This is also what I talked about on stage at #Deploy24. That there is a missing middle in US clean energy innovation activity: building a bunch of small/pilot activities (in LDES, CDR, reconductoring, industrial, geotherm) in the $5-$200M range, & sensor everything as innovation learning projects.
#Deploy24: 10/10
Production: world class
Attendees: all brought real insights and fascinating ideas
Scope: comprehensive across the transition, VPPs-nuke-critical materials-transmission
Vibe: celebration+commitment. From Podesta’s kick off to Granholm’s closing, inspirational+practical
#LFG
The thing is, #Deploy24 is my preferred conference. It’s my community. And next year there probably won’t be one. So I’m sad & now back to other conferences. With your “more of a comment than a question”, your “I have 30 slides in 12 point times new roman for this 10 minute talk”, & what have yous.
US Energy Secretary Granholm celebrating 500,000,000,000 in investments in the US by preparing to leap into an adoring crowd of energy nerds to crowd surf.
#Deploy24 has come to an end. Great closing remarks by Secretary Granholm, symbolically passing through baton for the clean energy transition to industry, states and NGOs.
(contrary to appearances, she did not leap into the grateful crowd for crows surfing)
Feeling all inspired, ready to win and build the clean energy economy after #Deploy24! 🙌🏼
Thank you @jigarshahdc.bsky.social for your inspiring words and the US Department of Energy for hosting the conference.☀️
Sec. Granholm on stage at deploy24
Finally, Secretary Granholm closes out #Deploy24. The country was lucky to have her leadership at DOE. She has helped make the energy transition inevitable. There’s been nearly a trillion dollars in private sector investment in the clean energy economy announced during this Administration.
Secretary Granholm’s final speech as the 16th Energy Secretary of the United States.
It has been a pleasure to serve you and the American people.
#Deploy24
Tim Latimer on stage at the Dept of Energy's Deploy24 conference.
Great to see @timlatimer.bsky.social spreading warm and fuzzy feelings about advanced geothermal at #Deploy24.
Live taping of Odd Lots at #Deploy24!
Talking GEOTHERMAL!
@tracyalloway.bsky.social
@weisenthal.bsky.social
Conference ballroom with three people on stage and two screens of Tim Latimer
On stage at #Deploy24, @timlatimer.bsky.social is talking on a live recording of the Odd Lots podcast with Tracy and Joe about the need for continued and enhanced investment in geothermal innovation. Tim says everyone wants energy to be clean, affordable, and reliable. He’s right.
We had a great few days at #Deploy24 learning how the DOE is meeting increased energy needs with the rise of AI, EV charging, etc all while helping the private sector develop cheaper and more sustainable solutions that will help us decarbonize our environment.
About to go onstage at #Deploy24, room 202A. Need to use the DPA for veggie McRibs.
Day II of #Deploy24: Looking to 2025 and beyond.
@noahjgordon.bsky.social
@jessedjenkins.com and Travis Fisher join Tanya Das of the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Great #Deploy24 conversation between @jigarshahdc.bsky.social, Neil Chatterjee, & Heather Reams of CRES on creating bipartisan support for acceleration of clean energy deployment and making sure the US leads the world in the 21st century's economy of AI, advanced manufacturing, and electric machines
@jigarshahdc.bsky.social kicking off day 2 of #Deploy24.
Paraphrase [We've always been great at inventing things in the United States, but communicating that out is a vibe, and we're starting to get our swagger back. Let's keep that energy going into the new administration.]
Tomorrow I’m speaking at #Deploy24 on a panel on accelerating clean energy commercialization with DOE Office of Technology Transitions Director Dr. Vanessa Chan, @cleangridview.bsky.social, & James Lindsay. Deploy is hands down my favorite conference—the people are great & most talks have no slides.
I have a small podcast using AI to synthesize dense #EnergySky reports. This week I’m doing the DOE Pathways to Commercial Liftoff reports, aligned with #Deploy24!
Today I posted the podcast for the Grid report and it’s the best podcast yet:
open.spotify.com/episode/7DnH...
Ali Zaidi emphasizing the need to invest in our nation’s grid, including in new infrastructure as well as in advanced technologies to squeeze as much as we can out of our existing grid. Say it louder for those in the back! #Deploy24
Was pleased to join Tanya Das of Bipartisan Policy Center, Alex Fitzsimmons of Sila Nanotechnologies, and Abigail Ball of American Compass for a panel at #Deploy24 conference of Energy.gov. We evaluated America's clean industrial strategy over the last few years, and predicted what comes next.
Hey #EnergySky peeps! Who's all here at #Deploy24?
Great time to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and make plans to accelerate deployment of clean energy infrastructure.
AFL-CIO President @lizshuler.bsky.social joined Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su today at #Deploy24 to talk about how unions will provide the workforce with the skills they need to make clean energy jobs of the future a reality.
“US industry lags behind on purchasing guarantees” from a #deploy24 event.
Today I joined Labor Secretary Julie Su at #Deploy24, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and investors to talk about clean energy jobs.
Unions provide the skilled workforce that make clean energy companies better and create a sustainable energy future.
A conventional center ballroom with a backdrop that says progress report: Ira implementation and deploy24. John Podesta speaks at a podium. I know it’s technically a lectern but if the lectern scold account comes into my mentions I will stand on a podium and block you.
At #Deploy24, John Podesta talks about the successes of the Inflation Reduction Act & the Investing in America Agenda, including a trillion dollars in private sector investments in a clean energy economy. While at OSTP, John asked my team to tally up the clean power plants for invest.gov, so we did.
Getting a live version of the @volts.wtf episode about adoption readiness levels at the Loan Programs office #Deploy24 conference!
Early observation from #Deploy24:
The upfront capital spend of new energy technologies is something utilities are grappling with. Getting creative in tariff structures with large off-takers and project developers can help.
Labor Secretary Julie Su talks to President @lizshuler.bsky.social of the @aflcio.org at #deploy24 about how organized labor can help build the clean energy transition.
