What drives you? I am driven by improving the relationship humans have with the environment, recognising that there remains a lot of work to be done in the face of both the climate and biodiversity emergencies.
What projects do you work on that you love or are most passionate about and why? I love working at the interface of societal needs and environmental impacts, and on projects which are complex both technically and socially. I am passionate about facilitating processes to bring together diverse stakeholders to create social impact, in an environmentally sustainable way.
Career highlight/game changing project/something that made a big impact: In previous work, I supported a small business to design projects, collaborate with partners and secure funding, which will see thousands of households in some of the most rural parts of Papua New Guinea receive access to improved sources of clean energy.

Franziska Curran
Principal Consultant
Brief info
Franziska has qualifications in Chemical Engineering, Mathematics and Disaster Risk Reduction, and a PhD which explored different approaches to energy access low income areas of the world. She has experience designing and supporting off-grid electrification projects in rural Papua New Guinea, engaging diverse stakeholders around international development projects and undertaking research on new and emerging technologies for climate mitigation. Franziska works across a number of energy efficiency, climate risk and Net Zero emissions projects with the Ndevr Environmental team.
Academic Qualifications: Bachelor Eng (Chemistry); Graduate Certificate (Disaster Risk Reduction); PhD (Energy Access & Development) School of Chemical Engineering
Industry Qualifications: Certified EnMS Advisor