Jessica Rivas

FUTURE LEADERS

Co-founder & Chair of Windaid Institute,
Executive coordinator of Wind Employment

TOPICS OF INTEREST : Rural Electrification, Women in Renewable Energy, Starting up an NGO, Working abroad in Renewables, Small Wind Turbines

WHICH TECHNOLOGY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DISRUPT THE CURRENT STATUS QUO IN YOUR FIELD? I would have to ponder over this further.

VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF ENERGY : A global community which uses renewables (even small scale ones) to live sustainably.

EXCITING CURRENT PROJECTS : I am wrapping up a project in Peru where a community is being electrified via small wind turbines and also planning a Small Wind Turbine Conference in India from 30 November to 14 December 2018

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE LIKED TO KNOW WHEN YOU STARTED YOUR CAREER IN ENERGY? Making mistakes are great opportunities so as to learn to see things from another perspective when approaching any situation or difficulty.