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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:

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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.

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Ricardo Estefano Rosa, WEG S.A.

Global Head of BESS

Brazil

Ricardo Estefano Rosa is a Production Engineer with a specialization in Renewable Energies and an MBA in Strategic Business Management from FGV. He has almost 30 years' experience in business development and energy solutions. At WEG since 2013, he was Head of Engineering until 2015 and since then he has dedicated himself to developing new businesses, always focused on the energy transition. He currently acts as Coordinator of the Storage WG at ABSOLAR, is a member of the Board of the Brazilian Association of Energy Storage Solutions - ABSAE and leads WEG's Battery Energy Storage Systems business.

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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.

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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.

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Cyrille Gonin, Instituto Senai de Inovação em Eletroquímica

Researcher

Brazil

A researcher at the SENAI Institute for Innovation in Electrochemistry, he is leading initiatives in lithium-ion batteries, sodium ions and supercapacitors, conducting RD&I projects aimed at producing high-performance national materials for these technologies. With a degree in Chemistry and a Master's in Materials Science from Aix-Marseille Université in France, as well as an MBA in Project Management from UNISENAI-PR, he has a decade of experience in industrial innovation. His current goal is to foster a Brazilian innovation ecosystem around lithium-ion batteries. Since 2018, he has played a key role in planning and implementing pilot lines for the production of battery cells, consolidating his expertise in the various battery chemistries on the market and their manufacturing processes.

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ees South America – LATAM’s Key Event for Batteries & Energy Storage Systems

Press Release – Monday, July 29, 2024

São Paulo, July 29, 2024: ees South America, LATAM’s Key Event for Batteries & Energy Storage Systems, will be held at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo on August 27–29. The exhibition & conference event focuses on energy storage solutions suited to support and complement energy systems with increasing amounts of renewable energy sources, and helps integrate prosumers and electrical vehicles.

ees South America gathers investors, utilities, installers, manufacturers and project developers from all over the world. The exhibition offers the ideal opportunity to discuss the current status and strategic trends of Latin American markets, as well as technology innovations and new business opportunities.
The ees South America Conference is the main platform to discuss issues related to energy storage and batteries in Brazil, and will provide strategic information on opportunities related to reserve capacity, off-grid systems and ongoing commercial and industrial projects, in addition to sharing the latest news on the development of the Brazilian production chain.

It will not only be a unique opportunity to expand knowledge and networking in the field of energy storage and green hydrogen, but also to examine Brazil’s competitiveness in the emerging global green hydrogen economy and to weigh existing opportunities in the domestic market.

ees South America will be held in parallel with Intersolar South America, Power2Drive South America and Eletrotec+EM-Power South America. These are the four exhibitions and conferences that make up The smarter E South America.

Registration for visiting the exhibitions free of charge ends on 26 August. For more information and details on pricing, please visit https://www.ees-southamerica.com/tickets .

About ees South America – LATAM’s Key Event for Batteries & Energy Storage Systems

ees South America, LATAM’s key event for batteries & energy storage systems, takes place at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo, Brazil, on August 27–29, 2024 and focuses on energy storage solutions suited to support and complement energy systems with increasing amounts of renewable energy sources and integrating prosumers and electrical vehicles.

In 2023, ees South America welcomed around 50,000 visitors and more than 80 providers that showcased their products.

ees South America brings together investors, utilities, installers, manufacturers and project developers from all over the world. The exhibition offers the ideal opportunity to discuss the current status and strategic trends for the Latin American markets, as well as technology innovations and new business opportunities.

Together with ees Europe in Munich and ees India in Gandhinagar, the global ees exhibition series is represented on three continents.

ees South America will be held in parallel to Intersolar South America, LATAM's largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry, Power2Drive South America, LATAM’s key exhibition and conference for charging infrastructure and e-mobility, and Electrotec+EM-Power South America, the event for electrical infrastructure and energy management. All four exhibitions are part of The smarter E South America.

Organizers: ees South America is organized by Solar Promotion International GmbH, Pforzheim, Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH (FMMI) and Aranda Eventos & Congressos Ltda, São Paulo as the co-organizer.

www.ees-southamerica.com

ees South America 2024
Exhibition Date: August 27–29, 2024
Exhibition times: 12:00pm–8:00pm
Conference Date: August 28–29, 2024
Conference times: 9:00am–8:00pm
Expo Center Norte – São Paulo, Brazil
To learn more about The smarter E South America, please visit: www.ees-southamerica.com

Contact:
Gioia Müller-Russo
Solar Promotion International GmbH
Phone: +49 7231 58598-218
Mobile: +49 151 20835446
mueller-russo@solarpromotion.com

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Maria Abdalla
Aranda Eventos & Congressos Ltda
Phone : +55 11 3824-5300
Mobile: +55 11 98303-8319
mariabdalla@arandaeventos.com.br

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