Daniel L. Sanchez
Position/Department/Division/Institution/Organization
Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist,
Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
University of California-Berkeley
CountryUSACareer history
Daniel L. Sanchez is an engineer and energy systems analyst studying the commercializationand deployment of energy technologies that remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Sanchez’s workand engagement spans the academic, nongovernmental, and governmental sectors. As an
Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, he runs the Carbon Removal Lab, which aims tocommercialize sustainable negative emissions technologies, and supports outreach topolicymakers and technologists in California and across the United States. Prior to joining thefaculty of UC Berkeley, Daniel was a AAAS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow
serving in the Office of Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO). He has previously held positions withthe Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Green for All, and the California Public
Utilities Commission. He holds a PhD and MS from UC Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group,
and a BSE in chemical and biomolecular engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Awards/Publications
Selected publications:
D.L. Sanchez, N. Johnson, S. McCoy, P.A. Turner, K.J. Mach. “Near-term deployment of carbon
capture and storage from biorefineries in the United States” Proceedings of the National
Academies of Sciences, 115, 4875-4880 (2018)
http://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/115/19/4875.full.pdf.
D.L. Sanchez, D.M. Kammen. “A commercialization strategy for carbon-negative energy” Nature
Energy, 1, 1-4 (2016). doi: 10.1038/NENERGY.2015.
D.L. Sanchez, D.S. Callaway. “Optimal scale of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage(BECCS) facilities” Applied Energy (2016) doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.134

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7th Annual Meeting － Virtual Forum ―D.L. Sanchez, J.H. Nelson, J. Johnston, A. Mileva, D. Kammen. “Biomass enables the transition
to a carbon-negative power system across western North America.” Nature Climate Change, 5,230–234 (2015).
E. Baik, D.L. Sanchez, et al. “Geospatial Analysis of the Near-Term Technical Potential for
BECCS in the U.S.” Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, 115, 3290-3295(2018).LEYBOURNE, M., BATTEN, W. M. J., BAHAJ, A. S., MINNS, N. & O'NIANS, J. (2011).
Preliminary design of the OWEL wave energy converter commercial demonstrator. World
Renewable Energy Congress, Linköping, Sweden.
LEYBOURNE, M., BATTEN, W. M. J., BAHAJ, A. S., MINNS, N. & O'NIANS, J. (2012)
Preliminary Design of the OWEL Wave Energy Converter Pre-Commercial Demonstrator.
Renewable Energy. Available online 13 September 2012, ISSN 0960-1481,
10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.019.
BUSH, H., LEYBOURNE, M., HUSSEY, J. & MINNS, N. (2013). Environmental Considerations
for the Development of a Multi-Technology, Tidal Array Site in England. 10th European Wave
and Tidal Energy Conference, Aalborg, Denmark.
ROC, T., GREAVES, D., CONLEY, D.C. & LEYBOURNE, M. (2013). Optimisingcommercial-scale TEC arrays: genetic algorithm, Fractal & Eco-mimicry. 10th European Wave
and Tidal Energy Conference, Aalborg, Denmark.
LEYBOURNE, M. (2013). Development and Evaluation of the Hydrodynamic Design of theOWEL Wave Energy Converter. EngD. Thesis. University of Southampton, UK
LEYBOURNE, M. (2016). India Ventures into Offshore Wind. Energy Focus – Spring 2016,EIC pp128-131
YATES, C.M. & LEYBOURNE, M. (2016). Indian offshore wind: ambitions, opportunities andchallenges. Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Eng. Technol. Ref., pp. 1–11. DOI:
10.1049/etr.2016.0114
HUSSEY, J., MINNS, N., LEYBOURNE, M. & ABUNDO, M. (2016). Reduction in the Cost ofTidal Energy Through the Exploitation of Lower Flow Resources. Proc. of the 3rd Asian Wave &Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC 2016). pp 662-666
LEYBOURNE, M. & HUSSEY, J. (2016) A Review of India’s Developing Offshore Wind Marketand Opportunities. Proc. of the 3rd Asian Wave & Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC 2016). pp677-680

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7th Annual Meeting － Virtual Forum ―BAWN, G., LEBOE, D., JEDDERE-FISHER, S., CONRON, R. & LEYBOURNE, M. (2016).
Design of a Floating Platform for Shallow Water Tidal Stream Energy Resources. Proc. of the
3rd Asian Wave & Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC 2016). pp 941-945
BAWN, G., LEBOE, D., JEDDERE-FISHER, S., CONRON, R. & LEYBOURNE, M. (2017). The
Design Process for a Floating Platform Operating in Shallow Water Tidal Flows with VerticalAxis Turbines. METS, USA
YATES, C. & LEYBOURNE, M. (2019). Financing Offshore Wind in Taiwan. Journal of National
Development Studies. Vol. 18 No. 2, pp125-152. DOI:10.6164/JNDS.201906_18(2).0003
Areas of expertisecarbon dioxide removal, energy systems modeling, bioenergy, climate policy

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