
Carlos Gamarra
Vice President of Energy, Air, and IT,
Houston Advanced Research Center
Dr. Carlos Gamarra is Vice President of Energy, Air, and IT at HARC. He also serves as the Director of the U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Southcentral Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) where he leads a team promoting the deployment of onsite energy technologies in five states across the US.
He joined HARC in 2017, and his research focuses on energy planning processes. Carlos has developed innovative methodologies and tools for the deployment of distributed generation and storage technologies, as well as community-scale systems such as microgrids and district energy systems, among others. Since 2019, he has served as the principal investigator on four DOE-funded projects. In 2023, he received the Young Professional Award from the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Alliance for his work on promoting the deployment of distributed generation technologies through the DOE’s Southcentral CHP TAP.
Dr. Gamarra is also pushing the boundaries of innovation in commercial buildings with HARC’s Living Lab, a mid-size commercial office building that is certified LEED Platinum, certified LEED Zero Energy, and holds an Energy Star Rating of 99/100. The facility is a living lab where different technologies and operation strategies are tested and showcased for other users to adopt.
Sessions
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25-Jun-2025Infrastructure and IntegrationIdentifying the business case: the future of digital twins and tools in H2 infrastructure planning