Aaron Barker
Director Of Due Diligence at Fractal Energy Storage Consultants
Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolAaron Barker is a Director of Due Diligence with 11 years of experience specializing in utility-scale battery energy storage and hybrid renewable systems, directing technoeconomic and technical diligence for over 20 GWh of projects across ERCOT, CAISO, PJM, and ISO-NE. He combines hands-on modeling and optimization expertise—having led development of NREL’s Hybrid Optimization and Performance Platform (HOPP)—with practical acquisition support to maximize returns for developers, utilities, and investors. His background spans research (NREL), applied tool integration (REopt with HOPP), and field-focused analysis for on-site generation like data centers, enabling both revenue and resilience objectives. A PhD-trained engineer and former Fulbright scholar, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor, machine-learning applications in renewable resource estimation, and real-world deal experience. Notably, he routinely encounters and resolves the nuanced operational and control challenges that derail large-scale BESS projects, making him a pragmatic adviser for complex storage deployments.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
510 points - Leaving Certificate 2009, 510 points - Leaving Certificate 2009 at Christian Brothers College, CorkDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering at University College Cork
Irish, English, French
Github Skills (2)
matlab2
python1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
NREL/HOPP
Dec 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:1 review, 145 commits, 11 PRs in 1 year 8 months
barker59/openfast
Sep 2021 - Feb 2022
Main repository for the NREL-supported OpenFAST whole-turbine and FAST.Farm wind farm simulation codes.
Contributions:8 pushes in 4 months
windsupportedsimulationwind-farmprediction-model
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