WRISE has selected six 2019 Rudd Mayer Memorial Fellows and plans to recognize them at the group’s luncheon on Wednesday, May 22nd during the WINDPOWER 2018 Conference and Exhibition in Houston. Read the full article>
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Renewable Energy Magazine || Solar industry releases new diversity and inclusion reports with SEIA’s new #DiversityChallenge for energy organizations
Solar companies are doing a better job of tracking employee demographics and generally provide positive work environments for their employees, but senior leadership in the industry lacks diversity and gaps remain in wages and job satisfaction, according to a comprehensive study by The Solar Foundation, in partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). […]
Think Progress || The solar industry is booming, but most of the rewards only go to white men
Organizations committed to equity within the renewable energy sector expressed some dismay at the numbers. “I am so thankful for the solar industry’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, but we still have a great deal of work to do to make the kind of progress we need to see and to take full […]
Get to know your 2019 WRISE Leadership Forum Co-Chairs
Get to know your Leadership Forum Co-Chairs: Priyanka Duvvuru Meet Priyanka Duvvuru. Priyanka is on the Investment Team at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, where she focuses her time on evaluating renewable and water infrastructure opportunities. Prior to Stonepeak, Priyanka was a Project Developer at Clean Line Energy, where she worked to develop long distance transmission […]
WRISE Opens New Doors for Women in Solar and Wind || Sierra Club Magazine
Growing up, I was a math and science nerd who loved being outdoors. I had great teachers who encouraged me to explore engineering as a path for doing environmental work, and I got excited about renewable energy as a technological solution to climate change. So I went to Cornell to get an engineering degree. Once […]
SEIA’s Women’s Empowerment Summit is headed to Chicago || November 13, 2018
Forums on the importance of workforce diversity and ways for businesses to become more inclusive appear alongside sessions on energy storage and microgrid expansion at conferences. A step forward for diversity and inclusion, opportunities for growth remain in the solar industry. Last Fall, the Solar Foundation reported on industry diversity. Amidst other findings, data shows […]
Strengthening Clean Energy with a Diverse Workforce || GreenMoney
According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), renewable electricity generation from technologies that are commercially available today, in combination with a more flexible grid, is more than adequate to supply 80 percent of total U.S. electricity generation in 2050. Children who are currently in elementary school will be in their 40s by 2050, bringing […]
Innovators & Influencers: Erika Symmonds, building a diverse solar workforce || Solar Power World
By Kristen Graf As the solar industry evolves and grows, it is imperative to its long-term success to have a diverse workforce. Having different minds, talents, backgrounds and ideas in the room and at decision-making tables will foster the innovative and creative problem-solving needed for a healthy industry. Unfortunately, as found by The Solar Foundation in its […]
Women look to close renewable energy’s employment gender gap || Energy News Network
Women make up about a third of U.S. wind and solar energy jobs, higher than other technology fields. Sarah Fischer’s journey into the renewable energy field began with a high school French teacher whose husband had been a child slave in Haiti. The couple opened Fischer’s eyes to human rights and international development issues and […]
A seat at the table with Executive Director of WRISE, Kristen Graf || Windpower Engineering and Development
Kristen Graf is a self-professed math and science nerd who loves puzzles, and is currently the Executive Director of Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy or WRISE (formerly Women of Wind Energy or WoWE). Kristen Graf, Executive Director of WRISE “I believe climate change is among one of the great puzzles and opportunities of our time,” […]