“Working with women and men from the different technologies will allow us to fully embrace our mission to achieve a strong diversified workforce and support a renewable energy economy.” Benefits are also covered as per institutional policies. The salary for the first year is 65,000, increasing to 67,500 for the second year and 70,000 for the third year. Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) accelerates the transition to a sustainable and equitable energy future by igniting the collective power of community. “This is a pivotal time for the energy sector and an exciting time for our organization,” added Jennifer Martin, WRISE President and co-chair of the Stoel Rives LLP energy practice. Fellowships include three years of salary support for the postdoc at an eligible research institution in Washington state. Formerly Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) 12,394 followers on LinkedIn. WRISE will build upon its many successes including:Ĥ80+ One-on-one and Peer Group Mentoring participantsĨ0+ Rudd Mayer Fellows and Wind at Our Backs ScholarsĢ5 Awards given for Woman of the Year, Rising Star, and ChampionĢ1 Webinars covering renewable energy and energy storage topics “We look forward to working with a broader community of industry professionals to advance, connect, and empower women across various fields who are engaged in moving the world toward a renewable energy future.” The sizes of Chinese wind turbines leapt from 600 kW in 1997 to 6 MW by 2011. Renewable energy practitioners can now help their clients take advantage of these incentives for several more years and would be wise to do so sooner rather. “It is an exciting time as the renewable energy sector grows and women enter the workforce in increasing numbers,” said Kristen Graf, WRISE Executive Director. The fellowship honors wind industry pioneer Rudd Mayer of Boulder, Colorado, who passed away in 2002. Each year, WRISE awards fellowships on a competitive basis to women college students or recent graduates.
In response to ongoing conversations with our stakeholders and recent industry trends, WRISE will continue to work with the wind industry, but will broaden our scope to include solar, energy storage, energy efficiency, energy management, and power marketers focused on renewables, transmission, distributed generation, and smart grid technologies. WRISE has selected six 2020 Rudd Mayer Memorial Fellows and two 2020 Wind at Our Backs Scholars. In order to fully live the organizational mission to support a robust renewable energy economy, as WRISE (pronounced rise), the group is opening its programs and services to go beyond its wind energy legacy.