Drake Hernandez Email and Phone Number

Drake Hernandez is an Associate Principal within CRA's Energy Practice. Mr. Hernandez advises global clients as they develop strategies and evaluate investments across the energy sector. His work is focused on techno-commercial diligence for energy infrastructure projects to help clients value projects and assess off-take agreements as projects come together. He has been engaged by corporations and investors on matters pertaining to project commercialization, strategic and techno-economic due diligence, and regulatory issues.Mr. Hernandez is a testifying expert on matters related to disputes in the energy sector. His dispute resolution experience spans assessment of liability and quantum of damages in commercial litigation and international arbitration matters related to energy projects and infrastructure. He has significant experience in disputes in the natural gas, electric power, LNG, and oil sectors.Prior to his current role, Mr. Hernandez was a graduate research assistant at the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI). He was a co-author of the MITEI Future of Storage study and the architect of the hydrogen production techno-economic analysis (TEA) module of the Sustainable Energy Systems Modeling Analysis Environment (SESAME). His thesis focused on modeling hydrogen network dynamics and assessing federal regulatory frameworks for the development of interstate hydrogen transmission infrastructure within the United States.His work has been published in Applied Energy, the Energy Law Journal, Utility Dive, and other commercial and academic journals. He regularly speaks both domestically and internationally on matters related to the regulation of energy infrastructure, low-carbon fuels market development, and energy system planning.