Join EPRI Current host, Samantha Gilman, and guests Britta Gross, EPRI’s Director of Transportation, and Daimler Truck’s Diego Quevedo, Charging Infrastructure Sr. Engineer & Utilities Lead, as they discuss the status of electric transportation in the fleet industry and how the grid is preparing for the increased demand and interconnection. Hear what Daimler Truck is trying to accomplish by 2030 and what the challenges they’re seeing with fleet adoption .And what are the challenges, and opportunities, as the electric industry prepares for grid readiness. Also, 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.

Guests: Britta Gross, EPRI’s Director of Transportation & Diego Quevedo, Daimler Truck’s Charging Infrastructure Sr. Engineer & Utilities Lead

Diego Quevedo supports customers with 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. Britta was formerly the Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization at General Motors and President of the Orlando Utilities Commission, Orlando’s electric and water utility.

Links and Resources:

• EPRI’s EVs2Scale2030™ initiative https://msites.epri.com/evs2scale2030
• eRoadMAP™ https://eroadmap.epri.com/

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EPRI Current examines key issues and new R&D impacting the energy transition. Each episode features insights from EPRI, the world's preeminent independent, non-profit energy research and development organization, and from other energy industry leaders. We also discuss how innovative technologies are shaping the global energy future. Learn more at www.epri.com

Guests:

Dr. John Shingledecker, Principal Technical Executive for EPRI's Generation Sector, Diederic Godin, Senior Manager, Technical Support and Optimization for Capital Power.

Links and Resources:

• Learn more at https://www.epri.com/
• EPRI Laboratories https://msites.epri.com/labs

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EPRI Current examines key issues and new R&D impacting the energy transition. Each episode features insights from EPRI, the world's preeminent independent, non-profit energy research and development organization, and from other energy industry leaders. We also discuss how innovative technologies are shaping the global energy future. Learn more at www.epri.com

In this episode of the EPRI Current, Bill Florence and guests discuss the ambitious goals and initiatives of The Hydrogen Education for a Decarbonized Global Economy (H2EDGE) initiative, a program currently aimed at developing and training the emerging hydrogen industry workforce through a combination of professional development activities and targeted instruction at the university level. The conversation explores the importance of decarbonizing the energy system by 2050, the role of hydrogen as a low-carbon fuel essential for this transition, and the critical need for a skilled workforce to support the emerging hydrogen economy.

Guests:

Dr. Eladio Knipping, Principal Investigor H2EDGE, Dr. Krystal York, Co-Principal Investigator H2EDGE, Dr. Ajay Prasad, Engineering Alumni Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Delaware, Dr. Anil Bika, Director of Workforce Development at The Center for Clean Hydrogen

Links and Resources:

• Learn more about H2EDGE at https://hydrogen.epri.com/en/

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EPRI Current examines key issues and new R&D impacting the energy transition. Each episode features insights from EPRI, the world's preeminent independent, non-profit energy research and development organization, and from other energy industry leaders. We also discuss how innovative technologies are shaping the global energy future. Learn more at www.epri.com