Mara Schwengber

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.

Ana Carla Petti has more than 20 years of experience in Regulatory, Strategic Operations Management, Risk Management and Middle-Office, working in executive positions in the energy sector at companies such as Braskem and Odebrecht Energia. She has been an executive at the Comerc Energia Group for more than seven years and currently serves as the group's director of regulatory and institutional affairs. She is a chemical engineer and lawyer, with a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a postgraduate degree in Financial Products and Risk Management and an MBA in Executive Management.

In recent years, solar power has experienced significant global growth. Particularly, in Brazil's remote areas solar energy has a great potential since it enables decentralized and sustainable power generation with low maintenance. Yet, the land necessary for solar installations diminishes the available land for agriculture. One solution to this conflict is the implementation of agrivoltaics systems ("Agri-PV") which optimize land use efficiency by integrating agricultural activities with photovoltaic energy generation. Brazil is a major global agricultural producer, with agribusiness playing a crucial role in its economy. The versatility of Agri-PV technologies allows adaptation to both large and small-scale agriculture. The high energy demand, especially in large-scale agriculture emphasizes the need for energy self-production. Vertically installed bifacial Agri-PV systems are seen as suitable solutions capable of supporting large-scale machinery. In addition, family farming is very common in Brazil, representing 77% of agricultural establishments in Brazil and providing about 70% of the country's food. These systems offer social and economic opportunities for family farmers by providing greater energy autonomy for self-consumption and the potential for income diversification. In this workshop, you will learn more about the potential of agrivoltaics technology and the Brazilian market, gain insights into the market and previous experiences from Germany and get to know the companies from both countries that offer themselves for cooperation and joint projects in the Brazilian market.This event is organised by the German-Brazilian Energy Partnership, established as a platform for political dialogue between the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. This initiative is being realised in cooperation with the Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (ABSOLAR) and the German Solar Association (BSW). >> Tickets << A special discount is available from the event organizer, GIZ Brazil. To receive the discount voucher, please contact Ms Kaya: gabriela.kaya@giz.de