Simay Akar-Köhler

Job Title
IEEE, Senior Member, CEO & Founder
Company
AK Energy Consulting
Country
Turkey

Simay Akar is an entrepreneur with reputable corporate industrial background and experience in the energy industry. She specialized in photovoltaic manufacturing, battery storage for electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies and the clean energy market development.

​Akar is currently the Chief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder at Innoses.

Her past roles include Sales & Marketing Director of EkoRE - Eko Renewable Energy and Marketing & Business Development Director of GoodWe Turkey, Head of Overseas Marketing at Talesun Solar

Akar has worked in China and Turkey and mostly focused on international commercial activities and has been employed by CSUN Eurasia, Schneider Electric, Arcelik (BEKO), and Lucida Solar.

In addition to her professional acclimates, she is an IEEE Senior member, acknowledged volunteer since 2007. Simay is a graduate of Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey and she participated Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies Program at Stanford University.



Simay is Certified Soft Skills Trainer since 2008. Additionally, She is METU Alumni Association Energy Commission Member, Turkish Women in Renewables North America Liaison & Sailing Team Member, KYSKD(Female Sailors Sports Club Association) member. She is Licensed Sailor Athlete at the Turkish Sailing Federation and also Swimmer. She participates open seas swimming races, marathons, and sailing cups across the world.



IEEE has important role in her life.

She is also IEEE VOLT Graduate, IEEE Educational Activities TISP Champion, She has been serving several volunteer membership and leadership positions in different areas including mainly global committees of IEEE Humanitarian Technology Activities ( IEEE SIGHT -Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology and HAC), IEEE Power& Energy Society (Women in Power, Young Professionals, Solar and Wind Committee), IEEE Women in Engineering, IEEE Young Professionals, IEEE Social Implications of Technology Society (SSIT), IEEE Student Activities, IEEE Entrepreneurship Committee and other positions on Regional Boards of IEEE Region 8 (Europe Middle East and Africa) &10 (Asia Pacific).

April 07, 2025Panel: Talent Development: Transitioning Human Capital from Oil & Gas to Renewables

Sessions Further Content
Publication
Download the Solar Outlook Report – November 2023

Special Edition

Event Information
Intersolar and ees Middle East 2024 cancelled

Today, we have made the incredibly difficult decision to cancel Intersolar and ees Middle East as part of Middle East energy 2024 in its eternity.

Publication
Download "Oman – Solar investment opportunities"

Published April 2024

Speaker
Denisa Fainis, Three Eight Six Development

Associate

UAE

Denisa Fainis is an Associate with Three Eight Six Development, a private equity fund part of Al Khayyat Investments. She is responsible for assisting with the process of financing solar & wind projects, building knowledge of market trends, local legislation and lender appetite for relevant projects and locations, channel partner management and client due diligence. Denisa has more than 12 years of international experience in business development in various sectors including military contracting, diesel power generation and solar energy.

Session
Opening Speech with MENA PV Market Outlook

Monday, April 07, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Dubai World Trade Centre Conference Area

Solar installations are on the rise. The deployment is expected to continue over the next four years, reaching 617 GW in 2027. The energy transition towards renewables is well under way in the Middle East and North Africa. The region has advanced and ambitious energy investment and diversification plans in place, driven by the need to meet growing energy demand, promote economic growth, maximize socioeconomic benefits and meet decarbonisation objectives. Analysis for IRENA's World Energy Transitions Outlook (WETO) reveals that the region could obtain almost 26% of its total primary energy supply from renewables by 2050, while the renewable share could reach 53% in the power sector.

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