Isa Walker Valdivieso, BSc Chemical Engineering

Consultant, Renewable Energy Development

Isa is a Chemical Engineer (2012) with +12 year experience in the ORE sector and over 10 years performing as an International Consultant Associate for Aquatera Ltd.

Having previously been based in Latin America, she has a global background in the blue energy and coastal development field with special emphasis in Latina America and Caribe (LAC) & the UK. Now based in Madrid, Isa has joined the Aquatera Atlántico team and works on projects across Aquatera Ltd and Aquatera Atlántico.

Her technical skills are oriented to technology, social innovation, and environmental welfare, offering experience in Nature Based Solutions (NbS) for climate change mitigation and adaptation in coastal areas; Green hydrogen infrastructure and feasibility studies in marine transport applications (HIMET 2020, ZEPHyR 2023); E-fuels market assessment for government (Scotland, 2022); ORE market assessment and its environmental research state of art across the full LAC coastal regions (2022); Baseline and road-mapping capacity enhancement of ORE for two Latin American governments (2014, 2017); speaker and trainer for capacity building in the blue energy sector in LAC and Europe. 

Her technical skills are complemented by a vast history of community-based work in sustainable development issues, highlighting +4 year experience in urban infrastructure plans for recycling, reuse and reduction of waste with a GESI approach; +3 years expertise in community based management schemes for a pressured urban park; production of massive events, educational campaigns, training and school education in waste reduction strategies and energy efficiency; and other skills ranging from mobile App creation, the design of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation strategy for a prestigious university in Latin America and an evolving know-how in the performing arts field. 

She has been Expert Jury in the National Innovation Award of the Ministry of Economy of Chile in “New Cities” category for +7 years; and a Member of the UKPACT Roster of Experts for the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK government since 2020.