Jimmy Nyanwapolu

Year: Graduate student

Interests: Technology & Making an impact in my community

Hobbies: Exploring new ideas and opportunities

Company: “Distributed Generation + Energy Storage System for Commercial Offgrid (DiGESSCO)- An integrated solution of business and technology to create basic electricity access to offgrid households, with main geographical target in low income countries impacted by energy poverty

Contact: jnyanwap@uncc.edu

http://linkedin.com/in/jimmy-nyanwapolu-b9654450

Why I joined 49er Foundry: Startup and entrepreneurial skills development

Goals for my degree: Energy management consultancy, and network to pilot test DiGESSCO Solution

Additional Information: 1. A finalist in the UNCC Energy Production Infrastructure Center(EPIC) 2020 Energy Innovator Competition 2. Completed UNCC Ventureprise’s 2020 Spring cohort Innovator Customer Discovery seminar 3. A $2000 award with DiGESSCO in Ventureprise Virtual Innovator Showcase