İsmail Kalkan was born in Çanakkale, Türkiye. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in his hometown, Çanakkale.
He received his bachelor degree at Yıldız Technical University, Electrical Engineering Department, which he started in 2009, and finished in 2014.
He has 10 years of experience as an Electrical Engineer in the renewable energy sector, mainly focused on Solar Power Plants, EPC Management, Operation & Maintenance activities, and Project Engineer with more than 200 MWp of experience.
He also has experience in the wind energy sector on installation, project development, and site reporting.
He managed all the processes which are engineering, installation, commissioning, team management, negotiation, deadline management, official correspondences, and technical documentation.
Recently, he has focused on the new potential solar power plant projects with the preparation of budgetary proposals, design studies, and installation work management of the solar power PV plants.
He was a Technical Advisor on the “European Certified Professional for Energy Efficiency” project approved by the European Commission which involves France, Spain, and Türkiye and whose fundamental objective is to develop a common European certification in the field of energy efficiency.