Energy Harvesting using Solid State Thermoelectric High Temperature Power Generation Modules (Energy Harvesting and Storage Europe 2014)

 

Cheryl Diuguid is CEO of GMZ Energy, Inc., a market leader in the development of high temperature thermoelectric ("TE") power generation solutions based in Waltham, Massachusetts with operations in Wuxi, China.

Cheryl has over 20 years of international experience leading and expanding company businesses and operations in global markets including Asia, Europe, South America and Mexico; from early stage startups to billion dollar divisions of multinationals. Her background spans a wide variety of technologies in Power and Energy (including, Lighting/LED, Sapphire, Fuel Cells, Industrial Batteries) as well as UPS, Pulp and Paper, and Telecomm.

She has held Executive leadership roles at Invensys Power Systems, Xerium Technology, Enersys, and GT Advanced Technologies and led early stage companies Vairex and Lumetric Lighting as CEO.

She holds graduate degrees in Chemistry from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Duke University

GMZ Energy, Inc. is a market leader in the development of high temperature thermoelectric ("TE") power generation solutions. The Company utilizes proprietary process technologies to manufacture nano-structured bulk TE materials with improved performance, and high-efficiency, low-cost TE modules. GMZ has established relationships with large, multi-national companies who are partnering with the Company to penetrate moderate sized near-term markets as well as much larger intermediate and long-term markets. With backing from blue-chip investors and U.S. Department of Energy grants, GMZ has developed proprietary and patent-protected TE technologies, encompassing material compositions, material structure, material production, and module fabrication.