DEC Energy Seminar: Technological Perspectives on Climate and Infrastructure

Date: February 9, 2021
Time: 12:15 p.m.

In our third session, "Technological Perspectives on Climate and Infrastructure," VP of Product and Energy Markets of Voltus, Dana Gurnsey will share her perspective on the role of technology in the energy transition, adapt to current challenges and avoid more severe impacts of climate change.

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About the Speaker

Dana Guernsey is Vice President of Product and Energy Markets at Voltus. Dana joined Voltus to continue her passion for helping customers find double bottom line opportunities by using less energy to save money. She is a leading expert in global energy markets and brings more than a decade of experience developing innovative, demand-side energy management products and programs that have delivered billions of dollars in proven value to customers and ratepayers. Before Voltus, Dana was Director of Product Marketing at FirstFuel, which offers cloud-based engagement software to help utilities deepen relationships with their business customers and increase energy efficiency. Prior to FirstFuel she led corporate development and go-to-market strategies at Ambri, an MIT spinout company commercializing batteries for large-scale energy storage on the electric grid. Prior to that she was the Director of Energy Markets at EnerNOC, where she led a world-class team responsible for the profitable management of the company's complex portfolio of nearly 10,000 MWs of demand response assets, covering dozens of wholesale electricity markets and regulated utilities across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Dana grew up in New York City and holds an M.S. in Engineering Management, B.S. in Engineering, and B.A. from Dartmouth College. In her now home state of Massachusetts, recognized as the U.S. leader in energy efficiency by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Dana was named a Mass High Tech "Woman to Watch" in 2014 for her groundbreaking work in the energy and technology industries. Outside of work Dana is likely to be found on the ski slopes, biking, or hiking with her husband and two children.

About the Moderator

Geoffrey Parker is a professor of engineering at Dartmouth College where he also serves as Director of the Master of Engineering Management Program. In addition, he is a research fellow at MIT's Initiative for the Digital Economy where he leads platform industry research studies and co-chairs the annual MIT Platform Strategy Summit. Prior to joining Dartmouth, Parker was a professor of business at Tulane University. He received a B.S.E. from Princeton and M.S. and Ph.D. from MIT. Parker has made significant contributions to the field of network economics and strategy as co-developer of the theory of "two-sided" markets. He is co-author of the book "Platform Revolution." His current research includes studies of platform business strategy, data governance, smart cities and energy systems, financial services, and electronic healthcare record systems. Parker's research has been funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the states of Louisiana and New York, and numerous corporations. He serves or has served as department editor and associate editor at multiple journals and as a National Science Foundation panelist. Parker won the Thinkers50 2019 Digital Thinking Award, along with Marshall Van Alstyne, for the concepts of the inverted firm, two-sided markets, and how firms can adapt and thrive in a platform economy. Parker is a frequent keynote speaker and advises senior leaders on their organizations' platform strategies. Before attending MIT, he held positions in engineering and finance at GE Semiconductor and GE Healthcare.

Tuck Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference

The Revers Center for Energy is proud to support the 16th annual Tuck Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference taking place virtually over five days. Center Fellows will be supporting the conference by moderating panels on “Investing in Infrastructure and Real Assets” and “Private Equity Investment Trends in Energy”. View the preliminary agenda and speakers here. Check back on the event website for updated agendas and information or sign-up here.

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DEC Energy Seminar: Vulnerable Systems

Date: January 26
Time: 12:15 p.m.

Climate change is impacting our planet in ways that are becoming ever more apparent. The infrastructure that undergirds modern life — from roads and ports to energy generation installations and transmission lines — is one area increasingly at risk from climate-fueled flooding, fires, extreme heat, and sea level rise. Energy infrastructure is also key to helping us avert the worst effects of a warming planet as we transition to more affordable, sustainable, just, and reliable energy systems. The Dartmouth Energy Collaborative invites you to join us for our winter lunchtime seminar series as we explore the challenges and possibilities of building a more just and resilient infrastructure system that powers the energy transition.

In the second session of our "Critical Infrastructure in a Climate Changing World" series, Julio Friedmann, Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and Abby Hopper '93, CEO and President of the Solar Energy Industries Assocation, will look at climate and infrastructure through a policy lens. What policies have contributed to the urgency of our climate moment? What policies do we need to put in place to help transition to a sustainable energy future and address the challeneges already being created by climate change?

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Power-Up Thursday: Wind Country |  Driving Growth and Equity in West Virginia

Join the Revers Center for Energy and the Tuck Team for the University of Michigan Ross Renewable Energy Case Competition for a presentation on their innovative approach to solving that case. 

Wind Country: Driving Growth and Equity in West Virginia

This presentation explores the following topics through a case study of West Virginia:
• How can renewable energy investment revitalize declining Appalachian coal communities?
• How can power producers facilitate improved and more equitable economic and health outcomes?
• Is a transition from coal to renewables economically, politically, and socially viable?

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DEC Energy Seminar: Vulnerable Systems: Climate Urgency and Energy Equity

Climate change is impacting our planet in ways that are becoming ever more apparent. The infrastructure that undergirds modern life — from roads and ports to energy generation installations and transmission lines—is increasingly at risk from climate-fueled flooding, fires, extreme heat, and sea-level rise. Energy infrastructure is also key to helping us avert the worst effects of a warming planet as we transition to more affordable, sustainable, just, and reliable energy systems. The Dartmouth Energy Collaborative invites you to our winter lunchtime seminar series, "Critical Infrastructure in a Climate-Changing World," as we explore the challenges and possibilities of building a more just and resilient infrastructure system to power the energy transition.
 
Join us on Tuesday, January 12 at 12:15 p.m. EST for the first session in our series, titled "Vulnerable Systems: Climate Urgency and Energy Equity." In this talk, Professors Erich Osterberg of Dartmouth College and Shalanda Baker of Northeastern University look at the societal impacts of climate change and explore the opportunities for a more equitable energy future.

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Powering the Future in the New Energy World

Powering the Future in the New Energy World: A US-Canada dialogue featuring Dartmouth alumni and energy experts on the future of North American energy systems, transitions, trade, and markets.

Cosponsored by the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, Irving Institute for Energy and Society, and Revers Center for Energy at the Tuck School of Business

Panelists include:

• April Salas, Executive Director Revers Center for Energy, Tuck School of Business
• Elizabeth Wilson, Director, Irving Institute for Energy and Society
• Stephen Dowd T’90, Chief Investment Officer-Private Infrastructure Strategies, CBRE Global Investors
• Michael Bernstein D’91, President, Juno Advisors Ltd.
• Abigail Hopper D’93, President and CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association
• Steven Malnight T’92, CEO and President Duquesne Light Company

Tuck staff and students can sign up here to receive the Zoom information for this talk.

Boston Energy Career Trek

The Revers Center for Energy will sponsor virtual visits to Arclight Capital Partners and Swift Current Energy, both based in Boston, MA where Tuck alumni will share their experience building their energy careers. Priority will be given to Energy Club students who have expressed interest in exploring energy fields but this opportunity is open to all Tuck students.

Financing the Future of Automotive Mobility

The Revers Center for Energy and the Future of Automotive Mobility Club are excited to host today’s panel on Financing the Future of Automotive Mobility with:

• Richard Hawwa, Managing Director on the automotive and mobility investment banking team at Citibank
• John Casesa (T’86), Sr. Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners
• Matthew Fisher, Strategic Sourcing Manager on the Procurement and Strategic Partnership team at Zoox

The panel is meant to explore how companies in the burgeoning automotive mobility sector are approaching financing and sourcing additional capital. The panel will touch on financing developments in the electric vehicle and automotive mobility space over the past five years, including investments from the established automakers in early- and mid-stage start-ups, as well as the recent phenomenon of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Our panel includes a banker from Citi’s automotive investment banking, an ex-strategy officer at Ford who is now a senior banker with Guggenheim, and a Strategic Sourcing Manager at Zoox, who will bring a finance perspective from a growth-stage company.