STEER Launch Workshop Agenda

STEER Launch Workshop

Presented by Precourt Institute for Energy
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Cardinal Hall
Stanford University Redwood City Campus
505 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063

Agenda

7:30–8:00 – Registration & Breakfast

8:00–8:05 – Welcome
Jimmy Chen, Managing Director, Stanford Energy Corporate Affiliates, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy
Sally Benson, Co-director, STEER; Precourt Family Professor, Energy Science & Engineering, Stanford University

8:05–8:15 – Opening Remarks
Arun Majumdar, Dean, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

8:15–8:30 – Introducing STEER
Will Chueh, Co-director, STEER; Director, SLAC-Stanford Battery Center

8:30–8:55 – Keynote: Making Good Energy Choices - The Role of Energy Systems Analysis
Sally Benson, Co-director, STEER; Precourt Family Professor, Energy Science & Engineering, Stanford University

8:55–9:20 – STEER Approach & Case Study
Adrian Yao, Founder & Team Lead, STEER

9:20–9:30 – Break

Panel I: What will dominate short-duration storage in 2030?

Li-ion, Na-ion, and regional considerations in deployment

9:30–9:35 – Panel I Session Intro
Moderator, Adrian Yao, Founder & Team Lead, STEER

9:35–10:35 – Panel I Discussion
Cameron Dales, President & COO, Peak Energy
Colin Wessells, CEO & Founder, Natron Energy
Steven Cai, CTO, Gotion
Shayle Kann, Partner, Energy Impact Partners

10:35–10:50 – Break

Panel II: What is the predicted market and duration composition of storage for a decarbonizing grid?

Predicting realistic pathways to deployment

10:50–11:00 – Panel II Session Intro
Moderator, Sally Benson, Co-director, STEER; Precourt Family Professor, Energy Science & Engineering

11:00–12:00 – Panel II Discussion
Marco Ferrara, SVP Software & Analytics, Form Energy
Andrew Ponec, CEO & Co-founder, Antora Energy
Andy Ott, Head of Technical and Partner Operations, X, the Moonshot Factory
Haresh Kamath, Director, Distributed Energy, EPRI

12:00–1:20 – Networking Lunch

Panel III: What do we need to do differently to avoid constraining the pace and scale of the energy transition due to materials limitations?

Understanding the bets at the beginning of the value chain

1:20–1:30 – Panel III Session Intro
Moderator, Emily King, Founder, Prospector Portal

1:30–2:30 – Panel III Discussion
Kurt House, Co-founder & CEO, KoBold Metals
Richard Tite, Chief Investment Officer, TechMet
Sarah Maryssael, Chief Strategy Officer, Livent
Henry Sanderson, Author, Volt Rush; Executive Editor, Benchmark

2:30–2:40 – Break

Panel IV: What are realistic pathways of bringing new battery chemistries to scale in the transportation market?

Unlocking the learning curves provided by mobility

2:40–2:50 – Panel IV Session Intro
Moderator, Will Chueh, Co-director, STEER; Director, SLAC-Stanford Battery Center

2:50–3:50 – Panel IV Discussion
Celina Mikolajczak, CTO, Lyten Energy
Tim Holme, Co-founder & CTO, QuantumScape
Steven Kaye, CTO, Our Next Energy

3:50–4:00 – Break

Closing Fireside Chat

4:00–4:30 – Fireside Chat with Dave Danielson: From MIT to Breakthrough Energy

Dave Danielson, Managing Director, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Sally Benson, Co-director, STEER; Precourt Family Professor, Energy Science & Engineering, Stanford University
Will Chueh, Co-director, STEER; Director, SLAC-Stanford Battery Center

4:30–5:00 – Mixer