Sparks: Career Talk with Nick Britton ’21, EFI
Join Nick Britton ’21, research associate with Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) to learn about his career journey and to ask questions.
Join the Irving Institute for the first session of our newly revived Sparks series, which invites energy and climate professionals to share about their career journeys and answer questions from students seeking to forge their own pathway toward climate and energy careers.
On Wednesday, October 25 from 6-7 pm online, Nick Britton ’21, research associate with Energy Futures Initiative will join us. [PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A NEW DATE FOR THIS TALK.]
Nick is a research associate at the EFI Foundation, where he provides research and analysis on clean energy technologies, climate and sustainability issues, and their relationship to public policy and society. He currently manages a project team analyzing community engagement best practices related to clean energy projects and federal programs. He has expertise on clean hydrogen technologies and policies, having led technical and policy analysis on industry trends and federal legislation for EFI's recent clean hydrogen policy recommendation report. He has also supported reports and regional workshops on clean hydrogen, heating decarbonization, and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage.
Nick holds a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies and a minor in government from Dartmouth College. During his time at Dartmouth, he conducted research for the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society, exploring COVID-19’s impact on regional transmission organizations and U.S. electricity markets. Britton also worked as the energy and utilities intern at Dartmouth’s Office of Sustainability, tracking the college’s progress towards sustainability benchmarks. Britton also co-founded the Dartmouth Energy Alliance, an organization designed to cultivate a diverse and inclusive group of students interested in all aspects of energy.
Prior to joining the EFI Foundation, Nick worked as the climate and clean energy intern and consultant for David Gardiner and Associates. In these roles, he researched policies at the federal and state levels to determine their political and economic value for the company’s business development projects focused on cogeneration systems, renewable thermal technologies, modernizing electricity transmission systems, and electrifying transportation.
