AUSTIN, Texas, April 11, 2025 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an internationally ranked architecture and engineering firm, announced today that Scott Bussell, PE, Senior Vice President, Principal Account Executive, Battery and Solar, participated in a pivotal panel discussion focused on market innovation at the Constructing Mega Facilities: Advances in Planning, Design, and Engineering Summit.
Held from April 9-10, 2025, at the Blossom Hotel in Houston, Texas, this summit gathered the industry’s foremost experts to tackle critical issues such as regulatory navigation, design optimization, sustainable practices, and cutting-edge technological advancements.
Bussell’s panel, titled “Strategies for Mitigating Risk & Change,” took place on Wednesday, April 9 at 5:25 p.m. CDT. The discussion delved into impactful mitigations, futureproofing, and effective communication of risk and change, featuring unique, disruptive, and recycled strategies for risk management.
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Bussell shared, “Discussing some of the latest technological innovations and battery market trends with my fellow panelists was an exciting opportunity. The U.S. alone is expected to generate over 18 GW of utility-scale battery storage, a 30% increase following record growth in 2024 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. These figures emphasize the robust growth and strategic importance of the battery market, and SSOE is well-positioned and well-equipped to support it.”
Joining Bussell in the discussion were his esteemed panelists Páraic Morrissey, MRICS, Vice President, RLB | Rider Levett Bucknall, Abdul El Baba, Vice President, Advanced Technology, Gray Construction, and Steven Strobel, Associate Principal, Head of Industrial, Manufacturing and Logistics, RLB | Rider Levett Bucknall, who served as moderator.
Bussell brings nearly four decades of progressive engineering experience, specializing in implementing battery manufacturing and complex project program management strategies. A licensed civil engineer in Texas, he joined SSOE two years ago. He has already leveraged his extensive leadership background to drive innovation and excellence at the global firm, ranked #2 in manufacturing and semiconductor design by Engineering News-Record. Bussell spearheads the development and implementation of cutting-edge, complex megabattery manufacturing, energy storage, and supply chain project programs.
Discover more about SSOE’s bench of battery experts and expansive portfolio of projects here.
