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Caroline Brun, Current Fellow
- Year
- 2009-2010
- From
- France
- Sector
- Energy
- Location
- North Africa
- Degree
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2011 SM, Technology and Policy Program
“Renewable energies are a part of the solution to access energy independence, to reduce global warming and to increase rural development. I want to take part in the implementation of the renewable energies in emerging and developing countries because clean technologies both improve the local socio-economic development and contribute to the protection of the environment.”
Caroline will focus on developing a clean-technology photovoltaic installation business in North Africa, furthering rural development by creating energy independence and increased access to energy. Great opportunity exists in the solar sector in North Africa where a great part of fuel production comes from fossil fuels. Caroline’s North African heritage, French and Arabic language skills, and previous experience on a project to improve the statistical prediction of exceptional floods in Tunisia make her particularly well-suited to work in the region. In addition, Caroline has gleaned an understanding of regulatory environments, technology, and major players in the solar energy sector through her past work with Electricité de France Energies Nouvelles (EDF), renewable energies focused branch of the national French electricity provider and as an intern at the French Finance Ministry. Caroline is currently a student in the Technology and Policy Master Program at MIT and works as a Research Assistant in the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.
