Adam Warren
Visiting Researcher, IGS; Director, Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support (ADDS) Center, NREL
Dr. Adam Warren, a Visiting Researcher with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is the director of the Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support (ADDS) center within the Energy Systems Integration directorate at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. As the name suggests, the ADDS center focuses on the later stages of research, development, demonstration, and deployment. His team addresses the technical, policy, and financial hurdles to developing resilient, advanced energy technologies at scale. The center supports government agencies, utilities, communities, and corporations to meet ambitious clean energy goals while informing the direction of research and analysis at NREL.
Dr. Warren is the co-director of the Colorado School of Mines Advanced Energy Systems graduate program. This interdisciplinary program prepares researchers at the doctoral level and energy professionals at the master’s level to address the full complexity of the accelerating energy transition.
Prior to joining NREL, Dr. Warren supported PepsiCo’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and water use in their Frito-Lay manufacturing facilities.
Dr. Warren holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University, and doctorate in chemical engineering from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Research Interests
• Strategic planning and techno-economic analysis
• Resilience of integrated energy systems
• Accelerated technology adoption and commercialization
• Decarbonization beyond the power sector
• Energy and environmental justice
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