Norela CONSTANTINESCU is Deputy Director at IRENA Innovation and Technology Center. Until May 2024 she was Head of Innovation Section with ENTSO-E, the European Network for Transmission System Operators for electricity for which she worked for 10 years, starting in 2014. In the period June 2022–March 2024 she was Chair of the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Smart Network for Energy Transition. Previously she worked with the European Commission DG Energy on low carbon technologies, wind and smart cities and communities. She is an Energy Engineer with post graduate studies in business administration and applied computer science.