Late last week, Dominovas Energy Corporation (OTCQB: DNRG) announced the appointment of Dr. Emma Rasolovoahangy to the position of ambassador for renewable energy projects and special advisor for the Republic of Madagascar. Following this announcement, Rasolovoahangy will immediately assume responsibility for the company’s ongoing renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly as they relate to the proliferation of Dominovas Energy’s proprietary technologies.
“We are truly excited to welcome Dr. Emma to the Dominovas Energy team,” Neal Allen, chairman and chief executive officer of Dominovas Energy, stated in this morning’s news release. “Her technical expertise and her intellectual prowess as a highly acclaimed scientist, along with her industry knowledge, respect and recognition around the globe as one of the best in the field, and with her unyielding love for her native country of the Republic of Madagascar and unique in-country perspective, collectively makes her a truly invaluable addition to the Dominovas Energy team.”
A Madagascar native, Rasolovoahangy majored in natural gas engineering and graduated with a Master of Science from the Algerian Institute of Petroleum in 1991. From there, she attended Texas A&M University, graduating with a Master of Science, petroleum engineering and environmental engineering, in 1994. Rasolovoahangy later attended Stanford University, in Palo Alto, CA where she earned both a Master of Science and, in 2002, a Ph.D. in Geophysics. In 2005, Rasolovoahangy became the founding president of Petromad (Mauritius) Limited, becoming the first native Madagascan to win a bid for a concession to search for oil in Madagascar.
“As a Malagasy national I acknowledge my roots and endeavor to make a major impact on my country and people for generations to come,” Rasolovoahangy stated in the news release. “I am excited to join Dominovas Energy Corporation in the pursuit of clean and efficient production of electricity via Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology as well as its hydroelectric division, CURRENTERGY. I am filled with optimism about the strength of the team, the technologies, and the opportunity we have to magnify our impact in improving the quality of lives of millions of Malagasy people and sub-Saharan Africans.”
The addition of Rasolovoahangy to the Dominovas Energy team comes as the company continues to make strides toward deploying both its RUBICON™ Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology and ORCAS™ hydropower generation technology throughout Africa. Just last week, the company released details of its second site visit to the University of Johannesburg in preparation for the highly-anticipated delivery of the RUBICON™ showcase unit. Deployment of this showcase unit is expected to mark the first step toward Dominovas Energy’s ultimate goal of delivering its multi-megawatt system to the region in the coming years.
Notably, Madagascar also presents a considerable opportunity for Dominovas Energy following the launch of its hydropower division, Currentergy, in May of this year. According to Vassilis Koutras, Dominovas Energy’s managing director for Francophone countries, the island nation has a “hydro potential of 7000MW,” which represents “a tremendous opportunity for Dominovas Energy and signifies a leap forward for Madagascar.” With Malagasy entrepreneur and philanthropist Rasolovoahangy now on the Dominovas Energy team, the company is well-positioned to target this market for future projects.
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