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Technology as a Driver of Change
Dr. Elizabeth Petrie, Moncrief Chair in Petroleum Geology, WCU (moderator)
- Sarah Derdowski, Wells Fargo Innovation and Incubator (IN2) Program
Manager, National Renewable Energy Lab
- Malcolm Ross, Strategic Advisor, Eavor Technologies Black Swan Detector and Adjunct Faculty and Lecturer, Rice University
- Kenneth (Xerxes) Steirer, Research Associate Professor, Colorado School of Mines, Sustainability Board Chair, City of Edgewater, and Owner, Just Heat Pumps LLC
This panel will discuss the importance of technology as a driver of change in the energy evolution. Panelists will discuss the role their various sector(s) play in technology investment, research, development, commercialization, and deployment. Panelists will discuss some of the current projects within their sectors, recent successes and failures, and the real limitations, challenges, and opportunities for both new and existing technologies. Panelists will provide an exciting glimpse into the invaluable projects that various key sectors are working on to realize current policy goals.
Technology as a Driver of Change
Dr. Elizabeth Petrie, Moncrief Chair in Petroleum Geology, WCU (moderator)
- Sarah Derdowski, Wells Fargo Innovation and Incubator (IN2) Program
Manager, National Renewable Energy Lab
- Malcolm Ross, Strategic Advisor, Eavor Technologies Black Swan Detector and Adjunct Faculty and Lecturer, Rice University
- Kenneth (Xerxes) Steirer, Research Associate Professor, Colorado School of Mines, Sustainability Board Chair, City of Edgewater, and Owner, Just Heat Pumps LLC
This panel will discuss the importance of technology as a driver of change in the energy evolution. Panelists will discuss the role their various sector(s) play in technology investment, research, development, commercialization, and deployment. Panelists will discuss some of the current projects within their sectors, recent successes and failures, and the real limitations, challenges, and opportunities for both new and existing technologies. Panelists will provide an exciting glimpse into the invaluable projects that various key sectors are working on to realize current policy goals.
