Afonso Carlos Aguilar Brum

Job Title: Director & Partner
Company: ACBS Aguilar Engenharia, AOi Energy & Grupo Tora
Country: Brazil

Graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of RS, with specialization in airport and commercial automation from the University of Regensburg, Germany.

He worked 15 years at Siemens S.A. working in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Portugal and Germany in the area of airport automation and 16 years CEO of Alubar Energia S.A. being responsible for projects, construction and assembly of transmission lines and substations with voltage up to 500 kV, wind and solar farms. He was founder, Vice President and Counselor for 12 years of ABEEOLICA, actively participating with the MME, EPE and ANEEL to define the rules of the renewable energy auctions in force until today. As a Director and Counselor of transmission and power generation companies, he participated in the development of projects, auctions, creation of SPE's, preparation of business plans, obtaining financing and operation of projects.

He is currently Director of Sindienergia-RS, member of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR and partner of ACBS Aguilar Engenharia, which operates in the area of consulting in electrical engineering, airport automation and renewable energies. He is also currently a partner and Commercial Director of Integra Energia, a company that operates in the development of wind and solar projects.

August 29, 2024How to Ensure the Success of Solar Projects

Sessions

Session

Supply Chain - Challenges & Opportunities

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor Cantareira 4-5

In this panel will be discussed what are the biggest challenges for the success of solar projects.

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

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

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

Roney Nakano Vitorino, EPE

Energy Analyst

Brazil

Roney Nakano Vitorino has been serving on the Department of Generation and Transmission Studies since 2013, at the Energy Research Office in Brazil (EPE), which is focused on advising the Ministry of Mines and Energy on energy and electricity planning. He awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, and developed his research program, related to renewable energy and power system modeling, at MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, collaboratively with MIT Energy Initiative. His Ph.D. was hosted in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Power Systems, at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil. He holds also a M.S. and a B.S. from the same institution.

Speaker

Nero Wang, SUNGROW FPV SCI. & TECH.CO., LTD.

Country Manager

China

Nero Wang currently working as the country manager of SUNGROW FPV SCI. & TECH.CO., LTD. Graduated from Anhui University with bachelor degree and has over 5 years of experience in the FPV industry. He has supervised and accomplished many international FPV projects especially in hydro power aspect, and will endeavour to realise the vision to be the navigator of FPV.