Welcome to EPRI Current – bringing you the latest on new and evolving research and findings on the generation, delivery and use of electricity, and how this work benefits society as we shape the future of energy.
Your hosts, Bill Florence and Samantha Gilman, talk to EPRI experts and industry guests who provide insight, context and science-based observations on what’s new – and what is yet to come – in the energy transition.
Latest Episodes
Empowering Energy Citizens: A New Era in Europe’s Energy Evolution
Host: Bill Florence
Guests: Dr. Julia Blanke, Social Behavior Scientist and Psychologist, University College Cork; Mário Couto, Technical Leader, EPRI Europe, Distribution Operations and Planning; Eleni Kanellou, Researcher, Energy Policy Unit, National Technical University of Athens.
In this episode, Bill Florence discusses the transition to a consumer-centric energy system in Europe with experts Eleni Kanellou, Julia Blanke, and Mario Couto. They explore the ENPOWER project, which aims to integrate citizen participation in energy communities, and recognizes the importance of behavioral insights in engaging communities. The conversation also examines the role of other EU-funded projects like Crete Valley and EU-Dream, highlighting key lessons learned about trust, engagement, and data sharing in the energy transition.
Links:
ENPOWER
Crete Valley
EU-Dream
EPRI Europe
From Reactors to Roles: The Future of Nuclear Power
Host: Samantha Gilman
Guests: Kimberly Cook-Nelson, Chief Nuclear Officer, Entergy; Steve Swilley, Chief Nuclear Officer, EPRI
To celebrate Nuclear Science Week, we sat down with two chief nuclear officers to chat about what inspired their interest in the nuclear industry, their career paths, opportunities for people to join, and the how the industry is rising to the challenge of increasing demand for carbon-free nuclear power.
Tune in to hear about the opportunities available for people in the industry with and without college degrees from engineers to radiation protection technicians to security officers to operators. Guests address the challenges of maintaining a culture of high standards as new employees enter the nuclear industry, and a look at the future of nuclear power.
Kimberly Cook-Nelson is executive vice president of nuclear operations and chief nuclear officer of Entergy, where she is responsible for the safe, secure, and reliable operations of Entergy’s five reactors located in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Steve Swilley is chief nuclear officer of EPRI, where he has overall management and technical responsibility for EPRI’s global research and development activities related to nuclear power.
Find more here:
https://www.epri.com/research/sectors/nuclear
Entergy Nuclear | We power life.
https://www.nei.org/advantages/jobs
https://getintoenergy.org/careers-in-nuclear/
Electrifying the Future of Fleets
Host: Samantha Gilman
Guests: Diego Quevedo, Charging Infrastructure Sr. Engineer & Utilities Lead, Daimler Truck; Britta Gross, Director of Transportation, EPRI
Listen in on this discussion about the status of electric transportation in the fleet industry and how the grid is being prepared for the increased electricity demand and interconnections.
Hear what Daimler Truck is trying to accomplish by 2030 and the challenges they’re seeing with fleet adoption. What are the challenges and opportunities for the electric industry as utilities prepare for grid readiness?
Tune in to hear more about EPRI’s EVs2Scale2030 eRoadMAP tool released late last year to show where and when EV loads would likely be appearing on the grid.
Diego Quevedo supports customers in their ongoing infrastructure projects with their local utility and works with utilities and regulators to enable long term proactive capacity addition plans, having worked in heavy-duty transportation industry for more than 15 years. Britta Gross leads EPRI’s transportation research and the EVs2Scale2030 and was formerly the Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization at General Motors and President of the Orlando Utilities Commission, Orlando’s electric and water utility.
Find more here:
https://msites.epri.com/evs2scale2030
https://eroadmap.epri.com/
