Ep. 109 | Pioneering America’s Early Wind Industry — and the First WRISE Network — with Jan Blomstrann, Former CEO of NRG Systems
About this episode
Jan Blomstrann discusses her leadership in the early U.S. wind industry and her role in promoting women in clean energy.
What does it take to lead one of the earliest U.S. wind companies through four decades of change — and help spark a nationwide movement for women in clean energy? Catherine sat down with Jan Blomstrann, Co-Founder and later CEO of NRG Systems, a company that helped build the modern wind industry through its early resource assessment tools and later expanded into solar. When she took over as CEO in 2004, Jan was one of the only women leading a clean energy manufacturing company. She guided NRG...
People in this episode
Host: Catherine
Guest: Jan Blomstrann
Topics covered
- wind industry
- clean energy
- women in leadership
- entrepreneurship
- technology
Keywords
- wind energy
- clean technology
- women in clean energy
- NRG Systems
- CEO leadership
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NRG Systems
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