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Samaksh Kr Sharma

Samaksh Kr Sharma is a Manager in Solar & Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Operations Engineering at RWE Clean Energy. He has extensive experience in utility-scale renewable energy, battery storage, grid integration, and power systems, with a focus on asset performance, reliability, commissioning, and long-term operations. He holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering […]

Mohamed Elbadry

Mohamed Elbadry is Director of Asset Performance Engineering at Aypa Power, leading performance optimization and technical analytics across utility-scale and behind-the-meter battery energy storage systems in Canada and the US. With 15+ years in renewable energy and BESS operations, he specializes in asset reliability, performance guarantees, and bridging engineering with commercial objectives in today’s grid […]

Rob Ritchie

As Vice President of Energy Storage at US Solar, Rob is responsible for leading the development, strategy, and technical due diligence to drive the growth of US Solar’s energy storage initiatives. Rob brings a decade of experience in energy storage development, strategy, and utility interconnection. In his roles at Nexamp, he oversaw the development of […]

Zamiyad Dar

Zamiyad Dar is the Senior Director of Energy Storage at Pivot Energy, a market-leading developer, owner and IPP of distributed solar, storage and hybrid projects in the United States. In this role, he leads the strategy, planning, market analytics and optimization of storage and hybrid projects. He is also responsible for equipment sizing, integration and […]

Lennart Hinrichs

Lennart Hinrichs is Executive Vice President & General Manager Americas at TWAICE, which provides predictive analytics software that eliminates the risks of batteries and unleashes their full potential with accurate insights into the battery performance, safety, and aging. Lennart oversees TWAICE’s business across the Americas from the company’s Chicago office, having end-to-end responsibility for scaling […]

Ryan Franks

Ryan Franks is Business Development Manager within Emerson’s Power and Water Solutions business. In this capacity, Ryan bridges the gap between sales, product, and technology, working with all teams to ensure that maximum value and the optimal solutions are delivered to customers. Prior to joining Emerson, Ryan’s career focused on the software, testing, and techno-economic […]