United States Energy Association

We’re proud to share U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Energy Resources Female Leaders in Energy (#FLIE) mentee alumni, Fikha Fininda, received WING Global Core Value Awards for “OPEN” value at the 2024 Geothermal Rising Annual Meeting. Recipients of this award are recognized for embracing WING’s core values to help further its mission to promote the education, professional development, and advancement of #women in the #geothermal community.   ENR's FLIE program from 2021-2023 provided two years of mentoring, technical workshops and leadership skills trainings under the United States Energy Association (USEA), funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) to advance the professional development of women working in the energy sectors across Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

At our 100th Anniversary celebration, we were honored to recognize some outstanding individuals. Dr. Daniel Yergin received our Centennial Lifetime Achievement Award. Hon. Vicky Bailey received our Centennial Executive Service Award. We honored Barry Worthington posthumously through the Centennial Visionary Legacy Award. We also honored Sheila Hollis, Llewellyn King, and Steve Burns with USEA's Centennial Appreciation Award. Images courtesy of Herman Farrer Photography.

Join us and the National Energy Technology Laboratory on November 6th for a webinar on NETL's carbon storage planning inquiry tool, featuring Paige Morkner as our speaker. https://lnkd.in/e-iZYAdR

Excited to be part of the 2-year Women Energy Leaders program, with other 27 inspiring women from Southeast Asia and the Pacific. During the first in-person workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, we discussed clean energy technologies (especially solar, bioenergy, and wind) with experts: Dr. Norasikin Ahmad Ludin, Norshafidah A., Isnandhi Saputra, Van Nguyen. Special thanks to Kim Meninger, MBA, PCC who led the sessions on leadership skills, making us all motivated to create meaningful career goals. Thank you United States Energy Association for this wonderful opportunity. Kristy Bibb, Nancy Li, Ipshita Nandi Banerjee 🌏 Looking forward to expanding my skills and connecting with like-minded professionals on advancing women's role in the energy sector. Can't wait to apply what I learn and share insights with my network! Empowered women empower women. #WomenEnergyLeaders #ProfessionalDevelopment #LifeLongLearning

✨ A dreamlike email comfirmation from the United States Energy Association and from the U.S. Department of State creeped into my inbox in April 2024 ✨ Packed with a promising agenda, to be selected as one of the 28 #WomenEnergyLeaders for a 2-year fully-funded program would definitely strengthen my reach in the #ASEAN and my grasp on the state of #energy and #genderequality in the region. What a true privilege! 🙌🏻 After a few online sessions and one-on-one consultations in the past six months, our first in-person workshop finally happened! The fun and enligthening #stories shared with my fellow women leaders from Malaysia, Laos, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Fiji, and the Philippines are for keeps 💃🏻 Alongside other speakers, we learned sooo much from our coach Kim Meninger, MBA, PCC!! And to finally meet Nancy Li, Ipshita Nandi Banerjee 🌏 and Kristy Bibb was astonishing! Thank you very much for the wonderful time! And of course, I am grateful to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) , my boss and mentors Dr Allinnettes Adigue and Lany Harijanti for the freedom and flexibility gifted upon us to pursue professional and personal growth beyond the boundaries of our day-to-day jobs. I am fortunate to be part of a company and a team generous enough to create such positive environment for its employees 💫 A million thanks for this and to many other opportunities in the future! #energy #womenleaders #sustainability

Attended the Women Energy Leaders Program Workshop organized by the United States Energy Association over the past few days. I am both grateful and excited to be among these remarkable women who are not only passionate about climate change but also dedicated to empowering women's participation in the renewable energy sector. I am thrilled to have this wonderful opportunity to connect, share experiences, and discuss strategies for overcoming the challenges present in this male-dominated industry. The workshop provided a platform for discussing both technical and leadership skills, as well as equipping us with strategies to advance our career plans. Once again, thank you United States Energy Association

Thrilled to have been in Malaysia for the first in-person workshop of the Women Energy Leaders (WEL) Mentorship Program! 👩🔬👭🌏 It was inspiring to explore renewable energy topics like solar, floating solar, wind, and biofuels, along with the challenges of implementing them in ASEAN. Grateful to our amazing speakers—Dr. Norasikin Ludin, Dr. Norshafudah Shafian, Isnandhi Saputra, and Van Nguyen—for sharing their insights and career wisdom. A special thank you to Kim Meninger, MBA, PCC for the powerful sessions on leadership and crafting meaningful career paths. I’m excited to apply everything I’ve learned! Huge thanks to USEA—Ipshita, Nancy —for making it all possible, and to Kristy Bibb for supporting the program. The energy from this amazing group of driven women is contagious! Cheers to all the women leading the way! United States Energy Association #WomenEnergyLeaders #RenewableEnergy #RE #ASEAN #renewable #Geothermal #Philippines #GreenEnergy #solar #wind #biofuel

🌟 Empowering the next generation of energy leaders 💪🌍 From October 22-23, 2024, the U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Energy Resources Women Energy Leaders Program (WEL) hosted a transformative leadership and technical skills workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.    Over three days, 26 participating mentees’ from #SoutheastAsia and #Fiji, expanded their technical and leadership skills. Thank you Dr. Norasikin Ahmad Ludin, Dr. Norshafidah Binti, Isnandhi Dwi Saputra and Van Nguyen for sharing your knowledge and insights in - #solartechnology #floatingsolar #biofuel and #windenergy with #WEL mentees. The cohort also appreciated your stories of resilience shared during the “Advancing your Career” panel discussion. Thanks Kim Meninger, MBA, PCC for helping the mentees’ cohort shape their career goals, and discussing their capstone projects and ways to leverage them in the future.   We appreciate Dave Williams, Economic Counselor U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur for sharing his perspective on energy “running through the breadth of our economies and permeating through everything we do”. And most importantly Kristy Bibb of U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Energy Resources for your commitment to advancing #genderequality in the #energysector  #WomenEnergyLeaders

I’m absolutely thrilled to have had the incredible opportunity to connect with an inspiring group of talented, capable, and visionary women at the US Energy Association’s Women Energy Leaders (WEL) Program in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! 🌍⚡️ Over the course of three transformative days, we dove deep into discussions on clean energy—solar, wind, hydro, and biomass—not just within the Philippines but across the ASEAN region. Beyond the technical conversations, we also explored leadership development and how to effectively overcome gender biases in our professional lives. A huge thank you to the United States Energy Association for creating this empowering platform and for allowing me to be a part of it.

Join us on October 25th for our 11th National Tribal Energy Roundtable Webinar focusing on social equity and wealth creation in Indian country, featuring Daniel Cardenas, Jeanette Pablo and Cj Stewart as speakers. See below to register. https://lnkd.in/eXgNcwWE