Topic Description:

Future cities energy needs will likely come from carbon-free sources and conversion technologies; i.e., nuclear, renewables and grid integration. The panelists will focus on their experiences and activities in the advances related to such technologies both here in the United States (California and Wisconsin) as well as in Europe (France). Opportunities and challenges will be the focus of panel presentations and discussions.

Speaker Bios:

Michael Corradini (moderator)
Director, Wisconsin Energy Institute; Professor, Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Michael Corradini is a mechanical and nuclear engineer with research interests centered primarily in thermal hydraulics and multiphase flow. He especially emphasizes the areas of reactor operation, reactor safety, reprocessing, recycling, and risk assessment. He currently serves as Director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute and Director of the Wisconsin Institute of Nuclear Systems.

Frank Carré
Scientific Director, Nuclear Energy Division at the French Commission for Atomic and Alternative Energies

Frank Carré is Scientific Director of the Nuclear Energy Division at the French Commission for Atomic and Alternative Energies (CEA). He has served as Assistant Director of the Strategy and Evaluation Division of CEA, Program Director for Future Nuclear Energy Systems within the Nuclear Energy Division, and as Deputy Director for Nuclear Development and Innovation within the Nuclear Energy Division of CEA. In 2010, Carré was named Knight of the National Order of Merit in France. In 2012, he received the Jan Runermark Award of the European Nuclear Society for outstanding services to the benefit of the young generation.

Harold Ray
Retired Executive Vice President, Southern California Edison

Harold Ray served as Executive Vice President, Southern California Edison. He was responsible from 1992 through retirement in 2006 for generation, transmission and wholesale market transactions during electricity market restructuring in California. He also served as Chief Nuclear Officer at the utility, and, following his retirement, he was appointed as a member of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where he currently serves as committee vice chairman. He also continues to serve as a utility management consultant regarding evolving wholesale electricity market design.

Bob Lasseter
Emeritus Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bob Lasseter is an emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests focus on the application of power electronics to utility systems. This work includes microgrids, FACTS controllers, use of power electronics in distribution systems, and harmonic interactions in power electronic circuits. Professor Lasseter is the technical lead of the CERTS Microgrid Project, a Life Fellow of IEEE, past chair of IEEE Working Group on Distributed Resources, and IEEE Distinguished Lecturer in Distributed Resources.