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Daniel C. Tobin, senior investment officer and director of the origination intake unit with the U.S. Department of Energy, has nearly two decades of experience in the energy sector. In this position, Daniel Tobin uses his technical, policy, operational, risk-assessment and financial knowledge to help bring critical DOE projects to fruition. As a member of the American Council of Renewable Energy, Daniel Tobin works with other professionals who are dedicated to advancing the renewables sector. The American Council of Renewable Energy (ACORE) is a national nonprofit organization made up of a wide variety of constituencies in the renewable energy sector, including developers, manufacturers, providers, financial professions, and educators. Together, the Council and its members work to advocate for renewable energy with the development of policy changes and financial innovation.  Each year, ACORE hosts the National Renewable Energy Policy Forum in Washington D.C. This year, the foru...

A graduate of the University of Delaware with a master’s in energy policy, Daniel Tobin leverages his training and experience to lead as senior investment officer and senior director of the origination unit at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). When not serving at the DOE, Daniel Tobin also contributes to the American Council of Renewable Energy, which recently announced that New York State has plans to add offshore wind power generation. In January 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state plans to begin a 90-megawatt (MW) wind-power project 30 miles off the coast of Montauk, Long Island. The project is part of a larger plan to generate 2,400 MW of wind energy by 2030. The new wind-energy program is part of New York’s efforts to increase use of low-carbon energy sources.  If New York succeeds in generating 2,400 MW of wind power by 2030, this will be enough to provide power to 1.25 million homes, likely making New York the leading state in the use of off...

Since 2008, Daniel Tobin has led as senior investment officer and senior director at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Complementing his work at the DOE, Daniel Tobin has participated on the American Council on Renewable Energy. A nonprofit organization, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) works toward the advancement of renewable energy through policy changes, financial innovation, and market development. To this end, the organization hosts a number of programs, including the Power Generation & Infrastructure Initiative.  The Power Generation & Infrastructure Initiative has established four goals in the areas of renewable energy integration and storage, electric transportation, corporate procurement, and market expansion.  To achieve these goals, ACORE holds biannual meetings to help corporate electricity consumers access renewable energy. Further, the council advocates for developing a regional transmission organization in the Western United State...

Working in the field for nearly two decades, Daniel Tobin possesses a diverse background in the technical, policy, and financial aspects of the energy sector in numerous dealings with the United States Government, most recently working for the US Department of Energy (DOE). In conjunction with his professional career, Daniel Tobin is a member of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) . The American Council On Renewable Energy recently came out in support of the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) and its plan to increase the amount of electricity that the state draws from sources such as wind and solar (renewables) power to a rate of 50 percent over the next 14 years. Nearly a quarter of New York’s electricity already comes from renewable energy sources. By working to double that figure, the state positions itself alongside California, Vermont, Oregon, and Hawaii as one of the most aggressive adopters of renewable energy. With renewable energy coming to the forefront...

Daniel Tobin works as a Senior Director at the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, he is responsible for evaluating complex energy projects in the clean energy sector. As part of his commitment to sustainability, Daniel Tobin is affiliated with the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE).  The Council is currently focused on its National Defense & Security Member Initiative. This project is intended to aid the Department of Defense in its own attempt to decrease reliance on oil and other fossil fuels. As it stands, the Department of Defense uses more oil than any other industrial consumer on the planet. Budgetary constraints and fuel costs will require the department to spend $150 billion on non-renewable fuel over the next decade unless a change is made. According to ACORE, the military’s practice of transporting fossil fuels was tied directly to substantial percentages of American casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. By shifting to renewabl...

Before becoming a senior director at the Department of Energy (DOE), Daniel Tobin attended the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, where he received a masters degree in energy and environmental policy. While attending the University of Delaware, Daniel Tobin was sent as a delegate NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) member to the Climate Change Conference at the United Nations Framework Convention. While earning his masters degree, Daniel Tobin also worked for a short time as an associate in the Office of Climate Change for the Department of Energy. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) created an international treaty in 1992 regarding the effects of climate change on the global environment and how it could limit the increasing global temperature. The Kyoto Protocol (KP) was developed and adopted in 1997 to help reduce emissions and the convention has met regularly to maintain and continue discussions on protecting the environment.  The 2005...