Garvin Heath, PhD
Principal Environmental Engineer
Garvin Heath, PhD, is a Distinguished Member of the Research Staff at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado, USA. For over 15 years he has worked to characterize and quantify sustainability of energy technologies, with particular focus on photovoltaics (PV). For a decade he has led the International Energy Agency’s Photovoltaic Power Systems Task 12: PV Sustainability, served on the Joint (steering) Committee developing a Sustainability Leadership Standard for PV Modules and Inverters (including a recently released low-carbon PV standard) and advises governments and companies about sustainability practices and end of life management for renewable energy technologies.