The Relevance of Energy Storage for Decarbonizing Electricity Generation in the Amazon Region

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Time: 04:00 pm - 05:30 pm
Hall: Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor
Room: Cantareira 2

The Brazilian Amazon region accounts for less than 1% of the national electricity load, but for nearly 10% of the sector's greenhouse gases emissions. This panel will highlight the growing competitiveness of renewable microgrids with energy storage and discuss public policies to promote the adoption of low-carbon solutions in northern Brazil.

04:00 pm - 04:05 pmWelcome and Introduction

Markus Vlasits

Managing Director

Newcharge

04:05 pm - 04:25 pmEnergy Storage in the Context of Energy Transition for Off-Grid Systems in the Amazon Region

Karina Sousa

Director of energy transition

MME - Ministry of Mines and Energy

04:25 pm - 04:45 pmThe Relevance of the Pro-amazônia Legal Fund for Descarbonizing Electricity Generation in the Amazon Region

Thiago Pereira Soares

Executive manager of implementation engineering amazon

Eletrobras

04:45 pm - 05:05 pmExperiences and Best Practices in Rural Eletrification

Marcelo Rodrigues

Vice President of Sales and Innovation

UCB Power

05:05 pm - 05:25 pmLearnings and Implications From Hydrizing Off-Grid Systems in the Amazon Region

André Dias

Director

Ministry of Mines and Energy

05:25 pm - 05:30 pmQ&A

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Speakers

Speaker

Thiago Pereira Soares, Eletrobras

Executive manager of implementation engineering amazon

Brazil

Academic background: - Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Uberlândia-UFU in 2002 - Master's Degree in Electrical Systems Dynamics from UFU in 2003 - Executive MBA in Project Management from FGV in 2006 - Specialist in Technological Innovation Management from Unicamp in 2008 - Executive MBA in Leadership and Management of State-Owned Enterprises from Franklin Covey Business School in 2013 - Specialist in Protection and Control of Electric Power Systems from the Military Institute-IME in 2023 - PhD candidate in Protection of Electric Power Systems Associated with FACTS at IME 2024 Professional Experience: - Joined Eletrobras Eletronorte in 2007 through a public tender and worked as an Electrical Systems Protection Engineer for 17 years. - He worked at the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) from 2009 to 2016 as General Coordinator for Monitoring the Performance of Electric Systems and Substitute Director of the Electric System Monitoring Department. - From 2016 to 2017 he was Director of Engineering and Operation at Eletrobras Distribuição Rondônia - He coordinated the Modernization of the Protection and Control System for the entire 500 kV sector of Eletrobras Eletronorte; - He worked from 2022 to 2023 as Government Program Superintendent, coordinating the completion and closure of the implementation of the Light for All Program in the State of Amapá; - He is currently Executive Manager of Implementation Engineering for the Amazon at Eletrobras.

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.

Speaker

Karina Sousa, MME - Ministry of Mines and Energy

Director of energy transition

Brazil

She has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Maranhão - UFMA (2012) and an MBA in Public Management (2016), and is an Infrastructure Analyst (2012). She is currently the Director of the Energy Transition Department at the National Secretariat for Energy Transition and Planning at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. In 2023 she acted as General Coordinator leading the planning activities for Isolated Systems, especially in the Amazon Region. From 2021 to 2023, she served as Technical Advisor at the MME, contributing to the sector's Innovation and Competitiveness by accompanying studies and actions with international partnerships, including discussions on the offshore energy regulatory framework. From 2019 to 2021, she worked as a Coordinator at the Ministry of Cities, selecting and monitoring macro-drainage projects in risk areas and contributing with improvements to the Risk and Disaster Management Program.

Speaker

André Dias, Ministry of Mines and Energy

Director

Brazil

My mission is to carry out government activities and develop public policies with a focus on promoting the socio-economic development of Brazilian society and increasing the efficiency of public management. I am currently a Specialist in Public Policy and Government Management (Government Manager) and I participate in the implementation of two public policies: the Light for All Program and the More Light for the Amazon Program. My purpose is to seek social transformation, with a view to promoting citizenship, improving the quality of life and increasing the dignity of the Brazilian population through the implementation of public policies.

Speaker

Marcelo Rodrigues, UCB Power

Vice President of Sales and Innovation

Vice President of New Business and Innovation at UCB Power. Electrical Engineer from UFMG, with an MBA and board member training from FDC. He has extensive experience in innovative projects in technology and infrastructure for national and multinational organizations. He is currently leading UCB Power's positioning from a battery manufacturer to a leader in new energy storage solutions and is Co-Founder and Board Member of ABSE - Brazilian Association of Energy Storage Solutions.

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

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.

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.