Brian Naughton, PhD

Brian has spent his entire career developing more affordable and reliable renewable energy technologies. With wind and solar technologies now becoming the lowest cost option, Brian  is working to deploy these technologies to most benefit local communities. Brian previously worked in wind and solar startups, as a senior researcher at Sandia National Laboratories on wind and solar power technologies, and supported the US Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office with strategic planning and management. He earned his Ph.D. in materials engineering from UC Santa Barbara and his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Brian has also earned his Permaculture Design Certificate, Community Solar Development Certificate, and Photovoltaic Design and Installation Certificate.