Demonstrating Near-Carbon-Free Electricity Generation from Renewables and Storage

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Download : Download high-res image (47KB) Download : Download full-size image Dr. Marco Ferrara, co-founder of Form Energy (Somerville, MA), is a developer of commercial hardware and software for energy technologies. He holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from University of L’Aquila, Italy. At Form Energy, he supervises market analysis, product and service development, and business development. Previously, he led research and development of electrical storage optimal configurations and control software at IHI, Inc., created the energy storage modeling software ESWare at 24M Technologies, Inc., and was a lead developer of portfolio valuation software at Edison Mission Marketing and Trading. Download : Download high-res image (66KB) Download : Download full-size image Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has published extensively in the areas of materials science, electrochemistry, and energy storage. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Materials Research Society, the American Ceramic Society, and the National Academy of Inventors. He is a recipient of the Economist’s Innovation Award (Energy and Environment Category), the Electrochemical Society’s Battery Technology Award, the Materials Research Society’s Plenary Lectureship, and the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneer Award. Download : Download high-res image (98KB) Download : Download full-size image Dr. John M. Deutch, Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has published extensively on physical chemistry, technology, energy, international security, and public policy. He served as Director of Energy Research (1977–1979), Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Technology (1979), and Undersecretary (1979–1980) in the United States Department of Energy. He has also served as Director of Central Intelligence (1995–1996), as Deputy Secretary of Defense (1994–1995), as Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology (1993–1994), on the White House Science Council (1985–1989), on the President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (1997–2001), and as Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (2012–2017).