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Scott Sklar runs a clean energy technology optimization and strategic policy firm, The Stella Group, Ltd, which he founded in 1995 and came on full time to lead in 1999. The firm facilitates clean distributed energy projects for commercial, industrial and military applications. -- specializing on blending technologies and financing for projects, as well as assisting companies to scale-up market penetration with a focus on standardized, modular, web-enabled, and inter-operable systems.

Previously, Sklar served as Executive Director for 15 years of two national trade association concurrently, the Solar Energy Industries Association and the National BioEnergy Industries Association. Prior of running trade associations, Sklar was Political Director of The Solar Lobby for two years, -- a renewable energy advocacy group founded by the big nine US environmental organizations. And for three years previous to joining the advocacy organization, served as Washington Director for two years and Acting RD&D Director for one year of the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), a federally-funded applied technology institution promoting renewables and energy efficiency.

Sklar started his energy career serving as a military and energy aide to Senator Jacob K Javits (NY) on his Washington personal and Committee staff for nine years, and cofounded the Congressional Solar caucus in the mid-1970’s where most of the renewable energy legislation first was passed by the US Congress as a result of the first and second oil embargos..

He serves on the Boards of Directors of three national non-profits: Business Council for Sustainable Energy (climate change), Renewable Energy Policy Project (energy analysis), and The Solar Foundation. He also serves as Steering Committee Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Coalition, composed of the 20+ national energy efficiency and renewable energy industry organization, advocacy groups, think tanks, and environmental groups.

Sklar has coauthored two books, “The Forbidden Fuel: A History of Power Alcohol, published in 1985 which is updated and was updated and re-released in 2010 by University of Nebraska Press, and a “Consumer Guide to Solar Energy” first published in 1998 and is in its third publishing. Sklar is an Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University teaching a unique multidisciplinary sustainable energy course. On November 4, 2010 Secretary Locke approved Sklar's appointment to the Department of Commerce Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (RE&EEAC).

Recent Posts by Scott Sklar

• Extreme Weather Events: Multi-Pathway Approaches Within Our Grasp
• Extreme Weather Grid Threats
• Withdrawing Federal Funding for ENERGY STAR
• The Future Is Here - Do We Embrace It or Not?

Recent Comments by Scott Sklar

• "As with any new and emerging energy resource, hydrogen production and use needs certain medium term incentives to help the industry accelerate and gro"
  The Role of Hydrogen
• "Hydrogen should be made from renewable energy, either by splitting water (electrolizing) for instance from off-shore wind, solar, or even by hydropowe"
  The Role of Hydrogen
• "It is hard to compare California and Texas. The California grid is interconnected in the western region of the US. Most of the forest fires were in f"
  Texas’ Freeze, Energy Foresight, and Preparedness
• "Q#1) Public-private partnerships work when there is a shared goal among local businesses, local institutions and organizations, and local governments "
  Public-Private Partnerships and The Energy Transition
• "Nuclear waste - transuranic wastes, sometimes called TRU, account for most of the radioactive hazard remaining in high-level waste after 1,000 years, "
  Climate Perspectives and The Future of Energy
• "The land use question is misused by Mr. Shellenberger. He just focusses on generation but the world used over 8.5 billion tons of coal per year, so th"
  Climate Perspectives and The Future of Energy
• "In 2005 and then again in 2019, all eleven National Academies of Science joined for the first time, In 2005, they said "Climate change is real. There "
  Climate Perspectives and The Future of Energy
• "The United States should insure we maximize the entire portfolio of clean, waste free, zero carbon transportation options. Sustainable biomass which i"
  Are We Energy Independent?
• "Grid security requires four steps: 1) advanced cybersecurity protections and training, 2) maximum, practical energy efficiency to significantly reduce"
  Preventing Disaster by Securing Our Grid
• "For the last 20 years, my company has blended energy storage with renewables for buildings, infrastructure, microgrids, and utility-integrated systems"
  A Grand Challenge to Commercialize Energy Storage