Chris Bremer is a Technical Leader at the Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) on the Energy Storage and Distributed Generation program and is currently focused on battery energy storage operations, maintenance, reliability, and asset management. Prior experience came from the Southwest vertically-integrated utility, Salt River Project (SRP), where he was a senior data scientist and renewable integration subject-matter expert (SME) and helped contract, commission, test, and onboard over 3GWh of standalone and solar-hybrid battery energy storage resources. Responsibilities also included storage outage management, control room visualizations, mid-term strategy development, and the creation of organization-wide training on all facets of energy storage and renewables. Chris also has extensive experience in short and long-term solar and wind power forecasting; creating and leading SRP’s renewable forecasting team and integrating SRP’s mid-term planning models with both renewable forecasts and energy storage operating conditions and limitations. Other experience was gained at Clearway Energy Group where he created Clearway’s weather and basis forecasting system, and architected the energy storage enterprise data model. He has both Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering from Arizona State University.

Chris Lenda, Director of EHS for Powin Energy began his professional leadership and safety journey when he joined the Idaho Army National Guard in May 1999 as a Combat Medic. Assigned to the 116th Cavalry Brigade, Chris mobilized for 18 months from 2004-2005 to Kirkuk, Iraq as both a Medic and with the additional duty position of Unit Safety Officer.
Following this deployment, he was reassigned to the 1-148th Field Artillery communications section, where he served as Team Chief, Section NCOIC, Forward Signal Support NCO, as well as continuing as the unit’s safety officer.
In 2009, he graduated from Columbia Southern University with honors (Cum Laude) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice.
In 2010-2011, Chris again deployed with the 116th to Iraq, this time serving as Convoy Security Team NCO, providing armed gun truck escorts to VIP's, light army units, and civilian commodity convoys moving across the whole of Iraq. His team was so successful that they were personally selected by the theater commander to travel to Kuwait to train the 7th Army Cavalry (We Were Soldiers) before their own deployment to Iraq.
Retiring from the National Guard in 2019, his notable military awards include 7 Army Achievement Medals, 3 Army Commendation Medals, Meritorious Service Medal, 6 Army Reserve Component Achievement Medals and 2 Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Concurrently with his military service, Chris entered public service in 2003 as a State Trooper with the Idaho State Police, taking on the additional role of Crash Reconstructionist, being recognized as New Trooper of the Year in 2004.
After 10 years with ISP, he transitioned into renewables, starting as a traveling Special Services Technician with EDF Renewable Energy in 2014. After traveling full-time for 2 years, he transitioned into the Health and Safety Team, first as a Specialist, and finally as a Senior Manager over all aspects of Safety and Health for EDFR’s US operations (60 sites).
He currently holds both a Certified Safety Professional and Associate Safety Professional certification through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He also has been an active member of the American Clean Power’s training committee as well as a participant in other safety related industry panels and events.
Chris currently resides on a small farm in Southeast Idaho with his wife Heather, 16 year old son Kaleb, and 7 year old chocolate lab Jade. In his free time, Chris enjoys woodworking, gardening and long-distance bike riding.

Omar Longou is the Director of Commercial Operations for Spearmint Energy with 8 years of experience in the field of renewable energy. At Spearmint, he is responsible for managing the company's fleet of operational battery energy storage projects. Key functions of his team include HSE & cybersecurity risk management, asset management, and performance engineering. He previously worked for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), where he held multiple engineering roles throughout his tenure. Omar holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University.