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Kirsty Gogan

Kirsty Gogan Alexander (born 11 July 1975) is an entrepreneur and environmentalist advocating for the use of all clean energy sources to solve climate change. In 2021, Kirsty was appointed as a member of the IAEA Standing Advisory Group Nuclear Applications (SAGNA). She was awarded the Global Women In Nuclear Special Award For Work On Climate Change (2016),[1] and Nuclear Industry Council Trailblazer Award (2019).[2]

Kirsty Gogan CoFounder Energy for Humanity, Managing Director, LucidCatalyst, delivers her remarks at the Closing Session of the 2020 IAEA Scientific Forum: Nuclear Power and the Clean Energy Transition, during the 64th General Conference, IAEA, Vienna, Austria. 23 September 2020

Career

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She is co-founder and managing director of NGO TerraPraxis,[3][4] consultancy firm LucidCatalyst since 2017, and non-profit organisation Energy for Humanity (EfH) since 2014.[5]

Kirsty is a member of the UK Government’s Nuclear Innovation Research and Advisory Board (NIRAB).[6][7]

Kirsty is also managing partner of LucidCatalyst, a highly specialized international consultancy focused on large-scale, affordable, market-based decarbonization of the global economy. In 2020, TerraPraxis and LucidCatalyst launched their flagship report Missing Link to a Livable Climate: How Hydrogen Enabled Synthetic Fuels can Help Deliver the Paris Goals.[8]

LucidCatalyst has recently contributed to Decarbonising Hydrogen in a Net Zero Economy, an independent study supported by the IAEA and EDF. It was commissioned by ARPA-E to conduct a study on Cost and Performance Requirements for Flexible Advanced Nuclear Plants in Future U.S. Power Markets[9][10]

Kirsty co-founded Energy for Humanity (EfH), an organisation dedicated to advocating for clean energy solutions. Kirsty has peer reviewed multiple publications, including the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System (2019)[11] and Energy Technology Perspectives (2020);[12] CleanTech Group’s investor report on advanced reactors in the clean energy transition (2020); and the Royal Society report on Nuclear Cogeneration: civil nuclear energy in a low carbon future (2020).[13] She also contributed to Advancing Nuclear Innovation: Responding to Climate Change and Strengthening Global Security.[14]

She spoke at CERAWeek.[15]

Works

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Peer reviewed

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  • "Advanced Nuclear Fission's Role in the Energy Transition". CleanTech Group. 15 June 2020.

Co-authored - Contributions

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References

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  1. ^ "Ladies first..." (PDF). WNE Tribune - neotiss.com.
  2. ^ "Kirsty Gogan". Energy Live News. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Kirsty Gogan". Atlantic Council. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Kirsty Gogan". www.terrapraxis.org. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Nuclear Key to the Clean Energy Transition – Conclusions of the 2020 IAEA Scientific Forum". www.iaea.org. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ Alderman, Liz; Reed, Stanley (29 November 2021). "Europe Revisits Nuclear Power as Climate Deadlines Loom". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. ^ "NIRAB". www.nirab.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  8. ^ Missing Link to a Livable Climate: How Hydrogen Enabled Synthetic Fuels can Help Deliver the Paris Goals]
  9. ^ Cost and Performance Requirements for Flexible Advanced Nuclear Plants in Future U.S. Power Markets
  10. ^ ETI, The (2 April 2022). "The ETI Nuclear Cost Drivers Project: Summary Report". The ETI. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  11. ^ Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System (2019)
  12. ^ Energy Technology Perspectives (2020)]
  13. ^ Nuclear Cogeneration: civil nuclear energy in a low carbon future (2020)]
  14. ^ Advancing Nuclear Innovation: Responding to Climate Change and Strengthening Global Security
  15. ^ "Kirsty Gogan". CERAWeek. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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