Holmes Hummel
Dr. Hummel leverages a strong background in energy engineering to craft investment and development strategies that ensure energy sufficiency, security, and sustainability.
To mobilize more resources for the clean energy revolution, Dr. Hummel combines the intuition of a community organizer with ten years of academic and professional experience in the energy field. As the author of a popular Introduction to Cap-and-Trade, Dr. Hummel strives to engage more people in critical decisions that could define the terms of transformation “on a scale that matters, in a time frame that makes a difference.”
Presently Dr. Hummel presently serves as a Congressional Science Fellow developing climate and energy legislation through the office of Congressman Jay Inslee. Prior to moving to Washington, D.C., Dr. Hummel designed corporate energy strategies for clients of the energy intelligence software firm Itron and later consulted with the Google Energy & Climate team.
As one of the first candidates to earn a PhD from the Interdisciplinary Program on Environment and Resources at Stanford University, Dr. Hummel researched Methods for Interpreting Technology and Policy Implications of Energy Scenarios for Climate Stabilization. The techniques involved were developed with support from global thought-leaders in the Greenhouse Gas Initiative at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and subsequent work with Prof. Zhang Xiliang at the Institute for Energy, Environment, and Economy of Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Demonstrating the value of policy-relevant research beyond Stanford, Dr. Hummel immediately joined Dr. Jan Hamrin, long-time President of the Center for Resource Solutions, to co-author a Review of Role on Renewable Energy in Global Energy Scenarios for the International Energy Agency’s Implementing Agreement on Renewable Energy Technology Development.
Dr. Hummel was first hooked on energy technology innovation in 1994 as a co-leader of the Clarkson University Solar Car Team, which designed and raced a highly efficient experimental electric vehicle across the country using only the power of the sun. In addition to receiving a Switzer Environmental Fellowship in the ensuing years, the Environmental Leadership Program has recognized Dr. Hummel as a “visionary, action-oriented leader.”
Looking ahead, Dr. Hummel will teach Climate Policy Design for the graduate Energy Resources Group at UC-Berkeley. A condensed version of that course will be presented as a pro-series for entrepreneurs, public interest advocates, and investors, and registration for Climate Policy Design: Options + Opportunities is now open.