Thiago Pereira Soares

Job Title: Executive manager of implementation engineering amazon
Company: Eletrobras
Country: 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.

August 28, 2024The Relevance of the Pro-amazônia Legal Fund for Descarbonizing Electricity Generation 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

Thomas Hillig, Founder from THEnergy

Global Race for Green Hydrogen – Just Hype or the Key to a Sustainable Energy Future?

The smarter E Podcast Episode 188 | Language: English

August 22, 2024

We speak with Thomas Hillig about global developments in green hydrogen

Press Release

Reflecting the advances made by renewable energy in Brazil, The smarter E South America 2024 has surpassed the 650 exhibitors mark, growing by more than 20% over last year’s edition

September 2, 2024

This year’s edition of The smarter E South America, LATAM’s Largest Platform for the New Energy and Mobility World, wound up on last Thursday 29th after featuring 650+ exhibitors and welcoming around 55,000 visitors from 50 countries and more than 2,500 attendees to its four parallel conferences delivered by more than 172 global decision-makers spanning the whole renewable energy supply chain.

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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

Ana Carla Petti, Comerc Energia

Director of Regulatory Affairs

Brazil

Ana Carla Petti has more than 20 years of experience in Regulatory, Strategic Operations Management, Risk Management and Middle-Office, working in executive positions in the energy sector at companies such as Braskem and Odebrecht Energia. She has been an executive at the Comerc Energia Group for more than seven years and currently serves as the group's director of regulatory and institutional affairs. She is a chemical engineer and lawyer, with a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a postgraduate degree in Financial Products and Risk Management and an MBA in Executive Management.