Technology Systems and Sustainablility Analysis Group

The Technology Systems and Sustainablility Analysis Group conducts analysis related to infrastructure and systems; sustainablility assessment; technoeconomic assessment; and water requirements.

Shannon Cowlin
Rachel Gelman
Katherine Griffin
Garvin Heath
David Hsu
Kelia Kehoe
Margaret Mann
Robert Margolis
Anelia Milbrandt
Selya Price
Monisha Shah
Martin Vorum

Shannon Cowlin Project Leader Analysis expertise Quantitative analyses Cost-benefit and risk analyses Constructing bottom-up and top-down inventory analyses Primary research interests Energy use and air pollution Air quality and public health More information on Shannon Cowlin Rachel Gelman Financial Analyst Analysis expertise Valuation of alternative energy generating assets (trading multiples, replacement cost, discounted cash flows, sponsor returns) Leverages buyouts, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of publicly traded corporations and power generating assets Market analysis including policy and trends Primary research interests Project finance U.S. power market dynamics Sustainability Renewable energy policy More information on Rachel Gelman Katherine Griffin Geothermal Energy Engineer Analysis expertise Geothermal planning and opportunities Database planning and development Primary research interests Geothermal and hydroelectric energy opportunities More information on Katherine Griffin Garvin Heath Energy Analyst II Analysis expertise Air quality modeling Exposure assessment Primary research interests Health and environmental impacts of energy technologies Life cycle assessment Sustainability More information on Garvin Heath David Hsu Senior Engineer I Analysis expertise Biomass to biofuels conversion technology Biofuels technical and economic analysis Life cycle assessment Silicon processing technology Primary research interests Sustainability Biofuels Solar PV More information on David Hsu Kalia Kehoe Senior Administrative Specialist Analysis expertise Green power research support Electricity market research support Policy research support Contract/procurement Foreign travel Financial management Interpersonal relations Primary research interests Impacts of global warming Green power planning More information on Kalia Kehoe Margaret Mann Group Manager Analysis expertise Technical and Economic Feasibility Analysis Environmental Analysis Strategic planning for market development Primary research interests Life cycle assessment of renewable energy and conventional technologies Public/private sector techincal support Evaluation of technical, policy, and programmatic benefits More information on Margaret Mann Robert M. Margolis Senior Analyst Analysis expertise Energy-economic-environmental modeling, including national and global-scale models Economic and market analysis of renewable energy technologies R&D planning and evaluation Long-term scenario development Primary research interests Science and technology policy Research, development, and demonstration policy Energy technology Environmental policy More information on Robert M. Margolis Anelia Milbrandt Research Scientist II Analysis expertise Geospatial modeling and analysis using GIS Renewable resource assessments Infrastructure analysis Demographic analysis Primary research interests Biomass resource assessment and analysis Global natural resources and population dynamics Alternative transportation fuels infrastructure More information on Anelia Milbrandt Selya Price Senior Energy Analyst Analysis expertise Lead the analysis effort for the Solar Energy Technologies program Provide technical and analytical support to the President's Solar America Initiative Primary research interests Lead effort to better quantify the benefits and cost of distributed photovoltaics More information on Selya Price Monisha Shah Senior Project Leader Analysis expertise Energy, environmental, and economic modeling Quantitative analyses for market and policy analysis Idea generation, program development, and training Primary research interests International and domestic climate change policy Intersections between energy, environment, and economics Building capacity in developing countries to conduct analysis of policy measures which reduce GHGs and local emissions — technical collaborator for USEPA's Integrated Environmental Strategies program More information on Monisha Shah Martin Vorum Senior Analyst Analysis expertise Formulating conceptual and detailed engineering designs of integrated energy and manufacturing process systems Evaluating operability, economics, and off-design (troubleshooting) scenarios for integrated systems designs Developing quantitative models of physical/chemical phenomena and process systems, including their economics in large-scale, industrial applications Developing pilot-scale systems to demonstrate technologies for proof-of-concept applicationsand for comprehensive commercialization testing Expanding technology transfer opportunities by adapting and evolving energy systems, manufacturing technologies, and analytical methods to new applications Applying risk analysis through system models Managing field construction and plant operations Primary research interests Integration of management, economic, and technologic issues for planning, building, and operating systems Troubleshooting design issues that handicap systems' stability, productivity, competitiveness, and safety More information on Martin Vorum

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