Focus on Transmission and Distribution - the Potential of Energy Storage to Decongest Brazil's Power Grids

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Time
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Hall
Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor
Room
Cantareira 2

Inadequate development of transmission and distribution networks is often seen as a critical bottleneck for non-dispatchable renewables. This session will provide insights into the usage of energy storage to adapt T&D networks for a future with high participation of these sources.

02:00 pm - 02:20 pmSession Opening - BESS as a Strategic Asset for the Optimization of Transmission and Distribution Systems

Renato Ribeiro

Expansion Planning and Studies Coordinator

ISA CTEEP

02:20 pm - 02:40 pmThe Role of Energy Storage for Planning the Expansion of the Brazilian Transmission System

Thaís Pacheco Teixeira

Technical Consultant

EPE - Energy Research Company

02:40 pm - 03:00 pmGrowth of Renewable Energy, Grid Congestion and the Role of Energy Storage for Efficient Transmission Networks

Filipe Kaee

Regulatory coordinator

Quantum Participações

03:00 pm - 03:20 pmThe Role of Energy Storage for Distribution Networks in the Light of Growing Participation of Distributed Generation

Bárbara Rubim

Vice-President of Distributed Generation

Bright Strategies

03:20 pm - 03:30 pmQ&A

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Speakers
Speaker
Bárbara Rubim, Bright Strategies

Vice-President of Distributed Generation

Brazil

Bárbara Rubim currently heads Bright Strategies, a consulting firm advising renewable energy businesses on their legal and regulatory structure. In that capacity, she has helped develop more than 230 MW in energy projects in the last three years alone, and more than 2,200 people have completed her in-company training or her Masterclass on Regulation and Business Models in Distributed Generation. In her career in the energy sector, she has acted in public administration as a consultant to the Brazilian Congress, and has worked in the third sector as a coordinator of Greenpeace's Renewable Energy campaign in Brazil, and in the private sector. In addition, she also serves as the current Vice-President of the Managing Board of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association) and is the Director of Energy at FIESP's Infrastructure Department. Bárbara is a lawyer with an MBA in Finance and Business Strategies from the Federal University of Uberlândia. She specializes in the regulation of the electricity sector.

Speaker
Thaís Pacheco Teixeira, EPE - Energy Research Company

Technical Consultant

Brazil

Thais Teixeira works as a Technical Consultant at EPE (Energy Research Office), where she coordinates regional interconnection planning studies, in the Transmission Department. Her fields of research and work include HVDC transmission systems, renewable energy integration and energy storage. Teixeira holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in electrical engineering, both from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and a postgraduate degree in project management from the Pontificial Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-MG). Her most recent professional experience was coordinating the planning study that recommended a new HVDC system for the Brazilian electricity grid, which was published in 2023 by EPE. Her main previous research was related to energy storage, during her masters, which resulted in the publication of a scientific paper in na international journal. Her previous work experience includes the ONS (National System Operator) and a Project Consulting Company, where she worked with computational modeling for dynamic security assesment of power systems.

Speaker
Filipe Kaee, Quantum Participações

Regulatory coordinator

Brazil

Electrical engineer, specialist in expansion planning and regulation of the electricity sector, executive MBA in electricity sector business from FGV, currently studying for a master's degree in energy planning at Coppe/UFRJ. Regulatory coordinator at Quantum Participações, the holding company responsible for the Brookfield group's energy transmission concessions. Manager of the technical-economic analysis project for the insertion of battery storage systems into the basic grid.

Speaker
Renato Ribeiro, ISA CTEEP

Expansion Planning and Studies Coordinator

Brazil

An Electrical Engineer with an emphasis on Power Systems, he graduated from the Federal University of Itajubá and specialized in Electric Power Systems at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. He has worked for 17 years at Companhia de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica Paulista - ISA CTEEP, currently in charge of the Expansion Planning and Studies area, He has experience in planning studies, sector regulation, project structuring and feasibility, R&D coordination and has led initiatives to implement new technologies in the transmission system under the company's concession, including the first large-scale battery project installed in the Brazilian transmission system at SE Registro in the state of São Paulo. He is also currently vice-coordinator of ABSOLAR's Storage WG and coordinator of ABRATE's Expansion Committee.

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Speaker
Ronaldo Koloszuk, ABSOLAR - Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica

President of the Board

Brazil

Ronaldo Koloszuk is President of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association), 2nd Secretary Director of FIESP (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo) and Commercial Director of Solar Group.

Speaker
Ángel Cancino, S&P Global

Market Analyst - Solar

Mexico

Ángel Cancino is a Market Analyst at S&P Global, part of the Clean Energy Technology team. He has experience in energy resource assessment and solar photovoltaic project analysis. His current research focuses on the solar photovoltaic market in Latin America including the identification of projects, regulatory framework, and drivers of renewable growth in the region. He holds a bachelor's degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of Science and Arts of Chiapas and a Master's degree in Sustainable Energy Systems, from the University of Edinburgh, in the United Kingdom.

Speaker
Dr. Marcelo Almeida, University of Sao Paulo

Professor

Brazil

Marcelo P. Almeida holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Pará (2009) and a MSc. degree (2012) and a Dr. degree (2017) in Energy from the University of São Paulo. He is a Professor at the Institute of Energy and Environment of the University of São Paulo, with experience in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energies. He is an Associate Editor of the Brazilian Journal of Solar Energy (RBENS) in the area of Economics and Public Policy, a collaborator of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) and a member of the Board of the Brazilian Solar Energy Association (ABENS).

Speaker
Abigail Ross Hopper, Solar Energy Industries Association

President & CEO

United States of America

Abigail Ross Hopper is the President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, the national trade organization for America's solar energy industries. She oversees all of SEIA's activities, including government affairs, research, communications, and industry leadership, and is focused on creating a marketplace where solar will constitute a significant percentage of America's energy generation. Before joining SEIA, Abby served as Director of the Department of Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), Energy Advisor to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, and Deputy General Counsel with the Maryland Public Service Commission. Before embarking on a career in public service, Abby spent nine years in private practice. Abby graduated Cum Laude from the University of Maryland School of Law and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Dartmouth College. She is the very proud mom of three children and loves to read and ride on her Peloton.

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