Terrestrial Energy appointed Ben Heard of Australia on Monday to serve on its International Advisory Board.
Heard is a principal of ThinkClimate Consulting, a consultancy based in Australia. Heard has provided analysis, research and strategy development services to large and small companies on climate-change and sustainability matters.
“The energy industry is at a crossroads created by fuel ecological impact and policy response,” Terrestrial Energy CEO Simon Irish said. “Terrestrial Energy’s (Integral Molten Salt Reactor [IMSR]) technology has game-changing ecological ramifications for the energy industry, and these require expert handling. Terrestrial Energy is therefore delighted to be working with Mr. Heard in this capacity. He is one of today’s ecological and sustainability thought leaders and will assist the company with one of its core objectives: to demonstrate that Terrestrial Energy is a leading industrial-energy innovator that is addressing the central problems of climate change and energy sustainability.”
The company said Heard is recognized internationally as an authority on climate-change mitigation and what corporations can do in this area. Heard is currently pursuing a doctorate in clean-energy systems and advanced nuclear energy from the University of Adelaide in South Australia. Heard currently holds a master’s degree in corporate sustainability management from Monash University in Victoria, Australia.
