Hydrogen Colors - Sustainability Concepts and Assessment of Competitiveness for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production

Thursday, August 29, 2024

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

Green hydrogen has generated a lot of interest, but it seems that the economic feasibility for most applications is still several years away. This panel will provide insights into the different variants of low-carbon hydrogen and key levers to address the competitiveness gap.

02:00 pm - 02:10 pmWelcome and Introduction

Camila Ramos

CEO

CELA - Clean Energy Latin America

02:10 pm - 02:25 pmSpeech Title to be Announced

Fernanda Delgado

CEO

ABIHV (Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Hidrogênio Verde)

02:25 pm - 02:40 pmGreen Hydrogen and Wind Energy: Sustainability and Competitiveness for a Low Carbon Economy

André Themoteo

New Business Specialist

ABEEólica

02:40 pm - 02:55 pmSustainable Fertilizers

Rodrigo Santana

Director of operations & Business Development

Atlas Agro

02:55 pm - 03:10 pmH2V Projects

Marcelo Taulois

Deputy CEO & CDO

CEEC Brazil - An Energy China Company

03:10 pm - 03:25 pmSynergy with Solar Energy and Opportunities for Hydrogen in Brazil

Vinicius Suppion

Technical Regulatory Analyst

ABSOLAR

03:25 pm - 03:30 pmQ&A

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Speakers
Speaker
André Themoteo, ABEEólica

New Business Specialist

Brazil

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Science and Technology, Energy Engineering and a Master's degree in Energy from the Federal University of ABC. He holds an Executive MBA in Economics and Management, with a focus on Government Relations, from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo. He currently works on regulatory issues and coordinates the hydrogen and energy storage theme at the Brazilian Wind Energy and New Technologies Association - ABEEólica.

Speaker
Fernanda Delgado, ABIHV (Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Hidrogênio Verde)

CEO

Brazil

CEO of ABIHV, Brazilian Association of the Green Hydrogen Industry. Postgraduate Professor at Fundação Getúlio Vargas - FGV and UFRJ. Professor of the Postgraduate Program at the Army Command and General Staff School. PhD in Energy Planning (COPPE/UFRJ), Master in Information Technology (CEFET/RJ) and in International Finance (FGV/EBAPE)

Speaker
Rodrigo Santana, Atlas Agro

Director of operations & Business Development

Brazil

Executive with more than 18 years of experience dedicated to the fertilizer industry. He has worked in multinationals in the sector, in several management level positions in Brazil and abroad. Rodrigo managed several operations and led the implementation of excellence programs in fertilizer plants in many countries such as the Netherlands, Finland, Germany and Colombia, involving ammonia and nitrate production processes, as well as blending and distribution units. Rodrigo currently serves as Director of Operations & Business Development at Atlas Agro, a Swiss-based company that aims to lead the transition to low-carbon nitrogen fertilizers, produced from green hydrogen, globally. The first plant will be installed in Pacific Northwest region, in United States, and also has an advanced project to implement the first green fertilizer plant in Brazil, located in Uberaba, Minas Gerais. Rodrigo is also board member of Green Hydrogen Industry Association (ABIHV), one of the main institutions responsible for promoting the green hydrogen industry in the country. Rodrigo has a degree in Business Administration, in addition to having 2 postgraduate degrees, one in Business Logistics and the other in Production Engineering. Rodrigo also holds an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School, in United Kingdom.

Speaker
Vinicius Suppion, ABSOLAR

Technical Regulatory Analyst

Brazil

He is an electrical engineer with a degree from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), a master's and doctorate from the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) and a post-doctorate from the UFABC. He has carried out various research projects and publications focusing on the control and connection of distributed energy resources - DER, power quality and microgrids. He currently works as a Technical Regulatory Analyst at the Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association - ABSOLAR.

Speaker
Marcelo Taulois, CEEC Brazil - An Energy China Company

Deputy CEO & CDO

Brazil

Marcelo Taulois is an executive, advisor, mentor and consultant to companies in the energy sector. He has worked in Brazil and abroad for over 40 years. Marcelo has a degree in electrical engineering from UCP in Brazil, postgraduate degrees from Henley Management College in England and IMD in Switzerland, and is a graduate of the board member development program at FDC in Brazil. He worked for thirteen years in Europe in the oil and gas sector. Since 2001, he has been in Brazil, where he has worked as Country Manager at Aker Solutions, Director at Promon, Country Manager at Scatec Solar, Director at Prumo, provides consultancy through Talante Partners, serves on boards and actively participates in mentoring programs for start-ups. At the moment, he is dedicated to the development of Energy China in Brazil, CEEC Brasil, as its Deputy CEO and CDO.

Speaker
Camila Ramos, CELA - Clean Energy Latin America

CEO

Brazil

CEO and Founder of CELA, with 21 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, including bioenergy, wind energy, solar PV and green hydrogen. Camila currently also serves as Investment and Green Hydrogen Vice-President of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR (the Brazilian Solar PV Association), Non-Executive Director of the Board of Administration of Brazilian Rare Earths, member of the Advisory Board of the Federation of Industry of São Paulo (COINFRA - FIESP) and is a Finance Expert at the Clean Energy Finance Solutions Center (NREL - USA). Prior to founding CELA, she was Country Manager and Head of Latin America at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), where she advised clients with research and analysis of renewable energy sectors and markets, and trends in the region. She has also worked in the past at PricewaterhouseCoopers, ERB - Energias Renováveis do Brasil and Infinity Bio-Energy. Camila holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Further Content
Speaker
Eduardo Tobias Ruiz, Watt Capital

Managing Partner

Brazil

Eduardo Tobias is a Managing Partner at Watt Capital. He is a specialist in project investment analysis, project financing, and on mergers & acquisitions of renewable energy projects and assets in Brazil. He is a cofounder and currently the vice-coordinator of ABSOLAR's Green Hydrogen Working Group. Tobias is also a visiting Professor at FGV, teaching for its Power Sector Executive Program, and author of the books 'Investment Analysis in Utility Scale PV Projects' (2021) and 'Investment Analysis in Bioenergy Greenfield Projects' (2015). He has a BSc. in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP and a Professional Master in Bioenergy from FGV-EESP.

Speaker
Vinicius Ayrão Franco, Sinergia Consultoria e Serviçios Tecnicos LTDA

Technical Director

Brazil

Electrical Engineer, specialist in Photovoltaic Solar Energy Projects in MMGD and self-production. He has developed more than 500MW of projects for Parecer de Acesso in 24 concessionaires across the country. He actively participated in the ABNT commission that developed NBR 16690. He has been a speaker at the main events in the solar energy sector and a course instructor in the area of solar energy electrical installations, having trained more than 600 technical and engineering professionals. He is currently President of Abracopel, a board member of ABGD and Technical Director of Sindistal-RJ.

Speaker
Sergio Roberto Santos, Lambda Consultoria LTDA

Electrical Engineer

Brazil

Electrical engineer graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with a specialization in economics and business (MBA) from the Federal University of São Carlos and a master's degree in energy from the Institute of Energy and Environment at the University of São Paulo. He is a specialist in surge protection at Embrastec and an electrical engineer at Lambda Consultoria Ltda. He has been working in the field of surge protection for over 20 years, specifying Surge Protection Devices (SPDs), drawing up technical standards and writing articles and books on the subject.

Speaker
André Luiz Gonçalves Scabbia, Technological Research Institute

Professor

Brazil

Formed by the interaction of lessons from family, friends and the academic world, be it a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of São Paulo - USP, a Master's in Civil Engineering in Housing: Planning and Technology from IPT, a postgraduate degree in Occupational Safety from FAAP, a degree in Electrical Engineering from FEI (Fundação Educacional Inaciana Padre Saboia de Medeiros), as well as a period as a researcher at the Technological Research Institute of the State of São Paulo - IPT. He works in the field of Fire Safety - SCI, with an emphasis on forensics involving fire and explosion issues in all their diversity. Never forgetting that my professional career began at Metrô-SP, where I was taught the Code of Conduct: Safety, Speed and Comfort.

Speaker
Priscila Alves dos Santos, FIT Instituto de Tecnologia

Researcher & Electrical Engineer

Brazil

Priscila Santos is a researcher in the energy field at Instituto Fit. She is responsible for energy startups and applied AI and IoT training. She has in-depth knowledge of the hybrid generation industry for rural and industrial areas. Mentor of startups in the energy, automotive, agricultural and fintech segments.

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