The energy revolution is coming, and it's all hands on deck. Amplifying the expertise of the leaders in the new energy economy and inviting diverse voices to the table, we'll talk solar power, battery storage and battery alternatives, microgrids, renewable energy, distributed energy architectures, energy policy, energy equity, and all things energy. I'm your host, Amy Simpkins, renewable energy CEO (and Rocket Scientist) and I am passionate about creating sustainable change. I believe that access to electricity is no longer a luxury -- it's a human right. I'm driven by the desire to leave this world better than I found it. I believe in the power of collaboration -- that innovation doesn't happen in a vacuum. And innovation is the only way our planet will survive. Recent natural disaster events impacting access to power, like the Texas Power Crisis during the winter storms of 2021 or the raging California wildfires of 2018-2020, combined with concern over anticipated future events, like a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake in Oregon, have elevated conversations about resilience, independence, and sustainability to new, more urgent heights...
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episode 9: 3.09 On Breaking Knowledge Silos with Continuing Education with Esther Morales
In this episode, Esther and Amy discuss innovation, continuous learning, and the courage to bring your ideas out into reality.
Quotes
“Energy education is a fundamental building block of participation.” – Esther Morales
“Part of what energy education and access to energy education does is it creates a synergy between people’s values and how they can actually show up in the world with work.” – Esther Morales
“There’s a difference between knowing some things and then knowing how that translates into workforce, into implementation, into what you can do with it.” – Amy Simpkins
“Everybody in this industry is dealing with the stovepipes.” – Amy Simpkins
“There are so many people who are teachers who know things that need to be translated and need to be taught.” – Esther Morales
“We’ve entered a new world where we all have to continue to learn because this ecosystem – energy, climate – it changes so quickly." – Esther Morales
About:
Esther Morales brings over 25 years of cross sector, business-facing and public service leadership to her work. Since January, 2021, she has served as the executive director of the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI). Just prior, she was the Deputy Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) in the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz).
Esther spent the preceding years, 2009 - 2017, working on policy implementation at the national level on a range of issues in Washington, DC including at the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, the National Women’s Business Council, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and at the White House in the Office of First Lady Mrs. Obama. Before moving to Washington, DC, she spent ten years managing issue and candidate campaigns, and working with nonprofits organizing around racial justice issues. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Princeton University.
Resources:
Check out CELI's website.
Connect with Esther on LinkedIn or on Twitter.
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