Maria Nieto

Maria is working as a Principal Consultant in Ricardo’s Future Energy Solutions team. She has had a key role on energy planning projects in Ascension Island, Kenya, Ireland, and Bermuda where she carried out technical, economic and financial analysis and modelling to support the decarbonisation of the power sector. Additionally, she has strong knowledge on electricity regulation, having had a key role in several projects in Bermuda and Uganda. The projects have consisted of recommending updates and amendments to different regulatory documents.

Previously, she worked at Aurora Energy Research in the Research and Publications department. During her time at Aurora, her main role was to use market models to forecast and investigate future energy mix scenarios for Great Britain – with a key focus on renewable energy, while taking into consideration the implemented energy policy. Maria’s MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems, in combination with her previous experience, provides her with expertise in sustainable energy technologies – covering technical, financial and political aspects and challenges associated with their implementation.  She also holds a BSc. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.