Overview of the Brazilian Electrical Power Industry

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Time: 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Hall: Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor
Room: Cantareira 3-5

Photovoltaic solar energy ranks second in Brazil and the source continues to grow. What factors favor this position and what is the future scenario in the institutional vision of the sector?

02:00 pm - 02:15 pmWelcome and Introduction

Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia

CEO

ABSOLAR

02:15 pm - 02:30 pmPlanning and Prospects for the Brazilian Electricity Matrix

Roney Nakano Vitorino

Energy Analyst

EPE

02:30 pm - 02:45 pmANEEL's Perspectives for Solar Energy

Carlos Alberto Calixto Mattar

Superintendent

ANEEL - Brazilian National Electric Energy Regulatory Agency

02:45 pm - 03:00 pmSolar, Batteries and the Energy Transition in Brazil

Vinicius Nunes

Associate, Climate Solutions

BloombergNEF

03:00 pm - 03:30 pmQ&A

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Speakers

Speaker

Vinicius Nunes, BloombergNEF

Associate, Climate Solutions

Brazil

Vinicius Nunes is a BloombergNEF research associate based in Sao Paulo. He writes about the energy transition in Brazil, including topics such as energy policy, sustainable finance, decarbonization pathways, clean energy, and clean transport. In addition, Vinicius writes about broader low-carbon investments and on capital mobilization in and to emerging markets and developing economies. Prior to joining Bloomberg L.P., he worked for a Brazilian renewable energy developer with focus on wind and solar assets. Vinicius holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo and a M.S. in Energy Markets from Grenoble INP in France.

Speaker

Roney Nakano Vitorino, EPE

Energy Analyst

Brazil

Roney Nakano Vitorino has been serving on the Department of Generation and Transmission Studies since 2013, at the Energy Research Office in Brazil (EPE), which is focused on advising the Ministry of Mines and Energy on energy and electricity planning. He awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, and developed his research program, related to renewable energy and power system modeling, at MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, collaboratively with MIT Energy Initiative. His Ph.D. was hosted in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Power Systems, at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil. He holds also a M.S. and a B.S. from the same institution.

Speaker

Carlos Alberto Calixto Mattar, ANEEL - Brazilian National Electric Energy Regulatory Agency

Superintendent

Brazil

Speaker

Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia, ABSOLAR

CEO

Brazil

Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia is co-founder and CEO of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association), the national association representing Brazilian solar PV companies and professionals. He is co-founder and a governing board member of the GSC (Global Solar Council), a non-profit body representing regional and national solar associations on international issues. Rodrigo holds a PhD in Materials Engineering and Technology from PUC-RS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul), a Master's degree in Renewable Energies from Loughborough University (UK), a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from USP (São Paulo University), and has collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (Germany) and with ETH Zürich (Switzerland).

Further Content

Webinar

Renewable Energy Jobs in Brazil - Career Opportunities and Challenges

October 24, 2024

New energy sources require not only new equipment and innovative technologies. They also require people to operate them. To properly utilize the new energy sources, the largest expected job gains are in electrical efficiency, power generation, and the automotive sector.

Speaker

Márcio Takata, Greener

CEO & Board Member / Conselheiro of ABSOLAR

Brazil

CEO of GREENER, a Research and Investment Strategies company focused on Energy Transition. Since 2007, has been involved in structuring more competitive and sustainable businesses with a focus on the Storage, Distributed and Centralized Solar Energy chain. Member of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR, Marcio is engineer from the Polytechnic School of USP - University of São Paulo - and an MBA from INSPER and has served as a professor in different postgraduate programs in topics related to energy and sustainability.

Speaker

Emerson Viana de Oliveira, Comerc Energia

Project Manager

Brazil

Emerson Viana Oliveira has a Master's degree in Systems and Process Engineering and Management, an MBA in Competitive Management and a degree in Civil Engineering. Solar Project Manager at Comerc Energia, responsible for the construction of the UFV Hélio Valgas Solar Complex, the 5th largest photovoltaic plant in Brazil and the 3rd largest in Minas Gerais. He has 29 years' experience in managing large-scale infrastructures in Brazil, Peru, Portugal and Africa. He teaches postgraduate courses at PUC and IETEC MG, specializing in Planning, Budget and Cost Engineering.

Speaker

Marilia Braga, Fotovoltaica-UFSC

Researcher

Brazil

Marília Braga has been a researcher at the Fotovoltaica-UFSC research group for 10 years, where she works with Prof. Dr. Ricardo Rüther with data analysis and design of photovoltaic and energy storage systems for grid-connected and off-grid applications. Marília has experience in all stages of the development of photovoltaic systems, from sizing, simulation and design, to performance analysis, having participated in commissioning and fault detection activities of more than 300 MWp of utility-scale PV plants. Additionally, in the Fotovoltaica-UFSC group, Marília helps coordinate the team and participates in research projects in the areas of battery energy storage, electric vehicles, and the production of green hydrogen. Marília is also the former treasurer and current vice-president of ABENS, the Brazilian Solar Energy Society

Speaker

Markus Vlasits, Newcharge

Managing Director

Brazil

Markus Vlasits started as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Germany and has been active in the solar PV industry for 17 years in several executive positions. In 2007-2009, he was Production Manager of crystallization and wafering at Q.Cells SE, Thalheim, Germany, where he reached a vice-presidential role in Sales Operations. Moving to Brazil in 2013, he started as CEO of Yingli Green Energy do Brasil. He teamed up with fellow executives to open Faro Energy, an investment company focusing on PV generation projects for commercial concerns, and was its Sales Director until 2018. In 2019, he was an independent consultant and helped start ABSOLAR's Energy Storage Workgroup. In 2020, founded NewCharge, an engineering company focused on energy storage projects for commercial clients in Brazil. He is also active as acts as a technical consultant and advisor for projects related to energy storage. In August 2023, he was elected president of board of directors of the Brazilian Association for Energy Storage Solutions (ABSAE). Markus also organizes energy storage events and conferences, and recently co-organized an energy storage conference panel for Intersolar South America 2021 in partnership with Solar Promotion.