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Ryan Hanley

Ryan Hanley

Founder & CEO, modernizing power with advanced energy solutions

San Francisco Bay Area, California
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Joined February 2025
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Summary

Ryan Hanley is a serial entrepreneur in the clean energy sector, having founded Equilibrium Energy (2021-Present) to build power industry operating systems, and SmartSense Energy (2010-2012), which developed smart grid sensor technology. His entrepreneurial drive is focused on leveraging technology and AI to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy solutions. equilibriumenergy+3
He possesses deep expertise in grid services and distributed energy resources (DERs), demonstrated through leadership roles at SolarCity (Director, Senior Director, and VP of Grid Engineering Solutions, 2014-2016) and Tesla (Director, Grid Services, 2016-2017). His work included developing strategies to aggregate, optimize, and monetize portfolios of energy assets and authoring influential white papers on integrated distribution planning. youtube+4
Ryan has a strong background in combining cutting-edge technology with traditional energy infrastructure. He led the development of Shell's digital and AI platform for their global power business (2018-2021) and has a publication on ResearchGate focusing on decentralizing optimal power flow with machine learning, showcasing his ability to apply advanced analytics to complex energy systems. ceraweek+3
Beyond his professional career, Ryan Hanley is recognized for his philanthropic efforts as the founder of 4K for Cancer (2001-2009). This initiative, inspired by his personal experience with cancer, organized cross-country bike treks to raise funds and awareness for young adults affected by the disease. 4kforcancer+1

Work

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Writing

Toward Distributed Energy Services: Decentralizing Optimal Power Flow With Machine Learning

August 15, 2019

Co-authored a publication on ResearchGate exploring a data-driven approach to learn control policies for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to reconstruct and mimic centralized optimal power flow (OPF) solutions using locally available information.

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Integrated Distribution Planning

August 1, 2015

Authored a white paper for SolarCity advocating for modernized utility interconnection, planning, procurement, and data sharing processes to better integrate distributed energy resources (DERs) and proposing a new 'Distribution Loading Order' policy.

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Hobbies

He was an accomplished athlete, playing varsity soccer at Johns Hopkins University, and co-founded a cross-country charity bike trek. jh+1