Dr Rahul Walawalkar Appointed as Chair of GESA

The Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA) has appointed Dr Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director of India Energy Storage Alliance, as its new Chair.

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Dr Rahul Walawalkar Appointed as Chair of GESA

The Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA) has appointed Dr Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director of India Energy Storage Alliance, as its new Chair. The appointment was announced at the GESA board meeting held recently during Energy Storage North America in Pasadena, California, USA. Dr Walawalkar replaces Janice Lin of the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA) who served as chairperson since the organisation’s inception.

GESA was co- founded in 2014 by six regional energy storage alliances including US Energy Storage Association (ESA), California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA), China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA), Germany Energy Storage Association (BVES), India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE). It was founded with a goal of advancing education, collaboration, knowledge and proven frameworks about the benefits of energy storage globally and how to incorporate it into the electric power system in a cost-effective way.

Over the past four years, GESA has worked to foster collaboration among key stakeholders including policy makers, utilities, renewable energy community, financial institutions and environmental organisations. In 2014, GESA facilitated international collaboration between California and Germany.  In 2015, the members of GESA worked with International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to hold four international stakeholder meetings that led to the launch of IRENA Energy Storage Roadmap in 2015. In 2016, the alliance selected MICRO- Microgrid Initiative for Campus and Rural Opportunities, by IESA as a flagship initiative to advance energy access. In 2017, GESA released a white paper on Utility Procurement Best Practices to summarize common considerations and best practices in utility energy storage procurement in the United States.

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