
Richard Esposito
R&D Program Manager,
Southern Company
Dr. Esposito is a veteran of the electrical utility industry with more than 30 years of leadership related to research, development, and deployment of technology options for commercial deployment including CCUS, geothermal power, bulk energy storage, white hydrogen, and deep borehole isolation of spent nuclear fuel. He serves as the Companies subject matter expert for each of the above topics. He has a diverse academic background with a B.S. and M.S. degree in geology from Auburn University, M.S. degree in environmental management from Samford University, and Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Alabama. He has published extensively and lectured worldwide on a wide range of electrical utility environmental and technology related issues.