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Research

FREE offers research services to clients seeking creative answers to today’s energy and sustainability challenges by employing the power of collaborative research. Project-specific research teams of experts are formed to solve multi-disciplinary problems at the intersection of technology, energy, finance, policy, and the environment.

FREE Research Team – FREE Minds

Our Team is comprised of research leaders and rising talent in the field who offer sound, analytically based guidance to clients who are searching for ways to promote a better future based on energy, water and materials conservation, renewable energy use, environmental resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. We are not a private consultancy and Team members have no conflicts of interest with industries or governments active in the energy and environment field.

Work conducted by FREE’s research team includes interdisciplinary analysis of challenges faced by national governments, institutions, non-profit agencies, cities, and non-governmental organizations. Research outputs include advanced research reports, working papers, peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs, and strategic guidelines for the practical implementation of new ideas.

Research Leads

Dr. John Byrne

Co-founder and President

John Byrne is the Chairman and President of the Foundation for Renewable Energy & Environment (FREE). The Foundation was created in 2011 with a mission of promoting a better future based on energy, water and materials conservation, renewable energy use, environmental resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.

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    Job Taminiau

    Dr. Job Taminiau

    Senior Research Principal

    Dr. Job Taminiau oversees research that advances the mission statement of FREE. He leads projects on ‘best practice’ energy efficiency policy, green technology investment, climate-sensitive economic development, and energy conservation awareness for public sector clients in and beyond the U.S.

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      Our Team

      John Banks

      John Banks

      Senior Research Fellow

      Mr. John Banks is an Adjunct Professor and Visiting Scholar at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University where he teaches a graduate-level course on global electricity markets…

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        Debbie Bleviss

        Debbie Bleviss

        Senior Research Fellow

        Deborah Lynn Bleviss is a Senior Research Fellow and a Project Director for Transport Sector Innovation at the Foundation. She retired as Professor in, and Administrative Director at the Johns Hopkins’s SAIS…

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          Dr. William Latham

          Senior Research Fellow

          Dr. William Latham retired as Director of the Center for Applied Business & Economic Research and Associate Professor of Economics in the Lerner College of Business, at the University of…

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            Sharad Lele

            Dr. Sharad Lele

            Senior Research Fellow

            Dr. Sharad Lele received his Ph.D. in Energy and Resources at the University of California, Berkeley. He has worked at the Pacific Institute, Harvard University, CISED, and served on several task forces and…

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              Dr. Clark Miller

              Senior Research Fellow

              Dr. Clark Miller is a Professor and Director of the Center for Energy & Society at Arizona State University. He leads sustainability research for the Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies…

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                Dr. Joseph Nyangon

                Senior Research Fellow

                Dr. Joseph Nyangon is a postdoctoral researcher with the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) at the University of Delaware, with a focus on the economics of distributed electricity systems…

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                  Dr. Roger Raufer

                  Senior Research Fellow

                  Dr. Roger Raufer is a Resident Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment (ERE) at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center in Nanjing, China. He has extensive experience working in the US power sector, and at…

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                    Dr. Kathleen Saul

                    Senior Research Fellow

                    Dr. Kathleen Saul earned a Ph.D. in Energy and Environmental Policy from CEEP. She is a professor in the Graduate Program on the Environment at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA…

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                      Dr. Bo Shen

                      Senior Research Fellow

                      Dr. Bo Shen is an Energy/Environment Research Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), a U.S. Department of Energy national lab managed by the University of California, Berkeley…

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                        Dr. Sun-Jin Yun

                        Senior Research Fellow

                        Dr. Sun-Jin Yun is a Professor of Environmental Studies at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, Korea…

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                          Dr. Helen Bowers

                          Senior Research Fellow

                          Dr. Helen Bowers was an Associate Professor of Finance in the Lerner College of Business at the University of Delaware. She chaired the Department of Finance and was Associate Dean of the College…

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                            Dr. Yoonhee Ha

                            Senior Research Fellow

                            Dr. Yoonhee Ha is a professor at the Graduate School of Energy and Environment (Green School) of Korea University, specializing in energy finance and sustainable development. She was a senior policy researcher for the Korean National Assembly…

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                              Benjamin Attia

                              Research Fellow

                              Benjamin Attia is a Senior Research Analyst in the Energy Transition practice at Wood Mackenzie, a global consultancy providing data analytics, market research, and advisory services across the energy sector…

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                                Dr. Shih-Jung Hsu

                                Senior Research Fellow

                                Dr. Shih-Jung Hsu is currently a Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Land Economics at the National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taiwan, and is the Director of the Center for the Third Sector, NCCU…

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                                  Thomas Benson

                                  Thomas Benson

                                  Research Associate

                                  Thomas Benson is a first-generation student, Ph.D. Candidate, Sustainability Fellow, and Princeton Dissertation Scholar in Political Science & International Relations…

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                                    Daniel Sanchez Carretero

                                    Research Associate

                                    Daniel Sanchez Carretero is a PhD student at the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. Before joining the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, he conducted regression analysis…

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                                      Anneliese Gegenheimer

                                      Research Associate

                                      Anneliese Gegenheimer is a Senior Analyst, Transaction Services at K&M Advisors in Washington, DC. She graduated at the Johns Hopkins University’ SAIS in Washington, D.C. with an M.A. in Energy, Resources, and the Environment…

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                                        Dr. Hana Kim

                                        Research Fellow

                                        Hana Kim is an assistant professor in the School of Digital Humanities & Computational Social Sciences at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology) and is also affiliated…

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                                          Joohee Lee

                                          Research Associate

                                          Joohee Lee is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware. Her research focuses on nuclear power policy and environmental justice issues…

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                                            Dr. Manu Verghese Mathai

                                            Research Fellow

                                            Dr. Manu V. Mathai is Associate Professor in the School of Development at Azim Premji University. He has been a Research Fellow (Assistant Professor) at the United Nations University…

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                                              Parag Nathaney

                                              Research Fellow

                                              Parag Nathaney obtained a master’s degree in energy and environmental policy at the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy in 2015. At CEEP he was chosen as the Lead Student…

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                                                Karice Redhead

                                                Research Fellow

                                                Karice currently works at Consolidated Edison as a Senior Specialist on the Non-Pipeline Alternatives team…

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                                                  Dr. Jeongseok Seo

                                                  Director, East Asia Research Office
                                                  Research Fellow

                                                  Dr. Jeongseok Seo served as FREE’s liaison for the 1 GWp solar city project with Seoul Metropolitan Government. He was also the first research director for FREE’s East Asia office located in Seoul…

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                                                    Soojin Shin

                                                    Research Associate

                                                    Soojin Shin is completing a Ph.D. degree at the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware. Her research focusses on energy policy and planning, renewable energy, and energy economics…

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                                                      Dr. Aaron Smith

                                                      Research Fellow

                                                      Dr. A. Luke Smith is a post-doctoral researcher with the Cleaner Production Promotion Unit at The Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Ireland. His primary interest is in…

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                                                        Dr. Jing Xu

                                                        Research Fellow

                                                        Dr. Jing Xu received her Ph.D. in Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Delaware. She has expertise in urban water resource management and sustainability…

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                                                          Dr. Chun Zhu

                                                          Research Fellow

                                                          Dr. Chun Zhu is a Research Analyst at the Center for Sustainable Energy (California). She earned a Ph.D. in Energy and Environmental Policy from CEEP, University of Delaware and a master’s degree…

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