Transportation

Transportation solutions involve transportation planning as well as infrastructure and energy efficient vehicles. Contact the experts listed below  to explore the latest approaches to transportation solutions and cleaner air.

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• National – Clean Coalition – John Bernhardt 703.963.8750 john@clean-coalition.org
  The Clean Coalition works directly with utilities, municipalities, and policymakers to identify and deploy cost-effective local renewable energy. Leveraging our technical, policy, and project development expertise, we seek to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and a modern grid. We conduct renewable energy siting surveys, design procurement and interconnection processes, drive policy innovation, and establish Community Microgrids. Learn more at www.clean-coalition.org 

• National –eco(n)law LLC  – Baird Brown baird@eco-n-law.net M 267.231.2310
  Baird’s practice includes the development and financing of energy and sustainable infrastructure projects and advice on the regulatory and policy issues affecting such projects. He is counsel to the Microgrid Resources Coalition, and represents state and local sustainability agencies charged with promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and green infrastructure. He has worked extensively on public/private partnerships and privatization of public service

• National – Ron Kamen  EarthKind Energy  845.266.3723 ron@earthkindenergy.com  NY
  EarthKind works at the intersection of Clean Power Projects, Programs & Policy. For more than 30 years, Ron Kamen and his companies,  EarthKind Energy & Starphire New Energy Technologies  (now EarthKind Energy, a dba of Starphire. Net, Inc)  have provided public and private businesses,  government agencies, authorities and non-profit institutions with innovative solutions to complex energy challenges. We apply our knowledge of clean energy policy to empower clients  with self-financing clean technology projects & programs  that harness the incredible forces of nature to build financial wealth— while benefitting the environment & community

• National –  Empowered Energy  – Lori Schell    LSchell@EmpoweredEnergy.com  (970) 247-8181  Empowered Energy provides economic, market, and policy analysis for renewables, natural gas, power, and emissions.  Independent, quantitative analysis has demonstrated the relative economics of emerging technologies such as power-to-gas, energy storage, hydrogen fueling, fuel cells, and solar photovoltaics/thermal generation.  Dr. Schell is a certified Energy Risk Professional and has served as an expert witness in numerous natural gas contract disputes, for both plaintiffs and defendants. She is also a Senior Fellow and Past President, U.S. Association for Energy Economics

• National – Larisa Dobriansky – General MicroGrids 703 989 7639  larisa.dobriansky@gmail.com  
  As Chief Business and Regulatory Innovations Officer at General MicroGrids, Larisa Dobriansky helps shape utility regulatory reform, power market design and financing mechanisms to capture the value of advanced microgrid capabilities, that manage and optimize distributed energy resources, to deliver “integrated energy solutions” to power systems and communities; expand “energy-sharing” parameters of energy networks/infrastructure; and foster transactive energy markets.

• CA – TerraVerde Renewable Partners, LLC Rick Brown PhD – rick.brown@tvrpllc.com 707.953.2885
  TerraVerde is an independent energy advisor representing school districts, public agencies, CCAs and commercial enterprises. We help clients reduce energy use and costs by planning, designing and implementing energy conservation measures, solar energy systems, energy storage, Microgrid and other DER solutions.Our Asset Management Services ensure renewable energy assets are maintained to provide optimum performance and maximum cost savings