Allison Johnson

Engagement and Outreach Lead

U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO)

Allison Johnson is the Engagement and Outreach Lead for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). She leads a team that develops strategies to engage stakeholders across DOE’s hydropower and marine energy programs, executes communications campaigns to highlight WPTO partners’ accomplishments and disseminate information about water power, and advances workforce development in the sector.

She joined WPTO in 2018 after starting at DOE in 2015 as a Presidential Management Fellow and serving as a stakeholder engagement advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Outside of DOE, she also spent time at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 8 office in Denver and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels. Having lived in five countries and seven U.S. cities, Allison now calls Washington, DC her home.

 

Allison Johnson is the Engagement and Outreach Lead for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). She leads a team that develops strategies to engage stakeholders across DOE’s hydropower and marine energy programs, executes communications campaigns to highlight WPTO partners’ accomplishments and disseminate information about water power, and advances workforce development in the sector.

She joined WPTO in 2018 after starting at DOE in 2015 as a Presidential Management Fellow and serving as a stakeholder engagement advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Outside of DOE, she also spent time at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 8 office in Denver and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels. Having lived in five countries and seven U.S. cities, Allison now calls Washington, DC her home.

 

The Opportunity Seascape for Marine Energy Research and Development in the United States

In recent years, the United States has made significant strides in clean energy development, which has benefited the marine energy sector. Legislative investments such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act have expanded tax credits for clean energy and increased budgets for marine energy research and development. California's recent legislation marks a milestone as the first U.S. state in over a decade to pass laws specifically supporting marine energy. This presentation will explore national and state-level policies, market incentives, and opportunities for research, development, demonstration, and deployment of marine energy in the United States. Allison will also highlight U.S. government research programs that investigate diverse applications of marine energy, including powering ocean monitoring devices and providing essential services after natural disasters.

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