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Spring 2023
Tribal Energy Decision-making
March 10th, 2023 2pm
- Moderator: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
- Daniel Cardenas, CEO and Chairman, National Tribal Energy Association, and American Indian Infrastructure Association, as well as a Member of the Hammawi Band of the Pit River Tribe
- Joseph McNeil, General Manager at SAGE Development, Enrolled Member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and President of Standing Rock Development Corporation
- Robert Blake, Owner of Solar Bear, Executive Director of Native Sun Community Power, and a Tribal Citizen of Red Lake Nation
- Christina Hoika, Associate Professor, Geography and Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, Canada
- Mostafa Ardakani, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Utah
Wildfire-Grid 2.0 - Risk and Regulations
March 30th, 2023 1:30pm MT
- Moderator: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
- Jonathan Woldemariam, Director of Wildfire Mitigation at San Diego Gas & Electric
- Melissa Semcer, Deputy Director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety
- Joe Scott, founder and Principal Wildfire Analyst at Pyrologix
Register for Mar 30th Power Talk here
Energy Storage: Policy and Potential in 2023
April 6th, 2023 1:30pm MT
Co-hosted with the Idaho Chapter of the Clean Tech Alliance
- Moderators: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Paul Cooperrider, Idaho Chapter of the Clean Tech Alliance
- Jason Burwen, Vice President, Energy Storage, American Clean Power Association
- Sean Luangrath, Chief Executive Officer, Inergy
- Adam Richins, Chief Operating Officer, Idaho Power
Register for Apr 6th Power Talk here
Idaho Agriculture: Opportunities and Progress with Clean Energy
April 27th, 2023 1:30pm MT
Co-hosted with the Idaho Chapter of the Clean Tech Alliance
- Moderators: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Paul Cooperrider, Idaho Chapter of the Clean Tech Alliance
- Rick Naerebout, CEO of Idaho Dairymen’s Association
- Russell Schiermeier, Idaho Farmer and Renewable Energy Producer
Register for Apr 27th Power Talk here
Geothermal Energy Advances in the US
May 4th, 1pm MT
- Moderator: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
- Roy Mink, Principal with Mink GeoHydro, Inc., Former Director of Geothermal Technologies Program for U.S. Department of Energy
- Travis McLing, Energy & Water Lead & Research Scientist with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES)
- Will Pettitt, Geothermal Discipline Lead at Baker Hughes
Register for May 4th Power Talk here
Fall 2022
Fireside Chat - Inflation Reduction Act & Energy
October 21, 2022 1pm MT
- Jeffrey Genzer, Counsel for the National Association of State Energy Officials, and General Counsel, Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, P.C
- Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
Electricity Infrastructure Resilience
November 4, 2022 1:30pm MT
- Moderator: Katheen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
- John Moura, Director, Reliability Assessment and Performance Analysis at North American Electric Reliability Corporation
- Kris Raper, Vice President of Strategic Engagement and External Affairs at Western Electricity Coordinating Council,
- Bill Pfister, Managing Director of Business Analytics and Energy Supply at Edison Electric Institute
Consent-based Siting in Nuclear Energy
December 12th 2022, 2pm MT
- Moderator: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
- Larry Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, MIT; Vice-Chair, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School; Founder and Chief Knowledge Officer, Consensus Building Institute
- John Kotek, Senior VP of Policy Development & Public Affairs for the Nuclear Energy Institute; and former Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy with the U.S. Department of Energy
- Richard Meserve, President Emeritus of the Carnegie Institution for Science; and former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Senior counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Covington and Burling, LLP.
Spring 2022
Wildfire and Energy Infrastructure Planning
February 24th, 2022
- Moderator: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
- Doug Grafe, Wildfire Programs Director, Governor’s Office, Oregon
- Bill Messner, Director of Wildfire Mitigation and Resiliency with Portland General Electric (PGE)
- Boone Zimmerlee, Fire Adapted Communities Coordinator for Deschutes County, Oregon
Putin, Nuclear Threats and Strategic Reality
March 3rd, 2022
- Moderator: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
- Christian Kessler, Nuclear Policy Expert, Formerly Director of Export Control & Conventional Arms Nonproliferation Policy, U.S. State Department, and UN Security Council Panel of Experts for the Iran Sanctions Committee
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Policy, and Fleet Change
April 27th 2022
- Moderator: John Gardner, Emeritus Professor, Engineering, Boise State
- Diane Turchetta, Senior Advisor to the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, and a Specialist with the U.S. Department of Transportation
- Joseph Britton, Executive Director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA)
- Nick Nigro, Founder of Atlas Public Policy
- Britta Gross, Managing Director of Rocky Mountain Institute’s Carbon Free Mobility Global Program Utility Commission.
Intraday Markets, Wind Integration and Uplift Payments
May 4th, 2022
- Moderator: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
- Chiara Lo Prete, Associate Professor of Energy Economics in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Pennsylvania State University
Economic Opportunities and Challenges for Idaho with Carbon Neutral Energy
May 19th, 2022
Co-hosted with the Idaho Chapter of the CleanTech Alliance, Moderators: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute; and Paul Cooperider, Lead, Idaho Chapter of the Clean Tech Alliance
Session 1: Changing Conditions in the Natural-Built Environment for Energy, Water and Related Infrastructure
- Steve Hall, Senior Infrastructure Analyst at Idaho National Laboratory, and Lecturer in Economics at Boise State University
- Karen Humes, Professor of Geography and Geological Sciences, University of Idaho
- Bruce Savage, Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Idaho State University
Session 2: Industry and Workforce Potential for Carbon Neutral Energy
- Hope Morrow, Labor Economist at Idaho National Laboratory, Policy Committee Chair, Idaho Workforce Development Council, formerly with the Idaho Department of Labor
- Johnny Anderson, Economic Development and Innovation Advisor, Idaho Power
- Adam Scheerer, Talent and Employment Senior Manager, Idaho Power
- Todd Otanicar, Associate Professor and Chair of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University
- Eli Bowles, Assistant Professor of Renewable Energy and Industrial Systems Technology Trade and Industrial Education, College of Southern Idaho
- Bob Borrelli, Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering, University of Idaho
Carbon Accounting for Forest-based Bioenergy
June 2nd 2022
- Moderator: Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
- Bill Moomaw, National Advisory Board for the Union of Concerned Scientists; and is Chair of the Board of Climate Group North America, Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy and the Founding Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at the Fletcher School with Tufts University
- Jim McMillan, Principal Engineer with National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Lead for the IEA Bioenergy Task 39
- Annette Cowie, Principal Research Scientist for Climate with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries in Australia, Lead for IEA’s Bioenergy Task 45
- John Sterman, Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Professor in the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Roundtable - Geothermal Prospects - Federal Policy, Jobs, and Technology Build-out
June 15th 2022
- Moderator, Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
- Roy Mink, Principal with Mink GeoHydro, Inc., Former Director of Geothermal Technologies Program for U.S. Department of Energy
- Jeff Tester, Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Cornell University
- Travis McLing, Energy & Water Lead & Research Scientist with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES)
- Will Pettitt, Executive Director with Geothermal Rising
Fall 2021
Green and Sustainable Cities
September 8th, 2021
- Steve Hubble, Climate Action Manager, Public Works, City of Boise, Idaho
- John Phelan, Energy Services Senior Manager, Fort Collins, Colorado Utilities
- Christopher Thomas, Senior Energy and Climate Program Manager, Salt Lake City, Utah
Companion Event - The 10th Anniversary Energy Policy Conference (virtual) "From Disruption to Megatrends in Energy"
October 14th, 2021
Check out the event page HERE
Companion Event - Former Secretary of Energy Ernie Moniz in a fireside chat A Regional Approach to Low Carbon Energy Transition in the U.S.
October 15th, 2021
IPCC Science and Energy: A Discussion with Scientist and Lead Author of 5 Major IPCC reports, Bill Moomaw
October 28th, 2021
Bill Moomaw, National Advisory Board for the Union of Concerned Scientists; and is Chair of the Board of Climate Group North America, Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy and the Founding Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at the Fletcher School with Tufts University
U.S. Nuclear Energy in 2021
November 10th, 2021
Part 1 – Power Talk: Small Modular Reactor Development in the West
- Edwin Lyman, Director of Nuclear Power Safety, Union of Concerned Scientists
- Allison MacFarlane, Director, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia/Former Chair, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- John Kotek, Senior Vice President of Policy Development and Public Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute/Former Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Dept of Energy
- Doug Hunter, CEO, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems
- Jason Herbert, Senior Director of External Strategy, New Nuclear Development,
Energy Northwest - Moderator: Dr. Kathleen Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute
Part 2 – Power Talk: Policy and Directions for Nuclear Waste Management in the US
- Allison MacFarlane, Director, School of Public Policy and global Affairs, University of British Columbia/Former Chair, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Companion Event – Transitions to Net Zero Carbon Systems: Domestic and International Strategies in Policy and Infrastructure Change, Santa Fe Institute
November 3rd, 2021
Dr. Kathleen Araujo Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Companion Event – U.S. Science, Technology and Policy Imperatives for Methane: Applicability for Renewable Natural Gas, AICHE 3rd Renewable Gas Summit
December 14th, 2021
Dr. Kathleen Araujo Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Summer 2021
Technology, Sector and Policy Change with Deep Decarbonization
July 21st, 2021
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Center for Technology, Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering (virtual)
Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Bending the Curve: Cases of Disruptive Change in Science and Energy Transitions
June 16th, 2021
Grand Challenges series, MIT (virtual)
Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Spring 2021
Co-Hosted Event: Advanced Energy Technologies
Legal and Environmental Considerations for Small Modular Reactors
June 2, 2021
- Moderator: Tara Righetti, Professor of Law, University of Wyoming College of Law and School of Energy Resources
- Todd Allen, Professor of Nuclear Engineering, The University of Michigan
- Aaron Weston, Esquire, Researcher, Idaho National Laboratory
- Temple Stoellinger, Esquire, Professor of Law, University of Wyoming, Haub School of the Environment and School of Law;
- John Kotek, Sr. Vice President, Policy and Public Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute.
Electricity Market Outcomes and RTO Governance
June 2nd, 2021
The RTOGov research initiative is hosting a conversation with three leading energy market scholars and a top practitioner from the clean tech industry about decisions that affect the cost and type of electricity that powers American homes and businesses.
CAES Currents Seminar on Federal-Regional Energy Policy Insights
CAES Energy Policy Institute Director Kathleen Araújo moderates this 2-part event which begins with U.S. Congressman Mike Simpson discussing energy-related priorities, followed by a panel discussion of federal energy policy as it relates to Idaho and the region with public and private sector experts.
Oil and the Oil Industry in an Age of Decarbonization
February 18th, 2021
Richard Sears, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford University, a National Associate of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and a licensed Professional Geoscientist; Formerly Shell Oil Company and Royal Dutch Shell, Scientific and Management roles; Chief Scientist of the National Oil Spill Commission; and co-author of the Commission’s Chief Counsel’s Report on Deepwater Horizon spill; National Academy of Engineering
The New CEQ NEPA Regulations in 2021: Potential Changes and Implications for Energy
March 24th, 2021
Temple Stoellinger, Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, and the College of Law; Co-Director of the Center for Law and Energy Resources in the Rockies; Formerly Natural Resource Attorney for the Wyoming County Commissioners Association; Formerly Natural Resource Analyst and advisor to Shell, International B.V. and Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal
Planning and Policy across Natural Gas and Power Markets
April 14th, 2021
Dr. Seth Blumsack, Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs at Pennsylvania State University
Public Opinion and Nuclear Power in U.S. History for Defense and Energy Purposes
April 28th, 2021
Dr. Sarah Robey, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in History, Idaho State University
Hydropower in the Northwest: Decisions on Energy Resilience & Salmon with the Lower Snake River Dams, Session 2.0
May 5th, 2021
Don Sampson, Chief of the Walla Walla Tribe, head of the climate change program for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and spokesperson for the Northwest Tribal Salmon Alliance
Congressman Mike Simpson, House of Representatives, Idaho’s Second Congressional District
Monica Hubbard, Assistant Professor, Boise State University Department of Public Policy and Administration
Kurt Miller, Executive Director, Northwest RiverPartners
Energy Resilience in Idaho: The Dynamics of Energy Planning
May 19th, 2021
Veronika Vazhnik, CAES Energy Fellow, Idaho Science & Technology Policy Fellowship Program
December 2020
Nuclear Energy Systems Change: Past, Present and Future
December 4th, 2020 – University of Michigan, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Colloquia
Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Fall 2020
Energy movie discussion with film-maker
November 6th, 2020
- Scott Tinker, Film Maker, Director, Bureau of Economic Geology and Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin
- Kathy Araujo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Geothermal Energy: Development Prospects & Jobs
October 30th, 2020
- Dr. Roy Mink, Principal, Mink GeoHydro Inc; Former Director of Geothermal Technologies Program for U.S. Department of Energy
- Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director of the CAES Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy, Boise State University
- Dr. Jeff Tester, Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
- Dr. Travis McLing, Energy and Water Lead and Research Scientist, Idaho National Laboratory and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies
- Mr. William Pettitt, Executive Director of the Geothermal Resources Council.
What You May Have Missed in Carbon Capture and Sequestration Policy, if You’ve Been a Little Distracted
October 2nd, 2020
Mr. Kipp Coddington, Director, Center for Energy Regulation & Policy; Director, Energy Policy & Economics at the School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming.
Hydropower in the Northwest: Decisions on Energy Resilience & Salmon with the Lower Snake River Dams
October 16th, 2020
- Mr. Fred Huette, Senior Policy Associate, Northwest Energy Coalition
- Mr. Ted Sorenson, Owner of the Sorenson Engineering and Vice Chair of the Small Hydro Council, National Hydropower Association
- Dr. Tom Ptak, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Idaho
- Mr. Chase Christen, Engineering Student, Boise State
- Ms. Brianna Pitcock, Master of Public Administration, Boise State
Behind and Beyond the Meter in Electricity
September 18th, 2020
Dr. Fereidoon Sioshansi, President, Menlo Energy Economics
Energy Transition and Policy Outlook: The United States Dr. Kathleen Araújo
September 8th, 2020
Kathy Araujo, Director and Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Market Rules for Energy Storage
September 8th, 2020
Dr. Stephanie Lenhart, Senior Research Associate and Assistant Research Professor
July 2020
Opportunities and Challenges for Western State Regulators in the Energy Imbalance Market
July 16th, 2020
Dr. Stephanie Lenhart, Senior EPI Researcher
The State of RTO/ISO Governance and Potential Improvements
July 14th, 2020
Dr. Stephanie Lenhart, Senior EPI Researcher
May 2020
Energy Policy Workshop
Co-Hosts Kathy Araújo and Kipp Coddington talk with Marc Chupka of the U.S. Energy Storage Association, John Kotek of the Nuclear Energy Institute, Terry Jester of Solpad, Elise Hunter of Grid Alternatives, and others in this online, half-day Zoom workshop. Sponsored by the CAES Energy Policy Institute, this event is designed for people who are interested in energy policy, in how energy policy informs research, and in collaborative opportunities that bridge research and policy.
Program
May 28, 2020
Pre-workshop event – Energy policy 101/Refresher
Workshop – Energy Policy, Jobs and Industry Conditions during COVID 19 and Economic Challenge
- Moderator: Kathy Araújo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
- Marc Chupka, Vice President of Research and Programs, U.S.Energy Storage Association
- Elise Hunter, Policy and Regulatory Affairs Director for Grid Alternatives
- Terry Jester, CEO of Solpad
- John Kotek, Vice President of Policy Development and Public Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute
(A) Advanced decarbonization
(B) Nuclear development
(C) Smarter grids and electricity markets
April 2020
Local-State Energy Decision-making
April 8th, 2020
- John Chatburn, State of Idaho, Office of Energy and Mineral Resources
- Steve Burgos, Public Works, City of Boise
February 2020
Decarbonization in International Energy Transitions
February 27th, 2020 – Santa Fe Institute
Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
December 2019
Champions & Industry in Energy Transitions
December 17th, 2019 – Community Library, Kecthum, ID
Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
November 2019
What Have We Learned from Four Decades of Danish Wind and French Nuclear Development?
November 8th, 2019 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Advancing the Intermountain West's EV Corridor: Critical Infrastructure and Policy Blueprinting in Early Adoption
November 6th, 2019 – Sloan Foundation Workshop, Boston, MA
Dr. Kathleen Araujo
Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Location: Boston University
Integrating Electric Mobility Systems with the Grid Infrastructure
September 2019
Geothermal Tour of Boise
September 29th, 2019
A tour of Boise’s historic and currently used geothermal sites is offered by a team of geothermal experts, historians and Idaho National Laboratory. An energy-optimized bus operated by the INL shuttles the group from a historic pump house and Warm Springs-heated homes, to the only geothermally-heated Capitol in the US and a family-run greenhouse heated by geothermal energy.
Roundtable: The Energy Workforce of the Future
September 29th, 2019
Boise State University, Student Union Building
Trueblood Room
Women in Clean Energy Reception
September 29th, 2019
Bodovino, 404 South 8th Street, Boise, Idaho
9th Annual Energy Policy Conference
“Energy Decision-Making in Times of Disruptive Change”
Boise Centre, 850 W Front Street, Boise, Idaho 83702
September 29th through October 1st
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Power Talk & MSMSE Seminar - Balancing Energy and the Environment
September 2019
Kemal Pasamehmetoglu, INL and Ecologic
August 2019
Energy Jobs, Regional Innovation, and Science - Western Energy Conference
August 27th, 2019
Keynote Address
Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Panel: “The Role of the Science Enterprise and Innovation in Energy Transitions”
- Moderator: Kathleen Araujo, Boise State University
- John Russell, University of Idaho
- JoAnn Lighty, Boise State University, Engineering
- Heidi Jarvis, Idaho Technology Council
- Ray Stark, Chamber of Commerce
- Nic Miller, Boise State University, Venture College
July 2019
International Energy Transitions - Sun Valley Forum
July 24th, 2019
Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Competing Interests in Energy Systems and Resilience - Mandela Fellows Program
July 8th, 2019
- Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
- Dr. Stephanie Lenhart, Senior Researcher, Energy Policy Institute
June 2019
Bending the Curve with Innovation and Policy - Lecture, CAES/Idaho National Lab
Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
March 2019
Energy Workforce Opportunities and Challenges - Capitol Hill Testimony
March 7th, 2019
Noel Bakhtian, Director, Center for Advanced Energy Studies
February 2019
Disruptive Change in Nuclear and Geothermal Energy: Policy and Paradigm Shifts
February 8th, 2019
Dr. Kathleen Araujo, Director, Energy Policy Institute and Associate Professor, Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Roundtable on Energy and Environmental Careers
February 24th, 2019
- Erik Olson, Policy Analyst at the Idaho Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources
- Lisa Grow, Idaho Power’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
- June Shoemaker, Deputy State Director Resource Sciences, Bureau of Land Management
- Rialin Flores, Program Director, Conservation Voters for Idaho
- David Broderick, Founder Stewards of Sustainability, LLC | Director of Sustainability, Treefort Music Festival
- Andy Weigel, Project Manager, Brown and Caldwell
- Lars Dorr, Director of Business Development, Clenera Renewable Energy