Robert A. Shatten

Expertise

• Over 20 years of professional environmental and project management experience
• Expertise in all aspects of renewable energy and power plant development including local zoning, State and Federal regulations
• Multidisciplinary experience in power plant siting, feasibility, environmental assessments/impact studies and permitting and design and construction management
• Ongoing management of multiple renewable energy developments throughout the U.S.

Power Plant Development:
Responsible for all aspects of the planning and siting of a state-of-the-art, $300 million natural gas combined cycle power plant in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Specifically managed Federal, State and local regulatory permitting process for the siting, design and operation of the facility. Achieved unanimous regulatory approval from the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee. Led facility design team to implement the requirements of the Londonderry Eco-Industrial park including land use considerations, conservation, recycling, energy efficiency and "green" architecture. Effort led to $3.5 million in cost savings.

Led environmental due diligence for power plant acquisitions in New England, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Prepared environmental permitting plan for the development of a combined cycle power plant in Cartagena, Spain. Led brownfield power plant siting development.

Other Siting/Development Experience: Directed Federal, State and local regulatory permitting and compliance for an innovative environmental recycling technology from a patented concept through project siting, research and development to full-scale operation of multiple commercial facilities.

Obtained Federal and/or State authorizations for four separate facilities. Approvals obtained under the following regulations: Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the Atomic Energy Act.

Renewable Energy Development:
Led over ten feasibility studies for wind and hydro power and currently heads the ongoing design and construction efforts for numerous wind turbine developments in Massachusetts. Approximately 20 MW are currently under active development.

Education:

M.S., Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1988

B.S., Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 1983

Select Energy-Related Papers / Publications / Presentations:

1995-2006 Guest Lecturer – Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business; Boston University School of Business; University of Michigan Business School – Molten Metal Technology Case Study

U.S. Patent 6,668,562 – Issued December 30, 2003; Inventors: Shatten, Carrier, Jackson – “A System and Method for Cryogenic Cooling Using Liquefied Natural Gas”;

Fall 2004 – Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Processes; Massachusetts Institute of Technology