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North Stage | DOE Sparks
December 5, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
10:30 – 10:40AM
DOE Data Center Engagement and Opportunities
Hear about DOE’s engagement with data center developers and key opportunities that DOE sees to help meet growing demand with clean power and innovative solutions.
Speakers
Paul Donohoo-Vallett
Office of Policy, U.S.Department of Energy
10:45 – 10:55AM
Utilizing Apprenticeships To Improve Project Success and Your Bottom Line
Best practices for finding registered apprentices to streamline tax credit compliance, reduce project risks, and attract a diverse skilled workforce.
Speakers
Madeline Puffenbarger
ORISE Science, Technology, and Policy Fellow, Office of Policy, Office of Energy Jobs, U.S. Department of Energy
11:00 – 11:10AM
Building Resilience in Clean Energy Supply Chains
DOE has catalyzed historic investments to make U.S. energy supply chains more secure and resilient. Join us to learn about the strategic frameworks behind this effort.
Speakers
Andrew Alcorta
Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, U.S. Department of Energy
11:15 – 11:25AM
Liftoff Enabling Programs to Remove Commercialization Barriers
OCED’s Liftoff Enabling programs support the replication, market liftoff, and deployment of clean energy infrastructure technologies by removing commercialization barriers to increase technology and adoption readiness.
Speakers
Andrew Bray
OCED Liftoff Enabling Programs, U.S. Department of Energy
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11:30 – 11:40AM
Pathways for An Industrial Transformation: Previewing DOE’s New Industrial Decarbonization Vision Study
Learn about DOE’s forthcoming vision study to help industry transform to meet the next defining moment for American innovation.
Speakers
Avi Shultz
Director, Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office, U.S. Department of Energy
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11:45 – 11:55AM
The Future of Mining in a High Tech Economy
Learn about DOE’s new programs to transform how mining is done in this country, enabling a “surgical” approach, to minimize waste, emissions, and energy and water use.
Speakers
Dr. Grant S. Bromhal
Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. Department of Energy
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12:00 – 12:10PM
Earthshots to Liftoff: DOE’s Path to Market-Ready Energy Solutions
A holistic view of how DOE drives tech advancements, tackles barriers, and enabling markets for impactful solutions through the lens of the Energy Earthshots Initiative.
Speakers
Dr. Ariel Marshall
Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Innovation
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12:15 – 12:25PM
Storytelling for a Better Grid: Powering Energy Communities
The Grid Deployment Office will highlight the community-level impact of its grid resilience and modernization funding available to public utilities, tribes, states, and industry.
Speakers
Dylan Reed
Senior Advisor for External Affairs, Grid Deployment Office, U.S. Department of Energy
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12:30 – 12:40PM
State of the Offshore Wind Market: Recent Progress and Outlook
The DOE Offshore Wind Liftoff team will discuss key developments in the U.S. offshore wind market. This session will highlight recent progress in project deployment, state solicitations, and supply chain, and will delve into continued challenges and potential solutions as the market continues to scale up from the 6 GW of projects under construction and over 15 GW with Records of Decision today.
Speakers
Isaac Ward-Fineman
Offshore Wind Supply Chain Lead, U.S. Department of Energy
Jonah Ury
Senior Consultant and Transaction Specialist, Loan Programs, U.S. Department of Energy
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12:45 – 12:55PM
Partner with the DOE National Laboratories to Bring Innovations to Market
Learn how to work with the DOE National Laboratories and the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) to commercialize energy technologies.
Speakers
Laura Prestia, Office of Technology Transitions, U.S. Department of Energy
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