Peter Ward brings many decades of experience in alternative fuels and renewable energy to his work with Momentum as a Senior Strategist. In that role, he provides valuable strategic guidance to Momentum clients, serves as a liaison to numerous public agencies within California, and socializes client projects to agencies and legislators.
BACKGROUND
After a 34-year career at the California Energy Commission (CEC), Peter retired and founded Alternative Fuels Advocates, LLC, a consulting firm focused on furthering the vital role that low-carbon, non-petroleum alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies can play in California and the United States. At the CEC, Peter served as the Program Manager of the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, a $100-million-per-year program to develop alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in California. In that role, he developed, designed, and implemented the Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program (AB 118) in California, and assisted in the preparation of the first three annual Investment Plans for the Program, with total investments exceeding $350 million. Additionally, Peter served as Policy Advisor to Energy Commission Vice-Chair James Boyd and participated in the development of The California Alternative Fuels Plan (December 2007) as authorized by AB 1007. He also developed and implemented several innovative incentives and financing mechanisms for cost-shared fuel production, fuel dispensing infrastructure establishment, and vehicle purchases for alternative fuels. For five years, he served as statewide coordinator for the Clean Cities Program in California, assisting the approval of alternative fuel and vehicle projects for the 13 California Clean Cities Coalitions.
EDUCATION
California State University, Chico, BA, Political Science
California State University, Chico, MA, Public Administration