Strategic Electrification

 

November 06, 2019
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center
550 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451
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November 2019 - Strategic Electrification

“Electrify everything” has emerged as an easy-to-understand pathway promising a cleaner and more efficient energy system. Indeed, consensus is emerging that dramatic growth in electrification across transportation, buildings, and even some industrial uses will be one of the key pathways for achieving deep de-carbonization.
Yet while the concept of strategic electrification is easy to understand, many of the key technical and business issues remain underappreciated and unresolved.
Strategic electrification involves switching heating and cooling systems, and other energy systems in your home and business to be electrically powered instead of dependent on fossil fuels such as oil.
As a part of a wider de-carbonization strategy, strategic electrification is being deployed in numerous sectors, like in residential and commercial spaces, transportation, and industry.  By working together with increased efficiency and a cleaner grid, strategic electrification can help us meet aggressive carbon reduction goals by:
  • Dramatically improving the efficiency of all forms of energy use
  • Decarbonizing the electric grid through the use of distributed as well as large-scale renewable energy sources for electricity generation
  • Move appropriate end uses as to renewable electricity
  • Use lower carbon fuels like natural gas instead of oil for remaining needs

 

Come hear about how these issues are impacting the energy industry today and what the role of energy engineers may be in the future.

Speaker Bio

Mackay Miller is a Director in the U.S. Strategy division of National Grid, where he leads analysis on energy transition and low-carbon business models. Prior to National Grid, he worked for 6 years at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, including a 2015 assignment to the U.S. Department of Energy supporting international clean energy policy in the lead-up to the Paris Accords. Mr. Miller holds an MBA from the University of Colorado, and a BA in International Relations from Brown University.

 

 

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