Construction, O&M Challenges, PV-Plant Monitoring, Artificial Intelligence Applications

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Time
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Hall
Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor
Room
Cantareira 4-5

Rapidly developing technologies and markets. Stay up to date with some of the best practices and applications in the market.

02:00 pm - 02:10 pmWelcome and Introduction

Marilia Braga

Researcher

Fotovoltaica-UFSC

02:10 pm - 02:20 pmUFV Hélio Valgas: Opportunities and Challenges in Construction

Emerson Viana de Oliveira

Project Manager

Comerc Energia

02:20 pm - 02:30 pmFrom Grid-Following to Grid-Forming: Inverters as the Key Enabler of a 100 Renewable Electricity System

Ángel Cancino

Market Analyst - Solar

S&P Global

02:30 pm - 02:40 pmIntelligent Monitoring of Soiling on Photovoltaic Modules - A Data-Driven Approach

Danielle Baltazar Cavalcante

Product Manager

Delfos Energy

02:40 pm - 02:50 pmSpeech Title to be Announced

Dr. Siqueira Neto

CEO

PV Operation

02:50 pm - 03:00 pmQuality Control - From Fab to Field

Speaker to be announced

03:00 pm - 03:30 pmQ&A

Speakers
Speaker
Marilia Braga, Fotovoltaica-UFSC

Researcher

Brazil

Marília Braga has been a researcher at the Fotovoltaica-UFSC research group for 10 years, where she works with Prof. Dr. Ricardo Rüther with data analysis and design of photovoltaic and energy storage systems for grid-connected and off-grid applications. Marília has experience in all stages of the development of photovoltaic systems, from sizing, simulation and design, to performance analysis, having participated in commissioning and fault detection activities of more than 300 MWp of utility-scale PV plants. Additionally, in the Fotovoltaica-UFSC group, Marília helps coordinate the team and participates in research projects in the areas of battery energy storage, electric vehicles, and the production of green hydrogen. Marília is also the former treasurer and current vice-president of ABENS, the Brazilian Solar Energy Society

Speaker
Ángel Cancino, S&P Global

Market Analyst - Solar

Mexico

Ángel Cancino is a Market Analyst at S&P Global, part of the Clean Energy Technology team. He has experience in energy resource assessment and solar photovoltaic project analysis. His current research focuses on the solar photovoltaic market in Latin America including the identification of projects, regulatory framework, and drivers of renewable growth in the region. He holds a bachelor's degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of Science and Arts of Chiapas and a Master's degree in Sustainable Energy Systems, from the University of Edinburgh, in the United Kingdom.

Speaker
Danielle Baltazar Cavalcante, Delfos Energy

Product Manager

Brazil

Electrical Engineer graduated from the Federal University of Ceará, urrently leading the Solar Energy SaaS Product at Delfos, monitoring 700 MW+ in centralized and distributed solar generation. Experienced in performance analysis of solar plants through data-driven approaches and implementing predictive monitoring solutions to optimize O&M routines.

Speaker
Dr. Siqueira Neto, PV Operation

CEO

Brazil

He is a professional with over 11 years of experience in Photovoltaic Energy. Specialized in Strategic Planning, InnovaHon Management, and Solar Energy Project Design. He holds a PhD from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, where his thesis focused on Strategies for InsHtuHonal and Technological Development in the Photovoltaic Energy Sector. He studied at the universiHes of TU München and TU Dresden in Germany and was an affiliated researcher at Harvard Business School. He is a founding partner of Elektsolar and PV OperaHon. Currently, he is the CEO of PV OperaHon, where he has been innovaHng the SCADA system in the SAAS modality for distributed generaHon photovoltaic plants (+2.2 GWp on its plaXorm).

Speaker
Emerson Viana de Oliveira, Comerc Energia

Project Manager

Brazil

Emerson Viana Oliveira has a Master's degree in Systems and Process Engineering and Management, an MBA in Competitive Management and a degree in Civil Engineering. Solar Project Manager at Comerc Energia, responsible for the construction of the UFV Hélio Valgas Solar Complex, the 5th largest photovoltaic plant in Brazil and the 3rd largest in Minas Gerais. He has 29 years' experience in managing large-scale infrastructures in Brazil, Peru, Portugal and Africa. He teaches postgraduate courses at PUC and IETEC MG, specializing in Planning, Budget and Cost Engineering.

Further Content
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
Priscila Alves dos Santos, FIT Instituto de Tecnologia

Researcher & Electrical Engineer

Brazil

Priscila Santos is a researcher in the energy field at Instituto Fit. She is responsible for energy startups and applied AI and IoT training. She has in-depth knowledge of the hybrid generation industry for rural and industrial areas. Mentor of startups in the energy, automotive, agricultural and fintech segments.

Speaker
Bárbara Rubim, Bright Strategies

Vice-President of Distributed Generation

Brazil

Bárbara Rubim currently heads Bright Strategies, a consulting firm advising renewable energy businesses on their legal and regulatory structure. In that capacity, she has helped develop more than 230 MW in energy projects in the last three years alone, and more than 2,200 people have completed her in-company training or her Masterclass on Regulation and Business Models in Distributed Generation. In her career in the energy sector, she has acted in public administration as a consultant to the Brazilian Congress, and has worked in the third sector as a coordinator of Greenpeace's Renewable Energy campaign in Brazil, and in the private sector. In addition, she also serves as the current Vice-President of the Managing Board of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association) and is the Director of Energy at FIESP's Infrastructure Department. Bárbara is a lawyer with an MBA in Finance and Business Strategies from the Federal University of Uberlândia. She specializes in the regulation of the electricity sector.

Speaker
Lucas do Espírito Santo Fernandes, SENAI CIMATEC

Renewable Energy Specialist

Brazil

Lucas Fernandes is a specialist at SENAI CMATEC in the energy generation, transmission and distribution sector. He works with prospecting and developing RD&I projects in the electricity sector. He has knowledge in the areas of Renewable Energies, the Free Energy Market, Modernization of the electricity sector and electricity networks of the future. He has worked in the Subtransmission area at Neoenergia Coelba on substation projects.

Speaker
João Lucas de Souza Silva, Unicamp

Researcher

Brazil

Professor in the Solar Energy courses at Unicamp, having taught over 5,000 students. Holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Unicamp, and PhD candidate. Researcher at LESF-MV in various topics of Photovoltaic Solar Energy, aiming to contribute to the evolution of the national sector. Influencer on Instagram, known as ProfJL. Also a professor in the Storage Course at Canal Solar. Recognized as an influential figure in the academic field, highly read in the area, with over 50 scientific publications and 250 reviews in leading journals in the solar energy sector. Additionally, works as a consultant in Photovoltaic Projects, with vast experience in quality testing of photovoltaic solar energy equipment, particularly inverters.

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