PNNL

TJ Heibel is the Director of the Energy Resources Sector at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), where he supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation’s (CMEI) Critical Minerals, Materials and Manufacturing (CM3) mission, and the missions of the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO). Heibel previously led PNNL’s Renewable Energy Sector, overseeing research in hydropower, marine, geothermal, wind, and solar energy. Since joining PNNL in 2015, he has helped connect science and policy across a range of energy and natural resources challenges.

Before PNNL, Heibel spent seven years at BCS, Inc. supporting DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). His work included managing the Wind and Water team, leading the Hydropower Vision, and supporting key efforts in hydropower, marine, wind, and bioenergy. Earlier in his career, Heibel worked in global conservation, conducting analyses and contributing to major aquatic science reports for The Nature Conservancy. He holds a Master’s degree focused on marine and coastal management and brings strong analytic and communication skills to his work in the energy space.

BS in Ecology, Behavior and Evolution from the University of California, San Diego (2003)  

MS in Conservation Biology from The University of Queensland in Australia (2005). 

Board Member – Low Impact Hydropower Institute, 2017-Present