Loraima Jaramillo Nieves
Clean Energy Manager
Work
Areas of expertise:
Puerto Rico Energy Transition
Distributed Energy Resources
Microgrids development
Renewable Energy Social Acceptance
Community capacity building
Puerto Rico DERs Energy Regulation
Energy Resiliency
Description
As Clean Energy Manager, Loraima oversees the development and implementation of key aspects of programmatic activities in Puerto Rico. Loraima creates and manages partnerships, conducts analyses, and fosters collaboration among NGOs, agencies, community partners and others. Loraima leads the Providing Resilient and Affordable Solar Energy for the Majority of Very Low-income single-family households in Culebra, Puerto Rico, day-to-day operations of a community-based solar and storage project in Culebra Puerto Rico, developing a network of other communities interested in similar projects.
Background
Loraima's interdisciplinary background is focused on Energy and combines Social Sciences, Business Administration, Project Management, and Policy. She has contributed to initiatives in Puerto Rico, such as community water supply resilience projects and the Puerto Rico Solar Business Accelerator. She has been part of the Grid Modernization team in the Transmission system in Puerto Rico, leading regulatory teams in distributed generation, microgrids, among other DERs.
Loraima earned an MBA at the University of Puerto Rico and an MA & PhD in Environment and its Human Socioeconomics Dimensions at the Complutense University of Madrid
Education
Doctor in Philosophy, Major: Environment: Human and Socioeconomic Dimensions
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Master's Degree, Major: Environment: Human and Socioeconomic Dimensions
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Magister in Energy Efficiency and Climate Change
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Master in Business Administration; Major: Marketing and Operations Management
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Bachelor in Arts; Major: Hotel and Restaurants Management
Publications
Diversifying Puerto Rico’s Solar Workforce: Advancing Opportunities for Women and the LGBTTQI+ Community
IREC 2021
Pitfalls of renewable energy policies and development: a case study from puerto rico
DYNA Energía y Sociedad . 2020
Renewable energy market acceptance: listening to Puerto Rico investment stakeholders
Revista de Administración Pública 2018
The Renewable Energy Developing line: Balancing market/goverment and community interest
National Institute of Energy and Island Sustainability 2017
Contribution of Renewable Energy Sources to the Sustainable Development of Islands: An Overview of the Literature and a Research Agenda
MCPI Sustainability 2010
Buscan soluciones a los problemas energéticos de Puerto Rico
Diálogo iIgital · 17 feb. 2010