Samira Aden joins ETIP PV - The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics ESG Working Group
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Samira Jama Aden, Architect Design Research, has joined the ETIP PV - The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics working group “Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)”.
ESG emphasizes the critical need for environmental-social and ethical responsibility in photovoltaic technologies. Photovoltaic embedded within global society, demands attention to power dynamics, reliable information, guidelines, and accountability to ensure a sustainable, just, and transparent PV sector, surrounding Lifecycleassesment, environmental responsibility, and social equity.
Samira Aden titles: “Technology is always embedded in a larger context. Renewable energy technologies, such as PV, are intrinsically linked to our global society, presenting multidisciplinary challenges related to climate change and a perpetually transforming society. Especially crucial is the awareness that PV technologies, materials, industries, and governance necessitate a high degree of social and ethical responsibility. This is evident when considering power dynamics and their effects on energy systems in the Global North and Global South. To prevent paradoxes between discourse, action, and responsibility, there is a need for reliable information, guidelines for action, and accountability within the European PV sector. The renewable energy transition is multifaceted and requires a comprehensive dedication to transnational responsibility, social justice, and practice.”
Helmholtz-Berlin looks forward to her contributing her experience as an architect and expert in design research and innovative materials to this important field of photovoltaics at a European level.
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