Vinicius Suppion

Job Title: Technical Regulatory Analyst
Company: ABSOLAR
Country: 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.

August 29, 2024Synergy with Solar Energy and Opportunities for Hydrogen in Brazil

Sessions

Session

Hydrogen Colors - Sustainability Concepts and Assessment of Competitiveness for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm

Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor Cantareira 2

Green hydrogen has generated a lot of interest, but it seems that the economic feasibility for most applications is still several years away. This panel will provide insights into the different variants of low-carbon hydrogen and key levers to address the competitiveness gap.

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Event Info

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August 26–28, 2025

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Speaker

Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia, ABSOLAR

CEO

Brazil

Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia is co-founder and CEO of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association), the national association representing Brazilian solar PV companies and professionals. He is co-founder and a governing board member of the GSC (Global Solar Council), a non-profit body representing regional and national solar associations on international issues. Rodrigo holds a PhD in Materials Engineering and Technology from PUC-RS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul), a Master's degree in Renewable Energies from Loughborough University (UK), a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from USP (São Paulo University), and has collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (Germany) and with ETH Zürich (Switzerland).

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.