• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Matt Neal

Siemens Energy

Vice President of Grid Solutions, North America

Matt Neal is Vice President of Grid Solutions North America since Oct 2022. He leads all Siemens Energy solutions operations for FACTS, HVDC, and Substations in the United States and Canada. Matt previously served as the Vice President of Grid Stabilization Business Unit, primarily responsible for FACTS solutions in the United States. Matt has worked at Siemens Energy for 15 years with multiple roles in sales, marketing, business development, and general management. His experience is mainly focused in the industrial, O&G, and transmission markets. Matt received his engineering degree in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University and received his MBA from University of Texas at Austin.

Sessions With Matt Neal

Tuesday, 7 March

  • 10:30am - 11:15am (CST) / 07/mar/2023 04:30 pm - 07/mar/2023 05:15 pm

    Siemens Energy | Getting Renewables onto the Grid: How HVDC can Accelerate Their Incorporation
    High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems are becoming more and more important in an energy landscape that is characterized by increasing digitalization, decarbonization, and distributed generation. HVDC technology offers the most efficient means of transmitting large amount of power over long distances, help connect green power to the grid, and to stabilize three-phase-grids. During this co-led lyceum, the speakers will review a project identified by the federal government as a national priority to permit and complete. This session will cover long distance high voltage DC transmission that will connect wind energy to renewable markets, increasing the resilience and reliability of the entire power grid. Projects like these are important new infrastructure to help drive transformation in the energy sector. They also represent using HVDC technology to deliver onshore wind power and will significantly advance the nation’s net-zero goals.