WEBVTT kind: captions lang: en STYLE 1 00:00:03.480 --> 00:00:04.760 position:25% size:50% Hi, what’s your name? 2 00:00:04.760 --> 00:00:07.200 position:25% size:50% I’m Adriana Yanez, I’m 35 years old. 3 00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:09.720 position:25% size:50% I’ve been here for a year and six months. 4 00:00:09.720 --> 00:00:11.760 position:25% size:50% Sorry, I’m a bit nervous! 5 00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:14.080 position:25% size:50% I’m a senior process engineer. 6 00:00:14.120 --> 00:00:16.280 position:25% size:50% I work in Innovation 7 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:19.160 position:25% size:50% and my job consists of improvising, 8 00:00:19.160 --> 00:00:21.920 position:25% size:50% improving and testing new technologies 9 00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:23.600 position:25% size:50% in relation to Webench, 10 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:27.480 position:25% size:50% which is a phase in the production process of solar cells. 11 00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:29.800 position:25% size:50% Imagine that I’m a 5-year-old child 12 00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:31.360 position:25% size:50% who comes to you and asks: 13 00:00:31.360 --> 00:00:33.360 position:25% size:50% What is it that you all do here 14 00:00:33.360 --> 00:00:34.640 position:25% size:50% in this building in Catania? 15 00:00:34.640 --> 00:00:36.480 position:25% size:50% I could say that we make biscuits, 16 00:00:36.480 --> 00:00:39.360 position:25% size:50% but instead of flour, chocolate or vanilla, 17 00:00:39.360 --> 00:00:41.560 position:25% size:50% I use a slice of silicon. 18 00:00:41.560 --> 00:00:43.920 position:25% size:50% And what we are trying to make is the best biscuit of all. 19 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:47.160 position:25% size:50% In my case I’m trying to make the best possible solar cell. 20 00:00:47.160 --> 00:00:50.280 position:25% size:50% I enjoy putting together different types of combinations, 21 00:00:50.280 --> 00:00:52.360 position:25% size:50% to end up making something special, 22 00:00:52.360 --> 00:00:53.880 position:25% size:50% and that makes me happy 23 00:00:53.880 --> 00:00:55.480 position:25% size:50% in the same way that biscuits make people happy. 24 00:00:55.600 --> 00:00:57.040 position:25% size:50% It sounds like you work 25 00:00:57.040 --> 00:00:59.600 position:25% size:50% in a type of Google for renewables. 26 00:00:59.600 --> 00:01:01.680 position:25% size:50% What does innovation mean to you? 27 00:01:01.840 --> 00:01:05.160 position:25% size:50% There are two aspects for me when we talk about innovation. 28 00:01:05.160 --> 00:01:06.840 position:25% size:50% I get bored easily, 29 00:01:06.840 --> 00:01:09.920 position:25% size:50% but here no two days are the same. 30 00:01:09.920 --> 00:01:12.480 position:25% size:50% This part is about surprise, about what will happen. 31 00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:13.800 position:25% size:50% The other sense of innovation 32 00:01:13.800 --> 00:01:15.840 position:25% size:50% is that when you’ve done something, 33 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:18.360 position:25% size:50% there is the result – which isn’t just down to you but to everyone – 34 00:01:18.360 --> 00:01:20.760 position:25% size:50% and that’s special and it gives me personal satisfaction. 35 00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:22.640 position:25% size:50% My career is focused on this, 36 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:23.760 position:25% size:50% taking simple things 37 00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:25.440 position:25% size:50% and transforming them into something more useful. 38 00:01:25.440 --> 00:01:26.360 position:25% size:50% It’s the biscuit. 39 00:01:26.360 --> 00:01:27.960 position:25% size:50% It’s great in this sense: 40 00:01:27.960 --> 00:01:31.480 position:25% size:50% you never know whether in one or two years 41 00:01:31.480 --> 00:01:33.280 position:25% size:50% you’ll be doing something even better, 42 00:01:33.280 --> 00:01:36.080 position:25% size:50% but you can be sure that you’ll be doing something important. 43 00:01:36.120 --> 00:01:38.280 position:25% size:50% If we go by the stereotype, 44 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:41.320 position:25% size:50% an engineer is probably considered, rightly or wrongly, 45 00:01:41.320 --> 00:01:44.920 position:25% size:50% to be someone quite square and not very flexible: 46 00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:46.360 position:25% size:50% How do you consider yourself? 47 00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:49.800 position:25% size:50% A good engineer or a basic engineer? 48 00:01:49.800 --> 00:01:50.400 position:25% size:50% Hmmm. 49 00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:52.800 position:25% size:50% Flexibility is a must, as they say in English. 50 00:01:52.800 --> 00:01:53.840 position:25% size:50% You need to have that here. 51 00:01:53.840 --> 00:01:55.240 position:25% size:50% For me it’s like doing a test: 52 00:01:55.240 --> 00:01:58.040 position:25% size:50% you have an objective and you don’t always achieve it. 53 00:01:58.080 --> 00:02:00.400 position:25% size:50% The goal is to get from A to B, 54 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:03.720 position:25% size:50% but undoubtedly this goal B will be useful for you next time. 55 00:02:03.720 --> 00:02:05.440 position:25% size:50% And my work is great in this sense: 56 00:02:05.440 --> 00:02:06.960 position:25% size:50% whatever you do, 57 00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:09.560 position:25% size:50% it can’t be described as negative, 58 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:11.560 position:25% size:50% but it can be defined as an experience. 59 00:02:11.560 --> 00:02:14.160 position:25% size:50% And this experience leads you to something even more important in the future. 60 00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:16.360 position:25% size:50% In one sentence: 61 00:02:16.360 --> 00:02:18.520 position:25% size:50% What’s the best thing about working at 3SUN? 62 00:02:18.520 --> 00:02:20.320 position:25% size:50% The best thing about working at 3SUN 63 00:02:20.320 --> 00:02:22.960 position:25% size:50% is that sometimes it takes you outside your comfort zone. 64 00:02:23.160 --> 00:02:25.920 position:25% size:50% Yes, it seems like your work is very dynamic, 65 00:02:25.920 --> 00:02:29.560 position:25% size:50% every day is different: but if you had to imagine in 10 years from now, 66 00:02:29.560 --> 00:02:32.520 position:25% size:50% if you’re still at 3 SUN, how do you see yourself? 67 00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:34.440 position:25% size:50% That’s a very difficult question, 68 00:02:34.440 --> 00:02:35.720 position:25% size:50% but I can say one thing. 69 00:02:35.720 --> 00:02:37.960 position:25% size:50% Independently from the fact that in 10 years 70 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:42.120 position:25% size:50% the rate of use of solar panels will be a number, 71 00:02:42.120 --> 00:02:45.200 position:25% size:50% in 10 years 3 Sun will be part of that contribution, 72 00:02:45.200 --> 00:02:47.320 position:25% size:50% similar to the Industrial Revolution, 73 00:02:47.320 --> 00:02:48.840 position:25% size:50% for the people taking part, 74 00:02:48.840 --> 00:02:50.880 position:25% size:50% in terms of Renewable Energy, 3SUN will be there 75 00:02:50.880 --> 00:02:54.480 position:25% size:50% in 10 years, and after that too. 76 00:02:54.520 --> 00:02:57.280 position:25% size:50% Good! Here you’re working for a better future. 77 00:02:57.280 --> 00:03:00.240 position:25% size:50% How important is it to you to be doing something good 78 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:02.960 position:25% size:50% for the planet through your work? 79 00:03:02.960 --> 00:03:06.320 position:25% size:50% Being here means I can make my contribution 80 00:03:06.320 --> 00:03:09.440 position:25% size:50% to optimizing sustainability, 81 00:03:09.440 --> 00:03:11.400 position:25% size:50% and reducing this impact. 82 00:03:11.400 --> 00:03:15.720 position:25% size:50% It’s true that photovoltaic panels are a green technology, 83 00:03:15.720 --> 00:03:18.840 position:25% size:50% but it’s also true that I have to be responsible and make my own contribution. 84 00:03:18.840 --> 00:03:20.240 position:25% size:50% Because when I produce that 85 00:03:20.240 --> 00:03:22.040 position:25% size:50% I do it in the best possible way, 86 00:03:22.040 --> 00:03:24.280 position:25% size:50% with a minimal, if any, residue. 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