Opportunities for solar and energy storage in the light of the modernization of the Brazilian electricity sector

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Time
04:30 pm - 05:15 pm

Perspective on the modernization of the Brazilian electricity sector and resulting opportunities

04:30 pm - 05:15 pmOpportunities for solar and energy storage in the light of the modernization of the Brazilian electricity sector

Markus Vlasits

Managing Director

Newcharge

Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia

Chief Executive Officer

ABSOLAR

Jonas Becker Paiva

CEO / Presidente, Câmara Setorial de Energia

Câmara Setorial de Energias do Ceara - CSEnergias - ADECE

Speakers

Speaker

Markus Vlasits, Newcharge

Managing Director

Brazil

Marcus Vlasits is the founder of NewCharge and an advisor to ABSOLAR's Energy Storage Workgroup. He organizes energy storage events and conferences, and co-organized a storage conference for Intersolar South America 2021 in partnership with SolarPromotion. He is a current member of ABSOLAR's Board and coordinates ABSOLAR's Energy Storage Workgroup. Since 2019: He is the founder and managing partner of NewCharge Projects, focusing on PV solar energy generation and storage solutions. 2016-2018: He co-founded and served as Commercial Director of Faro Energy, an investment firm leasing photovoltaic plants. 2007-2012: He was director and then Vice-President of O-Cells SE (Germany), a leading producer of photovoltaic cells and panels. 2000-2007: He was an ssociate and later junior partner at McKinsey&Company.

Speaker

Jonas Becker Paiva, Câmara Setorial de Energias do Ceara - CSEnergias - ADECE

CEO / Presidente, Câmara Setorial de Energia

Jonas Becker Paiva is the CEO of ECO Soluções em Energia and has been active in the renewable energy market for 11 years, with important local and national contributions to the sector. He coordinates the activities of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Energy Association) in Ceará, and is the Financial Officer of Sindienergia-CE (Association of Energy Producers and Electricity Service Providers of the State of Ceará). Through ECO Soluções em Energia, he has developed more than 500 solar power generation projects for more than 1,200 customers, totalling over 200 MWp all over Brazil. Jonas holds a degree in Production Engineering from the University of Fortaleza (2012).

Speaker

Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia, ABSOLAR

Chief Executive Officer

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).

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