Contributors

Frank Jakob

Frank Jakob is the Energy Storage Technology Manager at Black & Veatch. He directs the inclusion of energy storage systems to improve and enhance renewable and conventional power generation. He has over 30 years of experience with developing new applications for products. At Black & Veatch his focus is on electrochemical devices (batteries and fuel cells) and bulk storage technology (pumped hydro, molten salt, liquid air) in applications for renewable energy (solar photovoltaics and wind turbines) and for conventional generation (gas turbines, diesel engines; hydroelectric and coal plants) adding energy storage to improved operations, extend life, increase responsiveness, and decrease emissions.

Frenk Withoos

Frenk Withoos is Vice President, Local Division Manager at the Process Automation Division of ABB Japan. He is also Chairman of the Energy Committee of Japan's European Business Council.

Frost & Sullivan

Gary J. Keller

Gary J. Keller is the Rotating Equipment Specialist at Keller & Associates Turbine Services. 

Gaurav Sarup

Gaurav Sarup is the Senior Consultant Sustainability Advisory of Emergent Ventures International (EVI). 

Gautam Jindal

Gautam Jindal is a Research Associate at Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore. He holds a master’s degree in Carbon Management from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and bachelor's in Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Gautam has seven years’ experience in energy and low carbon policy research, corporate GHG measurement and management, and sustainability reporting. At ESI, Gautam’s research areas include renewable energy integration, climate change negotiations, and management of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol.

Geoff James

Geoff James is the Principal Research Scientist, Energy Technology in CSIRO Australia.

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss is Director of the Utility Industry Program at Autodesk. He has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries.

Gerard Burg

Gerard Burg has over a decade of experience as a professional economist, currently specialising in international economic research. He is responsible for monitoring and forecasting trends in emerging Asian economies, with a particular emphasis on China. He is also a member of NAB’s commodities research team, focusing on trends in iron ore and coal markets. Gerard joined the bank in 2005, and previously focused on risk analysis across a range of industry sectors in Australia and abroad.

Ghee Peh

Ghee Peh is an energy finance analyst with a focus on the Asian coal industry and South East Asia. Ghee has worked on major mining IPOs in Hong Kong and Indonesia including coal, copper and gold companies and has a deep interest in commodity markets. 

Prior to IEEFA, Ghee had a 25 year career as a sell-side analyst with different investment banks most recently with Jefferies, BNP Paribas and UBS. Ghee has relationships and contacts among different stakeholders including investors and companies in the commodity sector. He takes a consensus building and analytical approach to his research.

Ghee has a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Western Australia. He also has two research degrees on accounting theory Bachelor of Business (Honours) and a Master of Commerce from Curtin University.