Evolution of distributed generation in the Northeast

Luis Carlos Gadelha de Queiroz has been active in the energy industry for more than 30 years. He is the CEO of B&Q Energia, a company with national operations in renewable energy and electrical infrastructure of networks, lines and substations. Luís continues to firmly defend the interests of the electric power industry as current President of Sindienergia-CE, an employer' association he helped found in 2001. He has a degree in Economics, specialized in Electrical Engineering, with an MBA in Quality and Process Management. He returned to the academy in 2022 and is currently taking the Renewable Energy Management course at the University of Fortaleza.

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).