Dr. Charles F. (Chuck) Kutscher

Fellow and Senior Research Associate · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute · company speakers →

Dr. Charles F. (Chuck) Kutscher is a Fellow and Senior Research Associate of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, a joint institute between the University of Colorado-Boulder and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He spent a 40-year career at NREL, leading research in a wide range of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and served as the Director of the Buildings and Thermal Sciences Center from 2013 until his retirement in July 2018. He is a Fellow of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), served as the Society’s chair in 2000 and 2001, and chaired the Society’s national solar conference in 2006 and 2012. He led the 2007 ASES study, Tackling Climate Change in the U.S., a 200-page report detailing how energy efficiency and six renewable energy technologies can greatly reduce U.S. carbon emissions by 2030 and has given presentations around the world on climate change solutions. He is the lead author of the recently published third edition of the college textbook, Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder and the Colorado School of Mines. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Colorado and California.

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