• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Wade Shafer

S&P Global

Director for Power, Gas, Coal, and Renewables

Wade Shafer is a Director for Power, Gas, Coal, and Renewables group at S&P Global. His research focuses on western US and Canadian power market fundamentals, leveraging his background in renewables and distributed generation to analyze these evolving markets. As the lead power researcher for the S&P Global multiclient study Reinventing the Wheel, Mr. Shafer has evaluated the impact of electric vehicles on power market fundamentals and new electric vehicle opportunities in the power industry. While at S&P Global, he has also led the North American electricity demand forecast and covered solar power in North America. Mr. Shafer holds a BS from The George Washington University and an MS from Johns Hopkins University.

Sessions With Wade Shafer

Monday, 9 March

  • 02:30pm - 04:30pm (CST) / -

    Hydrogen: The missing piece of the energy puzzle
    Workshop

    Hydrogen and renewable gas are highly versatile fuels that can be used in all sectors of the economy. The potential of hydrogen and hydrogen derived fuels, to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon energy system is widely recognized by industry and policymakers. This workshop will discuss recent global developments, and identify signposts that will provide early indications of the role that hydrogen will play in the future energy mix, as well as providing an overview of the fundamentals of hydrogen production, supply, and use as an energy carrier.  

Wednesday, 11 March

Thursday, 12 March

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    Grid Anxiety: Integrating EVs & the power grid

    Power & Renewables Mobility/Transportation

    When each passenger EV charges, it could be likened to as many as 30 new homes joining a grid, and if an EV truck is charging, more than 100 new homes. How will the grid handle neighborhood-sized loads that appear and disappear throughout the day, every day? What will it take to get the grid ready? Are there non-hardware solutions to ease the impact? Should some countries be more anxious than others?