Howard Branz
Founder at Branz Technology Partners LLC
Profile
Howard is an early-stage technology consultant focused on renewable energy and carbon reduction, working with start-ups, investors, and government agencies.
From 2012 to 2015, Howard served as a Program Director at the U.S.
DOE Advanced Projects Research Agency – Energy, where he selected and incubated more than $70M of interdisciplinary technologies with transformational potential.
Before ARPA-E, Howard was a Research Fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
During more than 25 years at NREL, Branz led R&D groups to discoveries and new technologies in photovoltaics, nanotechnology, electrochromic windows, surface chemistry, semiconductor devices, optics, photoelectrochemistry, and materials science.
His group pioneered inexpensive black silicon anti-reflection processes now fielded globally in over 20 GW of solar modules valued at more than $5B.
Branz earned his PhD in physics at MIT, has over 20 patents issued and applied, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Note: Howard is serving as a long-term consultant to Galvanize.
Howard Branz active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Branz Technology Partners LLC | Founder | 30/09/2015 |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Renewable Energy Laboratory operates as laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Golden, CO. | Chairman | 30/09/2021 |
Dimensional Energy, Inc.
Dimensional Energy, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Dimensional Energy, Inc. provides photo catalyst testing services. It offers syngas, chemical manufacturing, sustainability and methanol. The company was founded by Tobias Hanrath, David Erickson and Jason Salfi in 2014 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/01/2019 |
Third Derivative Institute
Third Derivative Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Third Derivative Institute is a company that accelerates the rate of climate innovation by uniting and aligning committed investors, large corporations, and market and policy experts with the world's most promising climate tech startups. The company is based in Boulder, CO. The company's inclusive ecosystem rapidly finds, funds, and scales climate tech. Third Derivative Institute was founded in 2020 by RMI and New Energy Nexus. The CEO is Bryan Guido Hassin. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/08/2020 |
Former positions of Howard Branz
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OUR&D | Consultant / Advisor | 30/04/2022 |
Training of Howard Branz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Doctorate Degree |
Brandeis University | Undergraduate Degree |
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Renewable Energy Laboratory operates as laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Golden, CO. | Commercial Services |
Dimensional Energy, Inc.
Dimensional Energy, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Dimensional Energy, Inc. provides photo catalyst testing services. It offers syngas, chemical manufacturing, sustainability and methanol. The company was founded by Tobias Hanrath, David Erickson and Jason Salfi in 2014 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY. | Commercial Services |
Third Derivative Institute
Third Derivative Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Third Derivative Institute is a company that accelerates the rate of climate innovation by uniting and aligning committed investors, large corporations, and market and policy experts with the world's most promising climate tech startups. The company is based in Boulder, CO. The company's inclusive ecosystem rapidly finds, funds, and scales climate tech. Third Derivative Institute was founded in 2020 by RMI and New Energy Nexus. The CEO is Bryan Guido Hassin. | Commercial Services |
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