Battery Storage Innovation for Buildings & Transit
A Vital Path to Climate Mitigation & Resiliency
Battery storage enables carbon-free transit, clean energy in evenings, and essential device power during outages. And with constant innovation, it’s now a vital path to climate mitigation and resiliency.
Join us to ask questions and hear about new battery technology and local programs from four experts in our clean energy community. Short presentation will be followed by open discussion and breakout sessions.
Presentations & discussion by:
Holly Hanbury-Brown - Marketing Manager, Proterra
John Sarter - CEO, Off the Grid Design
Kirsten Andrews-Schwind - Senior Manager Community Relations, PCE
Sean Armstrong - Principal, Redwood Energy
Zoom link will be sent to registrants before the event.
Speakers
Holly Hanbury-Brown - Marketing Manager, Proterra
Holly manages marketing communications at Proterra, a locally based company that designs and manufactures zero-emission transit buses and EV technology for commercial applications. Previously, Holly managed U.S. marketing for Mercedes-Benz Energy, and prior to that was at Engie Storage focused on marketing battery storage systems for commercial and industrial applications. She holds a BA in communications from Santa Clara University, and outside of work can be found exploring hiking trails throughout the Bay Area.
John Sarter - CEO, Off the Grid Design
John is a sustainable designer/developer, innovator in systems integration, and expert in real estate, renewable energy, and transportation. He has owned and operated his firms, Sarter Construction & Design, Off The Grid Design, and Sol Lux Alpha, since 1986. A recognized leader in the solar+storage space since 2008, John founded the Microgrid Development Group in San Francisco in 2014 to unite a consortium of technology, energy, engineering, and other professionals committed to creating a resilient and sustainable, 100% renewable energy future. John completed coursework at the College of Marin, Santa Rosa Junior College, Sonoma State University, and Stanford University.
Kirsten Andrews-Schwind - Senior Manager Community Relations, PCE
Kirsten previously co-founded and directed a nonprofit think tank promoting innovative local climate mitigation and adaptation policy. She authored The Community Resilience Toolkit, featured on the CAKE climate adaptation exchange and used by grassroots groups and policy makers in more than 30 countries. Kirsten also co-founded the Local Clean Energy Alliance to promote Community Choice Energy in 2008. Kirsten holds a BA in Economics and an MS in Natural Resources Management, and speaks Spanish.
Sean Armstrong - Principal, Redwood Energy
Sean has co-designed the largest portfolio of all-electric, 100% solar powered residences in the nation. Sean’s experience began in 1995 giving tours of a campus demonstration home run on renewable power, then in 2005 he joined a large developer as a Project Manager, where he was able to translate Zero Net Energy (ZNE) design into competitive awards of government funds for low-income housing. His work funding low-income housing with lower-cost, higher efficiency all-electric design paired with affordable solar power won the international 2017 United Nations World Habitat Award Grand Prize, the 2017 Southern California Building Industry Association Sustainability award, the international 2016 PCBA Gold Nugget Grand Prize, and 2015 Department of Energy Innovation Award.
