The transition will not be televised – Prospects for clean power in the US

By Charlie Donovan
28th April 2023

In this video, Charlie Donovan explains what is driving the clean energy transition in the US and the emerging role of storage and transformation technologies

In this 5-minute video, Charlie Donovan, Senior Economic Advisor at Impax, explains the economics and policies accelerating the clean energy transition in the US. Charlie also outlines the emerging role that storage and transformation technologies stand to play alongside renewable power generation in a cheaper, cleaner and safer energy system.

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Charlie Donovan

Senior Economic Advisor

Charlie Donovan is a Senior Economic Advisor at Impax and Visiting Professor of Sustainable Finance at the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. Charlie’s role at Impax deepens the firm’s expertise in understanding the opportunities arising from a global energy transition. He contributes to Impax’s thought leadership initiatives and provides insights on North American policy developments to Impax’s clients and investment teams.

Before joining lmpax in 2022, Charlie was previously Professor of Practice at Imperial College London and Founding Executive Director of lmperial’s Centre for Climate Finance and Investment. In his corporate career, Charlie was Head of Structuring and Valuation for Global Power at BP plc and part of the team that launched BP Alternative Energy in 2005 with an $8 billion funding commitment. He began his career as an Energy Policy Analyst at the US Environmental Protection Agency during the Clinton Administration.

Charlie serves as academic co-chair of the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI), an investor body representing $20 trillion of assets under management, and is co-author and editor of Renewable Energy Finance: Powering the Future, now in its second edition. Charlie holds a BA from the University of Washington, an MBA from Vanderbilt University, and gained his doctoral degree from IE Business School.

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