RE+ interview with Traci Hopkins

Hydrogen isn’t just the fuel of the future — it’s already transforming how we monitor, store, and transport energy today. And one company has been quietly embedded in the world’s best DGA monitoring technology for 20 years.

At the RE+ Conference and Exposition, host Alan Ross sits down with Traci Hopkins, Sales Manager at H2scan and steering committee member of Women in Power Systems. Traci brings over a decade of transformer expertise from SDMyers to her new role, where she’s now driving hydrogen sensing technology across Latin America.

A lifelong learner who speaks Spanish and works Latin American markets, Traci embodies the bridge between traditional transformer reliability and the emerging hydrogen economy. From DGA training to green hydrogen advocacy, her career arc mirrors the energy industry’s own transformation.

Key Takeaways:

• H2scan’s patented hydrogen sensing technology is embedded in over 108 companies’ monitoring products — the “Intel Inside” of transformer DGA
• Why hydrogen monitoring is critical for battery storage safety as utility-scale facilities scale up
• The shift from gray hydrogen to green hydrogen and what it means for wind, solar, and grid integration
• How hydrogen fuel cells are already powering trains, semi-trucks, and industrial transport at scale
• Traci’s journey from SDMyers training division to Electric Power IQ to H2scan — and why lifelong learning drives career growth in power systems
• Women in Power Systems and the growing presence of women in leadership across the energy industry
• The role of IEEE, CIGRE, and WIRAM (Women in Reliability and Asset Management) in advancing reliability standards

Guest: Traci Hopkins, Sales Manager, H2scan
Host: Alan Ross
Event: RE+ Conference and Exposition, Anaheim, 2023