was about $25M in sales to over $1.2B today. Prior to Haas, he held sales and sales management positions with the Corporate Executive Board (now part of Gartner).
Caroline Jo is VP of Project Finance at Rondo Energy. She has years of experience securing project financing for renewable energy projects. Prior to joining Rondo, she worked as a renewable energy project finance associate at McGuireWoods and DLA Piper. While there, she represented leading lenders, sponsors, project developers, and utilities in various tax equity financings, asset sales, and complex restructurings of solar, wind, battery and EV charging projects across the United States. Prior to that, Caroline worked at ENGIE and on the US C&I Project Finance team at SunEdison. Caroline earned her joint J.D./Master’s degree in environment and resources from Stanford University, a master’s degree in environmental policy from Cambridge University, and a bachelor’s degree in public and international affairs from Princeton University.
Dr. Kathleen Jurman is a Corporate Technology Scout with Dow Chemical’s Ventures and New Business Development Group and is based in the San Francisco Bay area. She identifies opportunities for external partnerships, joint development, licensing, new business development, and venture capital funding which aligned with and accelerate Dow’s strategy. She has been with Dow since 2001, and has 29 years of industry experience in a variety of technical and new business development/innovation roles. She holds degrees in Chemical Engineering, B.ChE. (University of Delaware) and M.S. & Ph.D. (Purdue), as well as M.B.A. from NYU Stern.
Jessie Knapstein joined E3 in 2019 and helps utilities, system operators, and state agencies meet climate goals. She joined E3 from utility Pacific Gas & Electric, where she led efforts to prepare for climate-related impacts and conducted analysis of climate and energy regulation and legislation. Previously, Jessie worked for the U.S. Department of Energy on funding and commercializing energy efficient building technologies. During graduate school at UC Berkeley, she researched building decarbonization policy, AB32 compliance, and California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) in internships with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the California Public Utilities Commission. Jessie holds an MS in energy and resources and an MPP from University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in business administration with a minor in physics from University of Florida.
Dr. Nader Satvat is the Senior Manager of Nuclear Design and Methods at Kairos Power overseeing reactor core design, nuclear design for other systems, and methods development. He is an expert in the area of multiphysics modeling of nuclear reactors. Before joining Kairos, Dr. Satvat served in academia in both teaching and research roles with a focus on reactor physics, advanced reactor modeling, and methods development. He has extensive experience preparing Safety Analysis Reports for research reactors.