Helena is a lawyer specialized in renewable energy with over 7 years of experience. For 5 years she has worked in photovoltaic solar self-consumption within a 100% renewable electricity retailer in Spain. She has also participated in a European Horizon 2020 project for the use of electric vehicle batteries to provide grid flexibility services.
Currently, she is Chief Legal Officer at Solideo Eco Systems. Solideo carries out industrial and residential self-consumption installations with a particular focus in shared self-consumption and energy communities.
Energy communities provide the opportunity to engage with local populations to have them be part of Solar PV development in their regions.
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