Aaron,

Thanks.

Invenergy, a leading sustainable energy developer based in Chicago, is developing clean hydrogen projects and would like to talk about your plans for campus decarbonization, especially as they related to CHP systems. Invenergy is also a leading member of the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2), which is submitting a strong proposal to the DOE for hydrogen hub funding—meaning their Midwest project may be receiving funds as early as January 2024. Jon Horek (VP of Hydrogen) would like to set up some time to hear your perspective and share more information about potential opportunities for collaboration.

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Hi Morgan,

Please allow me to make an introduction to Jon and Nayeli at Invenergy.

We had a meeting to talk about hydrogen for our facilities and they were interested in talking to others with large central plants (which we no longer have).

You may already have efforts regarding hydrogen underway but wanted to make the introduction in case it can be beneficial.

If nothing else, good to make connections and I hope everything is going well down at UofI.

Best,

Aaron

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Hi Aaron, thanks for the intro.

Nayeli and Jon, nice to meet you.  I am adding Rob Roman here, as he is the Director of Utilities and Energy Services for UIUC.

Thanks,

Morgan

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Morgan, please disregard the email I just sent. I realized I had missed this message where you included Rob. It’s great to e-meet you both and sorry for the delay as I’m catching up after taking time off.

We’d like to have an informal conversation to better understand if and how hydrogen might be helpful for your campus decarbonization plans (especially regarding campus energy and fleets). As mentioned, we expect to receive funding next year towards our clean hydrogen project in the Midwest.

Would you be available for this chat this Friday sometime between 11:00 and 1:30?  

Thank you,

 Nayeli Gallardo

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Morgan and Rob,

Dropping Aaron now that he’s introduced us.

Jon and I are still interested in setting up an intro call. Would this Friday afternoon between 2 and 4 work for you? Or perhaps next week?

Regards,

Nayeli

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Nayeli,

Morgan is out of the office this week. I would propose a meeting on 5/11/23 at 11AM. I do not know if Morgan is available, but it’s a start.

Rob

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Hi Rob,

Thank you for letting me know. I’m happy to reserve a tentative time slot, which we can hopefully confirm once Morgan is back or we can move if necessary. Unfortunately, 11am on May 11th would be a bit tight for us. Below are other time slots that would work for us as of today. Does one of these work for you?

Wed May 10: 11-noon, 3-4pm

Thu May 11: 10-11am, 10:30-11:30am, 2:30-3:30pm

Fri May 12: 10-11am, 2-3pm

Regards,

Nayeli