Roberto Fortuna Carneiro

Job Title
Special Advisor
Company
Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Estado da Bahia
Country
Brazil

August 28, 2024Opportunities in the State of Bahia for Solar and Hydrogen Generation

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The smarter E AWARD 2025: Applications Are Now Open

November 4, 2024

One award, five categories, 15 winners and an abundance of innovative and intelligent ideas, products, services and projects:

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
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.

Speaker
Clinger Sousa Barros, Lemon Energia

Regulatory Specialist

Brazil

Clinger Barros is a Specialist Regulatory Lawyer, and has been working for at least ten years in various regulated sectors, focusing mainly on the Electricity Sector, providing consultancy services and litigating for major players. Since 2023, he has held the regulatory chair of climatech Lemon Energia, focusing regulatory activity on issues related to sustainability, renewable energies and digitalization of the electricity sector, assisting in the establishment of strategies and best regulatory practices for the business and in the interlocution and representation with the most diverse entities and public authorities.

Speaker
Ruben Agulló Pomares, Effitech Engenharia Ltda.

Director

Brazil

Mechanical Engineer (Universidad de Málaga, Spain). Master in Renewable Energies (Universidad de Zaragoza). 20 years of experience in Projecting, Designing and Construction of Solar PV (grid-tie and off-grid) and Thermal systems in different countries: Spain, Italy, Mozambique and Brazil. Official Certifier for the Agencia Valenciana de la Energia (AVEN) in efficiency buildings and installations. Measurment and Verfication Certifier (CMVP) with Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO). Auxiliar teacher in Sizing of PV systems in Specialist Course in Renewable Energies (2009-2010, Universidad de Málaga). From 2008 to 2011 was member of NGO Engineering Without Borders participating in development projects in Mozambique related with access to water and electrification of rural areas. Nowadays, Technical Manager of Effitech Spain S.L. (Spain, since 2006) and Effitech Engenharia Ltda. (Brazil, since 2012), both companies offer Engineering and Consulting services in Renewable and Efficient Energy systems with more than 2 GW of experience accumulated.

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