2024 Virtual DOE Energy Storage Financing Summit
This virtual event, co-hosted by Mustang Prairie Energy and in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, the U.S. Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration, was focused on existing deployment challenges and opportunities for energy storage projects. The path to successfully deploying energy storage facilities has become more challenging as equipment supply, site control, project financing, addressing tax law changes and managing the interconnection queue continue to vex many developers. Those groups able to overcome these challenges effectively are finding more market opportunities, leading to a possible structural advantage for these growing firms.
Speakers included representatives from the U.S. DOE and industry experts who have experience with the challenges and opportunities of investing in energy storage projects.
Keynote Speakers
- Watch: Dr. Imre Gyuk, Chief Scientist for Energy Storage Research, U.S. Department of Energy (view slides)
- Watch: Xiaoping Wang, Lead Energy Specialist, World Bank Group (view slides)
- Watch: Eric Hsieh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Storage, U.S. Department of Energy (view slides)
- Watch: Mike Gravely, Research Program Manager, California Energy Commission (view slides)
- Watch: Dr. Tom Ferguson, Energy Storage Programs Manager, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (view slides)
- Watch: Kaitlin Johnson, Attorney-Advisor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (view slides)
Chairman
- Richard Baxter, Mustang Prairie Energy
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Watch: Day 1: Welcome & Overview (view slides)
Watch: Panel 1: Long Duration Energy Storage Opportunities
Moderator: Sam Saunders, Kirkland & Ellis
Panelists
- Alex Campbell, LDES Council
- Dr. Valerio De Angelis, Sandia National Laboratories
- Michael Firenze, LDES Council
- Will McNamara, Sandia National Laboratories (view slides)
- Russ Weed, CleanTech Strategies
Watch: Panel 2: Modeling & Valuation
Moderator: Dr. Ray Byrne, Sandia National Laboratories
Panelists
- Patrick Balducci, Argonne National Laboratory (view slides)
- Miles Evans, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) (view slides)
- Dr. Tu Nguyen, Sandia National Laboratories (view slides)
- Dr. Dexin Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (view slides)
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Watch: Day 2: Welcome & Overview (view slides)
Watch: Panel 3: Markets & Policy
Moderator: Paul F. Wight, Kirkland & Ellis
Panelists
- Jan Ahlen, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp
- Todd Olinsky-Paul, Clean Energy Group
- Justin Rangooni, Energy Storage Canada
- Dr. Allison Weis, Wood Mackenzie
- Dr. Paul Zummo, American Public Power Association
Watch: Panel 4: Capital Providers
Moderator: Robert Eberhardt, Kirkland & Ellis
Panelists
- Kate Howling, DOE Loan Programs Office
- Craig Irwin, ROTH Capital Partners
- John O’Brien, Independent Consultant
- Richard Riley, New Energy Risk
- Patricia Voorhees, The Alta Group
Watch: Panel 5: Deployment Challenges & Opportunities
Moderator: Sharaf Islam, Kirkland & Ellis
Panelists
- Ryan Franks, TWAICE (view slides)
- Robert Harris, breitGRID
- Joe Kallal, FlexGen
- Dr. Mohammed Muthalib, DNV
- Shawn Shaw, Camelot Energy Group
