André Dias

Job Title: Director
Company: Ministry of Mines and Energy
Country: 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.

August 28, 2024Learnings and Implications From Hydrizing Off-Grid Systems in the Amazon Region

Sessions

Session

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

Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 04:00 pm - 05:30 pm

Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor 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.

Further Content

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Speaker

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.

Speaker

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.

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

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.