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Chaimaa El Mkadmi

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Energy Project Manager
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I am a Energy Project Manager , with over 8 years of experience spanning renewable energy, green hydrogen and industrial decarbonization at EDF. I specialize in the development of low-carbon projects from techno-economic feasibility and Pre-FEED studies to large-scale funding, having successfully secured €150M through french national subsidies and the EU Innovation Fund 2024 for a CCUS project .

A graduate of INSA Lyon in Energy and Environmental Engineering and Mines Paris PSL in energy market and project finance, I have built my expertise across research, consulting and industry including international experience at international R&D institute like the National University of Singapore (NUS-SERIS), where I co-authored a paper presented at an IEEE conference during COP22.

Throughout my career, I have held roles spanning territorial energy strategy consulting, Power plant asset performance engineering and project management giving me a 360° view of the energy sector, from policy to operations to project finance.

Beyond my technical work, I am an active advocate for gender diversity in the energy transition, particularly within the hydrogen sector.

Low Carbon Thermal Conference, Emonitoring of Thermal Power Plant as a leverage of decarbonization, Paris, France, 2023

Hyvolution, Green hydrogen development in Morocco, Paris, 2024

World Hydrogen Summit, Hydrogen in Morocco, Rotterdam, 2025

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