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Partners Accelerating Clean Energy
The EMA team met Jan. 30-31, 2023, at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to discuss activities supporting the Microreactor Program and how EMA can help states position themselves to attract the low-emissions industry as part of a regional to global strategy.
The EMA team, as shown in these photos, represents a collaboration between INL, University of Michigan, University of Wyoming, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Alaska, and Boise State University. The initiative is dedicated to advancing the understanding of energy market options as the world transitions to new clean energy futures.
EMA TEAM
Left-to-right standing: David Shropshire (INL economist), Dr. Todd Allen (nuclear engineering and radiological sciences at University of Michigan), Dr. John Parsons (senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management), Selena Gerace (University of Wyoming), Tara Righetti (professor of law, University of Wyoming), Alex Huning (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Donna Kemp Spangler (INL communications) Left-to-right seated: Richelle Johnson (University of Alaska), Paul Kjellander (consultant, former member of Idaho Public Utilities Commission), Dr. Steven Aumeier (INL senior adviser for Nuclear Energy Programs and Strategy), Marcio Paes Barreto (director of industrial development, Wyoming Energy Authority) and Eugene Holubynak (University of Wyoming). Virtual attendance: Dr. Kathleen Araujo (director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies Energy Policy Institute at Boise State University), Christi Bell (associate vice chancellor and executive director of University of Alaska Business Enterprise Institute, Cassie Koerner (Boise State University), and Jessica Lovering and Michael Craig (both at University of Michigan).
Paul Kjellander discusses opportunities to work with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Association of State Energy Officials.
From Left: John Jackson, national technical director, DOE-NE Microreactor Program and Eugene Holubynak, University of Wyoming
From Left: Tara Righetti, University of Wyoming, John Parsons, MIT and Richelle Johnson, University of Alaska.
Marico Paes Barreto, director of industrial development at the Wyoming Energy Authority provides his perspectives on Wyoming’s Nuclear Energy Strategy.
Dawn Scates, manager of Integrated Energy & Market Analysis participates in EMA discussions.
Alex Huning of Oak Ridge National Laboratory consults with David Shropshire, economist at INL.