Yi “Chloe” Ke, Ph.D.

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Vice President of Original Sourcing, BYD North America @ BYD North America
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Arcadia, California, United States, United States
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About Yi “Chloe” Ke, Ph.D.

Welcome to my page! Trained as a material science Ph.D. and strategic consultant, I am leading raw materials sourcing for BYD in America, the world’s largest battery electric vehicle & battery OEM. My team's mission is to secure raw materials such as lithium so that BYD can meet society's increasing needs for EVs and Energy Storage Systems. Before joining BYD, I lead the energy storage program at New Energy Nexus(previously known as California Clean Energy Fund). We aim to support diverse entrepreneurs to drive EV and energy storage innovation with funds, accelerators, and networks. Projects under my portfolio include EV Open Innovation Challenge (2021, with Hyundai Motor and Kia), EV and Battery Challenge (2020, with LG Energy Solution, Hyundai Motor, and Kia), BP Launchpad startup campaign in Europe (2019), LG Chem Battery Challenge(2018), Bay Area Battery Summit(2018-2020). I had the joy of recruiting 400+ battery and EV startups from 42 countries into above-mentioned corporate innovation programs. I also facilitated closing 21 commercial transactions between startups and corporates.Prior to that, I provided strategy consulting service to government and utilities at Rocky Mountain Institute, on topics from long-term energy system planning to short-term power market design to create a clean, prosperous, and secure low-carbon energy future for all. My works were used as a reference to the U.S.-China Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change in 2015 by the White House and China's 13th Five-Year Plan by NDRC. Before that, I spent five years at National Renewable Energy Laboratory conducting my Ph. D. research on advanced solar cell materials, for which I received the Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award. I decided to dedicate my career to enable our society transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy back in 2005 -- as it would be the quintessential challenge of our generation. I strongly believe the right technology fueled by the proper economics and business model is the most potent engine during such transition.

Yi “Chloe” Ke, Ph.D.'s Current Company Details
BYD North America

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Vice President of Original Sourcing, BYD North America
Yi “Chloe” Ke, Ph.D. Work Experience Details
  • Byd North America
    Vice President Of Original Sourcing
    Byd North America Oct 2021 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
  • New Energy Nexus
    Program Manager
    New Energy Nexus Feb 2019 - Oct 2021
    Berkeley, California, Us
    Yi leads the energy storage program at New Energy Nexus(previously known as California Clean Energy Fund). We aim to support diverse entrepreneurs to drive innovation in the energy storage and battery sector with funds, accelerators, and networks. Projects under my portfolio include EV Open Innovation Challenge (with Hyundai Motor and Kia), EV and Battery Challenge (with LG Chem, Hyundai Motor, and Kia Motor), LG Chem Battery Challenge, Bay Area Battery Summit.
  • Calcharge
    Program Manager
    Calcharge Feb 2019 - Oct 2021
    CalCharge is a groundbreaking public-private partnership working to accelerate the development, commercialization, and adoption of new energy storage technologies for the consumer, transportation, and grid markets. CalCharge brings together emerging and established companies, academic and research institutions, government agencies, and other key stakeholders to spur advanced manufacturing and increase the growth of the energy storage sector.Through its programs, CalCharge creates a “center of gravity” for the California energy storage cluster that enables these diverse stakeholders to collaborate, identify barriers to emerging technology success, develop solutions, and help provide access to resources that clear the path to commercialization. The goal – a thriving California energy storage cluster that is a key driver of industry and market growth globally.
  • Rmi
    Senior Associate
    Rmi Jan 2016 - Jul 2021
    Boulder, Co, Us
    Lead major business development activities to establish RMI’s thought leadership in the Chinese power sector. Responsible for launching three projects of strategic importance and fruitfully managing their external collaboration. Helped RMI grow from no footprint in China to the only foreign NGO sponsored by the National Energy Administration Selected Results:- Developed and nurtured top-level connections in 100+ major organizations in the Chinese power sector that is critical to RMI’s business development strategy, including large corporates, central government, and leading academics- Responsible for developing and managing the external collaboration of RMI’s flagship project in China’s power sector, which is to build a market simulation model to quantitatively analyze the balance sheet of specific generators under a particular spot market structure- Designed and executed a stakeholder engagement strategy for the flagship project to make sure the crucial decision-makers adopt it in the revolutionary power sector reform- Excellent track-record of recruiting membership companies for RMI’s subsidiary programs of Business Renewable Center and Energy Web Foundation
  • Rmi
    Senior Associate
    Rmi Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
    Boulder, Co, Us
    Independent contributor to RMI’s thought leadership - Co-developed and secured the funding for a consulting project which will pilot a new business model that would allow an integrated energy service provider to profit from implementing energy efficiency and distributed generation - Co-authored an article about business strategies of electricity retail companies published in Caijin magazine (Chinese Forbes) and get picked up by major national media outlets Represented RMI to give an invited talk on the disruptive future of the electricity sector to 400+ audience in the 10th China New Energy International Forum- Conducted critical research of electricity market design, such as interprovincial power market, transition market design, market power monitor and regulationSector lead and a key contributor to the electricity sector of the Reinventing Fire China project, which is a groundbreaking energy roadmap for China (see the description for Yi's associate role at RMI)
  • Rmi
    Associate
    Rmi Feb 2014 - Feb 2015
    Boulder, Co, Us
    Sector lead and a key contributor to the electricity sector of the Reinventing Fire China project, which is a groundbreaking energy roadmap for China- It shows China can meet its ambitious, six-fold 2050 economic growth target using almost the same amount of energy in 2050 as 2010, but with substantially more renewable energy and less coal.- The report was authored by Rocky Mountain Institute, the Energy Research Institute under China’s National Development and Reform Commission, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory under two years of close collaboration. - This report was released on the G20 Energy Efficiency Forum and recognized by the Chinese central government as a reference for the energy strategy in the 13th Five Year Plan.
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Joint Graduate Research Assistant
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory Jun 2009 - Dec 2013
    Golden, Co, Us
    Master and then Ph.D. student at the Colorado School of Mines, conducting research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Specialized in Transparent Conducting Oxides (TCOs) and solid state physics. Supervised by NREL research fellow Dr. David Ginley and CSM Professor Dr. Ryan O'Hayre as Ph.D. thesis co-advisor.
  • Yinovation, Llc
    Founder
    Yinovation, Llc Feb 2009 - Oct 2009
    + Created a consumer product (proprietary) from concept to prototype, and drafted a provisional patent+ Conducted extensive due diligence by estimating the market size through survey and in-depth market research on the feasibility of selling through various dealership chains+ Developed financial forecast based on first-hand information from industry contacts in each section of the value chain+ Invited to Angel Capital Summit in Colorado which lead to strong investment interests of an angel investor+ Decided to dissolve this initiative due to the time conflict of research work at NREL, which is a clear priority

Yi “Chloe” Ke, Ph.D. Skills

Solar Cells Photovoltaics Materials Science Thin Films Characterization Renewable Energy Nanotechnology Scanning Electron Microscopy Physics Solar Energy Research Energy Sputtering Design Of Experiments Problem Solving Sem Start Ups Afm Pulsed Laser Deposition Raman Spectroscopy X Ray Diffraction Analysis Tem X Ray Fluorescence Photoluminescence Hall Effect Uv Vis Spectroscopy Edx Kelvin Probe Four Point Probe Laser Vacuum Chambers Sol Gel Uv/vis Xrf Uv/vis Spectroscopy Management Consulting Business Strategy Program Management Quantitative Analytics Due Diligence Business Development Technology Commercialization Energy Storage Renewable Energy Markets Renewable Energy Policy Startup Acceleration Battery Power Market Regulation Power Market And Regulation

Yi “Chloe” Ke, Ph.D. Education Details

  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Materials Science
  • Colorado School Of Mines
    Colorado School Of Mines
    Materials Science
  • Colorado School Of Mines
    Colorado School Of Mines
    Material Engineering
  • University Of Electronic Science And Technology Of China
    University Of Electronic Science And Technology Of China
    Optoelectronics

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Yi “Chloe” Ke, Ph.D. attended National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Colorado School Of Mines, Colorado School Of Mines, University Of Electronic Science And Technology Of China.

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Yi “Chloe” Ke, Ph.D. has skills like Solar Cells, Photovoltaics, Materials Science, Thin Films, Characterization, Renewable Energy, Nanotechnology, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Physics, Solar Energy, Research, Energy.

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