FRANCOIS RONGERE
FRANCOIS RONGERE
Picarro
Senior Director, Solution Architect Climate and Safety
Picarro
Senior Director, Solution Architect Climate and Safety
At Picarro, Francois Rongere spearheads the design of innovative solutions to help gas operators leverage new sensing technologies to enhance safety and reduce emissions. He has more than 30 years of experience in the development of advanced technologies for gas operations, electricity generation, and energy use. Most recently, he was the head of the R&D and Innovation team for Gas Operations at PG&E, that he formed in 2012 and led to national recognition in 2018. He has been instrumental in the implementation of the first methane abatement regulation in California since 2014. Before joining PG&E, Francois managed a Corporate Venture organization for Electricite de France in the US and has been teaching in engineering schools in France and in the US, most recently developing curricula on Renewable Energy, Batteries and Biofuels at San Jose State University. He graduated from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble in France.
At Picarro, Francois Rongere spearheads the design of innovative solutions to help gas operators leverage new sensing technologies to enhance safety and reduce emissions. He has more than 30 years of experience in the development of advanced technologies for gas operations, electricity generation, and energy use. Most recently, he was the head of the R&D and Innovation team for Gas Operations at PG&E, that he formed in 2012 and led to national recognition in 2018. He has been instrumental in the implementation of the first methane abatement regulation in California since 2014. Before joining PG&E, Francois managed a Corporate Venture organization for Electricite de France in the US and has been teaching in engineering schools in France and in the US, most recently developing curricula on Renewable Energy, Batteries and Biofuels at San Jose State University. He graduated from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble in France.