Grid Flexibility

Senior Consultant - CESI FZE  Transmission Grid Planning Engineer - National Electrical Power Company  Founder & Chair of Jordan CIGRE Women in Energy Network (JCWiE)Chair of the Training and Employment Committee at the Jordanian Engineers Association / Electrical Engineering Division Certified trainer at Electric Training Center (NEPCO)Member at:- Mediterranean Transmission System Operators (MED-TSO)- Council on the large electric system - CIGRE- Association of Energy Engineers (aee)- General Union of Electric Workers in Jordan- Jordan Engineers Association (JEA)

Gesche Maass is Senior Project Manager at Solar Promotion International GmbH. She organizes besides the Intersolar Middle East Conference, Conference worldwide such as the The smarter E India Conference & Intersolar Mexico. Furthermore, she has the projectlead for various national projects for example the Forum Solar PLUS in Berlin, the AIE Summit and the Hydrogen Dialogue Forum.  Formally, she served as Marketing Assistant at ISCAR Germany GmbH an Israeli firm for precision tools running PR campaigns, exhibition appearances and market research. She hold a diploma in International Cultural and Business Studies from the University of Passau and is fluent in German, English, Russian and French. With basic knowledge in Hebrew and Spanish.

Waqas Hussain has several years of interdisciplinary experience in the PV industry - covering design, EPC, project management and business development across Europe, Middle East as well as South Asia regions. His expertise lies in the intersection of technical feasibility, economic viability, and regulatory framework assessment of renewable energies - especially utility-scale PV - thus leading to the identification and implementation of business development and deployment strategies. He is currently working as Business Development Manager with Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen in Regensburg, Germany focusing on PV applications and increased integration of renewables into the grid by using Voltage Regulating Distribution Transformers (VRDTs). He received a master's degree in Renewable Energy Management from the University of Freiburg, Germany in 2012 and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology Taxila, Pakistan in 2008.

As a Senior Energy Consultant, located in in Abu Dhabi, UAE. I have worked with renewable energy for over 13 years mainly projects within BESS, Solar PV, Wind, and EV Charging worldwide. In this role, my responsibilities being a subject matter expert within BESS with vast experience in battery energy storage technologies with everything from BESS contract tenders, contractor evaluation, and negotiations, as well as design and commissioning reviews. I also specialize in the safety mechanisms of BESS and how to mitigate them efficiently. Having joined S&L in Aug 2023, coming from a technical lead position within DNV, my journey has been marked by active involvement in various projects including independent engineering, owner's engineering, conceptual design, solar resource evaluation, energy yield assessment, reliability, technology assessment, O&M, project development, contracting strategy, and financial evaluation.