Recent Talks
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Session convener and poster presenter
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Session convener and poster presenter
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Session convener and poster presenter
Session Convener: Net-Zero Emissions Energy Systems: Geophysical Opportunities, Constraints, and Consequences
Poster Title: Hydrogen Energy Storage, Despite Low Efficiency, Can Reduce the Cost of Deeply Decarbonized Electricity Systems. iPoster link
Date and Time: Dec 13, 2021
Details: Hosted two oral sessions and one poster session. Poster presenter.
Renewable Gas 360, Webinar speaker
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Session convener and poster presenter
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Session convener and poster presenter
Topic: Harnessing Renewable Hydrogen for Long Term Energy Storage
Date and Time: May 12, 2021 at 9am PT
Details: Webinar Description.
Webinar full video recording.
787 registrants and 422 live attendees including members of the California Energy Commission and the California Air Resources Board.
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Oral presenter
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Session convener and poster presenter
Caltech Environmental Science & Engineering, Invited seminar speaker
Topic: Role of long-duration energy storage in variable renewable electricity systems
Date and Time: Friday, 11 December 2020; 20:30 - 21:30 PST
Session: GC080: Near-Zero Emissions Energy Systems: Geophysical Opportunities, Constraints, and Consequences I
Caltech Environmental Science & Engineering, Invited seminar speaker
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology, Invited seminar speaker
Caltech Environmental Science & Engineering, Invited seminar speaker
Topic: Role of long-duration energy storage in variable renewable electricity systems
Date: December 2, 2020
Seminar Series: Calendar. Seminar presentation to the ESE department.
California Hydrogen Business Council, Webinar speaker
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology, Invited seminar speaker
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology, Invited seminar speaker
Topic: Long-Duration Energy Storage: Key to Achieving SB 100
Date and Time: Tuesday, Oct 20, 2020 11:00 AM PST
Details: Webinar Description. Video. 390 live attendees from 636 registrants.
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology, Invited seminar speaker
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology, Invited seminar speaker
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology, Invited seminar speaker
Topic: Role of long-duration energy storage in variable renewable electricity systems
Date and Time: Tuesday Sept 29, 2020 12:00PM PST
Details: Seminar presentation to the DGE department.
America's Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP), Chapter summary
California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC), Keynote Speaker
America's Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP), Chapter summary
Meeting with SoCalGas Executives & Directors
California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC), Keynote Speaker
America's Zero Carbon Action Plan (ZCAP), Chapter summary
Topic: Power-to-gas-to-power can reduce the cost of wind-solar-battery electricity systems
Date and Time: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1–2:30pm (PDT)
Details: Presentation of our research to the executives and directors of SoCalGas including Maryam Brown.
California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC), Keynote Speaker
California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC), Keynote Speaker
California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC), Keynote Speaker
Topic: Student Voices on Campus Sustainability; An Opening Keynote
Date and Time: Monday July 6, 2020 8:45-9:45 AM PST
Details: Link. Goal of session: highlight the work of student sustainability activists and host a discussion with a group of students who have led sustainability projects on campuses.
Fall 2019 Energy Conferences
1. American Geophysical Union (AGU). Session convener and poster presenter.
2. United Association of Energy Economics (USAEE). Oral presenter.
3. Open Energy Modeling Initiative (Openmod). Oral presenter.