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Director, Hawai'i
Clearway Energy Group
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Nicola Park is Director - Hawaii at Clearway Energy. Nicola has over ten years of experience developing utility-scale solar and energy storage projects in the Hawaii market, overseeing the development of 185 MW of solar and 300 MWh of battery storage projects through to operations, in addition to 4 years of prior utility-scale renewable experience in energy markets across the country and Ontario, Canada. Most recently Clearwawy was awarded 195 MW and 940 MWh of solar plus battery storage projects that are in development under Nicola's leadership. In her current role Nicola leads all aspects of project development in Hawaii from land acquisition, contracting and permitting, through to start of construction. As Clearway’s key account manager for the Hawaiian Electric Companies, Nicola stays engaged in Clearway’s projects through to Commercial Operations, as well as engaging in State and County policymaking and PUC regulatory proceedings. Prior to joining Clearway’s predecessor, NRG Energy, in 2016, Nicola worked at SunEdison and Axio Power in the utility-scale renewable energy space in a similar capacity. Nicola holds an MBA from Australian Graduate School of Management, UNSW, Australia; an MS in Natural Resource Management from James Cook University, Australia; and a BA in Biology from University of California Santa Barbara.
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