David Wogan
David Wogan
Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC)
David Wogan is Assistant Vice President and a Senior Visiting Researcher at APERC. He coordinates the APEC Energy Outlook, which provides supply and demand projections for the 21 economies of APEC. In addition, David leads data science and energy economic modelling research activities, including the development of the APEC Energy Model. His research interests are in the role of economic interventions in energy system planning, particularly in regional energy systems, and the impact on wider policy objectives.
Previously, David was a Senior Research Associate at the King Abdullah Petroleum Research Center (KAPSARC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. There he led projects on energy subsidy price reform, low carbon transition pathways, and integrating the electricity systems of GCC member states. David served in the White House Council on Environmental Quality in 2010, and at Austin Energy, the municipally-owned electricity utility for the city of Austin, Texas, USA.
David holds a Master of Science (M.S.) in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Public Affairs (MPAff) from The University of Texas at Austin. He is currently enrolled as a PhD student in energy economics at Université Paris Nanterre in Paris, France. His dissertation topic is quantifying the economic costs and gains of regional electricity system development in the context of trade, interventions, and carbon. He expects to complete his PhD in December 2020.
David is Associate Editor of Renewable Energy Focus, an Elsevier publication.
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