Dr. Sen is a Ph.D. electrochemist with over 30 years of experience in clean energy technologies, including fuel cells for stationary and transportation applications, photovoltaics and wind. He is familiar with the development and commercialization status of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, and has conducted numerous technical and economic assessments in this area, including benefits and externalities associated with the hydrogen economy. He has also directed numerous technical and economic assessments of other distributed generation technologies, including PV/battery diesel hybrids and wind-diesel hybrids.
Mr. Hurwitch is an experienced scientist, market analyst, and project manager with more than 25 years of experience evaluating emerging power technologies including renewable energy, electric energy systems, and distributed power technologies. Mr. Hurwitch specializes in outreach and technology transfer, having conducted market assessments, formed and participated in government/industry partnerships, and participated in start-up companies that have identified and realized opportunities for emerging power technologies.
Mr. Ziegler holds two senior-level positions at SENTECH. As Senior Vice President, he manages the Energy Technology Research and Analysis Division, which includes the Renewable Energy Technologies, Advanced Transportation, Sustainable Buildings, and Electricity and Distributed Generation business units. As Acting Vice President of the Advanced Transportation business unit, he manages the company’s consulting activities relating to advanced vehicles, biofuels, hydrogen and fuel cells, carbon fiber development, and fleet research and analysis. He also maintains regular communication with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, including the Vehicle Technologies Program; Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and Infrastructure Technologies Program; the Office of Electricity and Energy Reliability; and the Office of Energy Research. Mr. Ziegler is a highly skilled vehicle systems engineer who worked over 30 years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in a wide range of management and technical positions.
Mr. Zwack has over 20 years of experience in building energy efficiency. He possesses academic degrees in both architecture and building energy engineering and serves as a participant on the Technical Committee of the Building Performance Institute. Mr. Zwack currently supports DOE's Federal Energy Management Program, Building Technologies Program (including Building America), and Home Performance with ENERGY STAR effort, as well as EPA's ENERGY STAR programs, on strategic planning, analysis, and implementation. Prior to joining SENTECH, he played instrumental roles in DOE's Rebuild America and Weatherization Assistance Programs, HUD's Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH), and several state and utility energy efficiency projects.
Paul Bautista has been working in energy and clean technology development and markets for over 19 years, and he is currently responsible for the overall management, business development, client engagement, and project fulfillment of SENTECH's Electricity and Distributed Energy practice area. Mr. Bautista provides market analyses, technology assessments, business and market strategic support, technology deployment assistance, application engineering, project feasibility, and research and development planning and management support services to clients in energy and environmental related fields. He has primarily concentrated his recent work on the distributed energy market and applications for advanced technologies. Mr. Bautista is a recognized expert in combined heat and power systems and served as Executive Director of the U.S. Combined Heat and Power Association. He has a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in engineering management from Northwestern University.
SENTECH’s staff consists of experienced and dedicated individuals with a variety of backgrounds who are committed to clean energy technologies. These individuals –engineers, policy and market analysts, communications and management specialists – can be quickly integrated into multidisciplinary teams to provide clients with the specific resources they require.
Specific areas of expertise represented by the SENTECH staff:
- Renewable and Energy Efficiency Technologies, including Fuel Cells, Hydrogen, Wind, Solar
- Electric Transmission and Distribution
- Battery and Energy Storage Technologies
- Distributed Energy Resources
- Energy & Environmental Policy
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