Dave Lovekin
Energy Systems Program Lead
Areas of Focus
- Energy systems and the complex nature of energy transitions
- Renewable energy technologies and techno-economic transitions
- Global clean energy transition and Canadian energy landscape
- Community-based energy transitions and distributed energy resources
- Decarbonization of remote community energy systems
- Energy policy and regulation
Dave Lovekin is the Program Lead for Cascade’s Energy Systems program which comprises of the Ultradeep Geothermal program and the Scale-up and Acceleration program. His role involves strategic direction of these main programs, co-ordinating of the various projects within these programs with a focus on scaling up clean energy solutions at a rate proportionate with the urgency of the climate crisis. By applying complex systems analysis and approaches to the energy transition, the multifaceted aspects of the energy transition can be better understood, and appropriate solutions can be found.
Dave is the lead Research Manager interfacing with the University of Victoria’s Acceleration Community Energy Transformation (ACET) Initiative – a program focused community-level research and interventions with dedicated attention to scaling solutions, mapping the complex interplay of social, economic and technical challenges that often impede energy transitions.
Before joining the Cascade Institute, Dave was the Director of the Pembina Institute’s Renewables in Remote Communities Program that focuses on supporting the decarbonization of Canada’s remote communities.
