Renewable Energy World Asia 2015 Conference

Marc Matsuura
Senior Smart Grid Program Manager
University of Hawaii, Hawaii Natural Energy Inst


Marc joined the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, in 2013 as the Senior Smart Grid Program Manager and is a founding member of GridSTART (Grid System Technologies Advanced Research Team), an HNEI research team focused on the integration and analysis of energy technologies and power systems, including smart grid and micro grid applications. Prior to joining HNEI, he was with the Hawaiian Electric Company for 21 years. His career at Hawaiian Electric included positions in the areas of Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Engineering, T&D Standards and Technical Services, System Operations, Transmission Planning, Smart Grid Planning, and System Integration. Marc directed major technical programs across all three companies, including Overhead and Underground T&D standards and equipment specifications, transmission planning, large scale systems impact studies, large scale renewable interconnection and performance requirements, contract negotiations with Independent Power Producers, and smart grid planning and development. Marc also provided leadership in the technical assessment of Hawaiian Electric’s initiative to integrate large-scale wind energy resources via a proposed HVDC undersea cable system to Oahu, including the development of performance requirements for the potential cable system. Marc is a licensed professional electrical engineer in Hawaii. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Hawaii.

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