Join us for our virtual PowerTalk series that is free and open to the public.
This series brings together leading authors, researchers, and technologists with those who are interested in energy to share insights on energy policy and decision-making.
Fall 2024 - Special Focus on Permitting and Siting
Decision-making and Engagement for Used Nuclear Fuel/Nuclear Waste
October 4th, 2024 12pm MT
Dr. Thomas Webler, founding member and Senior Research Fellow, Social and Environmental Research Institute
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy, Boise State University
Views from Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairs on Permitting and Siting for Temporary Storage of Used Nuclear Fuel
December 9th, 2024 1pm MT
Allison Macfarlane, Professor and Director of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia; and and former Chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Richard Meserve, President Emeritus of the Carnegie Institution for Science; and former Chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Senior counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Covington and Burling, LLP
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy, Boise State University
Spring 2025 - Special Focus on Permitting and Siting
Engaging Communities when Siting and Permitting Energy Facilities
February 21st, 2025 11am MT
Larry Susskind, MIT, Harvard Program on Negotiation, Consensus Building Institute
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy, Boise State University
Consent-based Siting of Nuclear Facilities in the US: Insights from National Consortia
March 20th, 2025 1pm MT
Lisa Marshall, President, American Nuclear Society; Extension Assistant Professor, Director of Outreach, Retention & Engagement – North Carolina State University
Jim Olson, Sr. Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Megan Harkema, Assistant Project Manager for Consent-based Siting Research – Vanderbilt University
Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy, Boise State University
Views from Industry on Challenges and Policy Priorities for Permitting and Siting Mining in Idaho
April 3rd, 2025 1pm MT
Ben Davenport, Executive Vice President, Idaho Mining Association
McKinsey Lyon, Vice President of Public Relations, Perpetua Resources
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy, Boise State University
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act & Other Rules across Jurisdictions for Siting a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility for Used Nuclear Fuel
April 25th, 2025 1pm MT
Temple Stoellinger, Associate Dean and Assoc Professor, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources/University of Wyoming College of Law
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy, Boise State University
Adam Richins, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Idaho Power
Kris Raper, Vice President, Strategic Engagement & External Affairs, Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy, Boise State University
Day Ahead Markets for Power - Implications for Idaho (regular Power Talk series)
June 4th, 2025 1pm MT
Bear Prairie, General Manager of Idaho Falls Power and Idaho Falls Fiber
Ben Otto, Energy Consultant, NW Energy Coalition
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy, Boise State University
Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Director for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Critical Minerals Mining, Energy and Public Lands: Policy and Recommendations
February 29th, 1pm MT
Steven Feldgus, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Competitiveness, Sustainability and Energy: A View from Industry in a Fireside Chat
March 14th, 11am MT
Power Talk Host Kathy Araújo, Director of the CAES Energy Policy Institute and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation, and Policy will be joined in a fireside chat by Chad Holliday, former Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell plc, former Chairman of the Board for Bank of America and former Chairman and CEO of DuPont.
Evolving Electricity Developments and the West: Energy Security, Market Change and Policy
March 28th, 12pm MT
Stephanie Lenhart, Senior Research Associate and Associate Research Professor, CAES Energy Policy Institute and Boise State University
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Idaho’s Energy Programming: Highlights and Discussion with the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources
April 4th, 11am MT
Emily Her, Energy Program Manager at the Idaho Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR)Â
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Idaho’s Competitiveness, Regional Energy Role and Industry-University Partnerships
June 13th, 12:30pm MT
Latisha Hill, Chief Customer Officer and Vice President of Community Relations, Avista
Adam Richins, Chief Operating Officer, Idaho Power
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
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: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
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
Energy Storage: Policy and Potential in 2023
April 6, 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, VP Policy and Strategy for GridStor; formerly Vice President, Energy Storage at the American Clean Power Association, as well as interim CEO and Vice President of Policy at the U.S. Energy Storage Association
Sean Luangrath, Chief Executive Officer, Inergy
Adam Richins, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Idaho Power
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
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Rick Naerebout, CEO of Idaho Dairymen’s Association
Russell Schiermeier, Idaho Farmer and Renewable Energy Producer
Geothermal Energy Advances in the US
April 4, 2023 1:00pm MT
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
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 Lead, Baker Hughes
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
Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
Electricity Infrastructure Resilience
November 4, 2022 1:30pm MT
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
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: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
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: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policye
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: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
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 27, 2022
Diane Turchetta is a Transportation Specialist with the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Office of Natural Environment, where she primarily works on transportation and sustainability issues.
Joseph Britton is the Executive Director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA).
Nick Nigro is the Founder of Atlas Public Policy. Nick is an expert on alternative fuel vehicle financing, policy, and technology.
Britta Gross is the Managing Director of Rocky Mountain Institute’s Carbon Free Mobility Global Program. She focuses on the market-driven strategies, technologies, and policies required to accelerate carbon-free mobility solutions. She is also currently a commissioner for the Orlando Utility Commission.
Special Guest Moderators
David Gattie is an Associate Professor of Engineering in the University of Georgia’s College of Engineering, and a Senior Fellow in the University of Georgia’s Center for International Trade and Security, and School of Public & International Affairs.
John Gardner is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering with Boise State University.
Intraday Markets, Wind Integration and Uplift Payments
May 4th, 2022
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
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, Â Labor Economist at Idaho National Laboratory, Â 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: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
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: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
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"
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
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Innovation and Policy
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
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. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of 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. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of 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. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of 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. Kathy Araújo, Director, CAES Energy Policy Institute, and Professor of 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
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 Visit Conference Website
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