Shardul Tiwari, PhD
Senior Associate
Shardul Tiwari (PhD) is a Senior Associate at Havenergy Consulting and a research affiliate at Michigan Technological University. His research focuses on energy justice, energy policy, and the integration of renewable energy technologies in the U.S. electricity market. Dr. Tiwari used social-economic and legal lenses to examine the development of Pumped Underground Storage Hydro (PUSH) in abandoned underground mines in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. His dissertation was part of the more extensive study funded by the SLOAN foundation. Dr. Tiwari's works also looked at studying the techno-spatial potential for developing energy storage in various brownfield sites (abandoned mines) in the U.S. Dr. Tiwari has over seven years of experience in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency policy formulation in the least developing countries. In his novel career, he has worked both at the district level and with the Ministry in energy policy formulation. In addition to his PhD research, Dr. Tiwari has over eight years of experience in renewable energy and energy efficiency policy formulation in the least developing countries. In his novel career, he has worked at the district and ministerial levels in energy policy formulation and implementation. He has been affiliated with the TATA TRUSTS (a Madhya Pradesh Government think tank), Sterlite Technologies Limited, and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ). Shardul worked with the GIZ as an energy policy expert under the Nepal Energy Efficiency Programme (NEEP), shaping the development of energy efficiency and biomass energy strategy for the country. He has also worked on energy efficiency and demand-side management projects for vertically integrated utilities.