Dr. Deb Wojcik: Lifelong Learning to Create Cleantech Connections 

  Dr. Deb Wojcik is the Director of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster, a Raleigh-based nonprofit organization that brings together industry, academia, government, and other nonprofits to advance the cleantech economy. She works to understand the needs of stakeholders to facilitate clean energy innovation and adoption of clean energy technologies. We talked with her for…

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MoNiqueka Smith: Blooming Where She Was Planted 

We recently sat down with MoNiqueka Smith, Legal Regulatory Manager at Duke Energy to learn more about her career path and what excites her about the future of energy in North Carolina. This feature is part of NCSEA’s celebration of Black History Month and our ongoing focus on elevating women and diversity in clean energy.  …

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Jada Sherman: The Next Generation of Clean Energy 

This feature is part of NCSEA’s ongoing focus on women and diversity in clean energy and the importance of creating an accessible, affordable future for all. We recently sat down with Jada Sherman, a budding figure in clean energy, to hear more about what inspires her and where she plans to head next. Jada Sherman realized…

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March is Women’s History Month

Happy Women’s History Month! At NCSEA, we believe that women play a vital role in contributing to and developing the clean energy industry. The women featured in this blog have had a monumental role in shaping the clean energy landscape to what we know today. From designing the first solar-powered house to serving as United States Secretary of Energy, the worldwide clean energy landscape would be drastically different without…

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Celebrating Black History Month: Hazel O’Leary

In honor of Black History Month, NCSEA will post a weekly blog post throughout February to honor the contributions African Americans have made towards advancing the clean energy landscape across the United States.    Born as Hazel Reid in 1937, Hazel O’Leary became the first African American and the first woman to hold the position of United States Secretary of Energy.  Hazel was…

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