Sustainable Power Webinar Series
Future of energy: Inside GE’s energy transformation
Abstract
Addressing climate change is an urgent global priority, requiring global action, national commitments, and consistent policy and regulatory frameworks. Decarbonisation of the power sector and electrification of energy-use sectors (e.g., transportation, industry and heat) as quickly as possible will have the most substantial impact on global carbon emissions. Energy companies are making steps towards decarbonization of the power sector. GE as a company is uniquely positioned through its scale, breadth, and technological depth to play a key role in energy transformation to address climate change. Based on extensive analysis and experience, GE believes the accelerated and strategic deployment of renewables and gas power can change the near-term trajectory for climate change and make substantive reductions in emissions quickly. In this webinar, Ruslan Galimov and Jim Donohue will discuss how GE team is working to solve one of the world’s biggest challenges – to provide world’s biggest economies and its most remote communities with the electricity to power modern life and, at the same time, reduce greenhouse gases.
Speakers
Ruslan Galimov
Ruslan Galimov is working as a pricing leader for Offshore Wind business in GE Renewable energy since 2018, covering global markets. He has been working in GE Power since 2011 as a Commercial Manager in European markets. Prior to that, Ruslan served as Head of the Strategic Development Department with Bashkirenergo utility in Russia, and other roles related to investments and economic analysis. Overall experience in energy industry is 14 years. In his current role he is responsible for leading pricing strategies globally, developing pricing models and latest market analytics to support GE product offering in rapidly growing offshore wind market. Ruslan holds an MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures from Imperial College and a PhD in Economics and Management from Ufa State Aviation Technical University in Russia.
Jim Donohue
Jim Donohue is the Marketing Director, Market Insights and Promotion, for GE Gas Power. He has been involved in the power generation industry for more than 38 years in a variety of technical, commercial, product management, and marketing roles and his expertise spans all forms of power generation. He is located at the GE Gas Power headquarters in Schenectady, New York. In his current position he leads a team responsible for gathering and developing customer, competitor, and market insights and disseminating them throughout the Gas Power organization. He began his GE career in 1986 and his roles have included Project Engineer, Engineering Manager, New Product Program Manager, Steam Turbine Product Manager, Commercial Leader for Asia, and Product Marketing Manager. Jim has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island and a MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Union College, Schenectady, New York.
About Energy Futures Lab
Energy Futures Lab is one of six Global Institutes at Imperial College London. The institute was established to address global energy challenges by identifying and leading new opportunities to serve industry, government and society at large through high quality research, evidence and advocacy for positive change. The institute aims to promote energy innovation and advance systemic solutions for a sustainable energy future by bringing together the science, engineering and policy expertise at Imperial and fostering collaboration with a wide variety of external partners. The Energy Futures Lab daytime seminars are delivered by staff and students from across the College and further afield.