Batteries will be an increasingly important component of our rapidly expanding energy systems. They can bolster the grid, help to meet energy demand, power vehicles and data centers, and more. With demand for batteries projected to skyrocket in the coming years, the growing market presents a tremendous opportunity for the burgeoning U.S. battery industry. With supportive policies, the industry can scale the technology and production necessary to meet domestic and global demand.
However, the domestic battery supply chain faces challenges to securing finance, developing infrastructure, preparing the workforce, and procuring critical materials. Policy support at all levels of government is necessary to charge up the industry to compete on the global stage.
Please join the C2ES Regional Economies Initiative for a webinar exploring why developing a secure, resilient, domestic battery supply chain is a boon for local economies. The event will include a panel conversation with industry leaders and experts, as well as a discussion on our recently released Southeast Regional Policy Roadmap, developed in collaboration with more than 250 stakeholders across the Southeast United States.
Speakers
Kate Bashford
NC Battery Industry Partnership, Appalachian Energy Center
Kate Bashford serves as Project Manager for STEPs4GROWTH, a four-year, $23.7 million statewide workforce development program funded by the Department of Commerce focusing on historically underserved regions North Carolina to develop a new generation of skilled workers for the clean energy sector, and provide opportunities for recent high school graduates,…
Stephanie Gagnon-Rodriguez
Director of Regional Clean Economies, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Stephanie Gagnon-Rodriguez is Director of Regional Clean Economies at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). She leads the Regional Roundtable program and supports C2ES’s low-carbon economic development work. Through this program, she has convened leaders of business, state and local government, and communities in 18 states to explore…
Joshua Gubkin
Associate General Counsel, Redwood Materials
Josh Gubkin is Associate General Counsel at Redwood Materials, a leader in lithium battery recycling and energy storage. His scope includes regulatory compliance and public policy impacting the battery industry. Josh recently testified before Congress regarding regulatory impacts to America’s critical mineral supply chain. He’s previously worked in government, as…
Professor Willian E. Mustain
Director of the Carolina Institute for Battery Innovation (CIBI) @ the University of South Carolina
Gray Tompson
Director of Energy Storage Development, Duke Energy
Gray Tompson is Duke Energy’s Director of Energy Storage Development. Across Duke’s service territories in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest, his team helps create integrated resource plans, originates utility-developed battery projects, administers RFP’s for storage resources, and defends investment prudency before state regulators. He works from Raleigh NC.
Peter Trousdale
Associate Policy Fellow, Regional Programs, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Peter Trousdale is the Associate Policy Fellow for Regional Programs at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). Prior to joining C2ES, Mr. Trousdale worked for the Green Finance Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). His work focused on researching and advocating for the expansion of green…