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Jami Hossain
Country: India
Year joined industry: 1985
Company first worked for: RRB Consultants & Engineers Pvt Ltd.
(Vestas)Technology area: Solar Water Heating
Still active in the industry: Yes

Dr. Jami Hossain, a mechanical engineer and a PhD in wind energy, working at the confluence of industry and
research since 1985 - has persistently pursued large-scale integration of renewable energy. Presently, as the
Technical Chair and the elected Vice President of WWEA, he has collaborated with prestigious institutions across
the world such as MIT and many other institutes to come up with a Vision for 2050 (https://library.wwindea.org/
download/wind-energy-2050-on-the-shape-of-near-100-re-grid/ ). Years before Climate Change emerged as
a Global concern, Dr. Hossain in collaboration with industry and institutions across the world advocated large
scale use and main streaming of renewable energy. He has participated and spoken at international forums of
the Union of Concerned Scientists, TERI, IEA, IRENA, European Parliamentary Forum, COP, WWEA, ADB and
EWEA. He has worked closely with institutions and bodies such as Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK. Within
India, his major contributions include Project Engineering of the first windfarm projects in India (also Asia) with
Vestas wind turbines and complete installation of nearly 4 MW of installed capacity in 1985-86; application of the
learnings as Policy recommendations for wind energy program (presented in the EWEA conference at Leeuwarden
in 1987); Implementation of the first production facility for solar selective coatings in India (1985-86); First Grid
Integration Study for large scale wind power (1992), published in energy policy. Technology transfer of gearless
wind turbines to India with Enercon Gmbh (1994), which emerged as flourishing RE business for several decades;
First Assessment of potential for Windfarms in India (2011); India Director of EU Sponsored First Offshore Wind
Project of India (FOWPI) (2016). Dr. Hossain has authored many publications and has written two path-breaking
books – Earth@Risk and Energy and Humanity.

George Kelly
Country: United States
Year joined industry: 1980
Company first worked for: Solarex
Technology area: PV
Still active in the industry: Yes

Mr. George Kelly is an industry-recognized expert on module reliability, certifications and qualification testing,
with a leadership role in development of international standards through IEC and ASTM. He serves as secretary
of IEC Technical Committee 82 and the US National Committee of IECRE conformity assessment system for
renewable energy. He has comprehensive experience in assembly, design and testing of PV modules; and
developed innovative products and assembly techniques for diverse applications ranging from spacecraft to
automotive to BIPV.As Secretary of TC 82, he is the formal conduit for all communications with the IEC central
office in Geneva, Switzerland. TC 82 consists of seven working groups, each targeted on different aspects of
PV, as well as six joint working groups collaborating with other IEC technical committees. Mr. Kelly is presently
managing the efforts of more than 500 experts with the largest work program of any IEC committee. In addition
to this standardization work, Mr. Kelly is working with several other technical committees and the IEC Conformity
Assessment Board (CAB) to establish the new system for assessment of renewable energy projects (IECRE). This
new system provides assurance to investors and other stakeholders regarding the “bankability” of projects in the
solar, wind and marine energy industries.Mr. Kelly serves as Secretary of the US National Committee of IECRE,
which is part of the functional implementation of US government policy for international trade, representing US
national interests in the RE industry. He is also a founding member of the American Renewable Energy Standards
and Certification Association (ARESCA), formed in 2015 to foster renewable energy standards and certification
efforts. ARESCA’s goal is to make participants involvement in standards simpler through cost-effective and clear
administrative processes, and to facilitate harmonization of US renewable energy standards and conformity
assessment schemes with IEC and other international organisations.

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