Sila Kiliccote Honored for Energy Leadership

September 17, 2014

One of eight mid-career women who received a Clean Energy and Empowerment award from DOE-MIT partnership.

As part of the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) program, run by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Sila Kiliccote, leader of the Grid Integration Group at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, was recognized for her accomplishments in the area of research leadership at the annual C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium on Wednesday, September 17th.

"I'm honored to receive the C3E award for research leadership," said Kiliccote."All kinds of clean energy technologies—energy-efficient, renewable, and Smart Grid-related—have a bright future, and women in science, engineering, policy, business, law and other fields have a considerable opportunity to help shape these technologies and increase their adoption. I look forward to participating in Clean Energy Education and Empowerment's global network to strengthen both the reach of clean energy technologies and the role of women professionals in this field."

One of eight mid-career women recognized by the C3E program, Kiliccote was selected from a nationwide pool of nominations and chosen by distinguished energy experts who are part of the C3E Ambassadors program. Along with the recognition, she will receive a $8,000cash prize from MITEI for her clean energy work.

Kiliccote has held several positions at the national lab. Prior to this position, she was a part of the automated demand response team developing OpenADR, which is a communication protocol currently adopted as an international automated demand response standard between utilities and their customers. Her areas of interest include integration and optimization of behind-the-meter assets, using distributed energy resources (loads, electric vehicles, etc.) to provide grid services and sensing and measurement technologies for distribution systems. She has a MS in Building Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from University of New Hampshire.

Other award categories included: Advocacy, Business, Education, Entrepreneurial, Government, International, and Law & Finance Leadership.Additionally, the Ambassadors nominated and chose Susan Tierney, a senior advisor at the Analysis Group and formally an assistant secretary at DOE, to be the C3E Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

Read about all of this year's C3E award winners.

The U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) program is an effort to advance the careers and leadership of professional women in the field of clean energy. The program is part of the international C3E Initiative within the 23-government Clean Energy Ministerial framework.