Solar, Storage and Hydrogen: Building Flexible Renewable Energy Systems

Mechanical Engineer, with a specialization in Project Management from FGV, working in the electric power sector since 2020 and on low-carbon hydrogen projects and their derivatives since 2021. He is currently a member of the Superintendence of Economic and Energy Studies at the Energy Research Company (EPE), where he conducts studies on energy rates, demand response, distributed energy resources (DERs), energy transition, and innovation. He has experience in business development and the technical and economic evaluation of projects involving renewable hydrogen, e-fuels, and battery energy storage systems (BESS), contributing to studies focused on technology integration and the expansion of the Brazilian electricity sector.

A Senior Consultant for Strategy and New Markets at CELA, she has 10 years of experience in renewable energy, having worked in business development in the electricity sector, financial modeling for power plants, and the development of innovation and energy efficiency projects. She is the deputy coordinator of ABSOLAR's Storage Working Group. At Atiaia Renováveis, he was responsible for financial modeling for participation in regulated auctions for hydroelectric and photovoltaic projects, as well as for developing business models for self-generated energy under lease and PIE (Equivalence) arrangements. At Energisa, he worked at (Re)Energisa on O&M for photovoltaic plants and energy efficiency projects, and at Energisa S.A. on innovation projects for the energy sector. He also has experience in analyzing anemometric data and resolving outstanding issues with EPE, experience he gained at Messtechnik. He holds a bachelor's degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from the Federal University of Pampa (Unipampa), with a study abroad semester at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK, and an MBA in Energy Project Management from SENAI.

Technical Advisor at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, working on the project 'develoPPP: Transforming the Brazilian Steel Industry with Green Hydrogen.' Holds a PhD in Energy and works on topics including regulation, certification, energy planning, green hydrogen applications, Power-to-X (PtX) products, and industrial defossilization.

More than 15 years of experience in the industrial sector, with expertise in power generation, hydrogen, biogas, biomethane, natural gas, LNG, and industrial combustion. Works across a wide range of industries requiring combustible gas infrastructure, including vehicle fueling systems, LNG regasification, gas compression and transportation, among other applications.

Author of the book "Innovation and Sustainability for Energy Transition". Investment and Market Intelligence Officer of ABEEólica - Brazilian Association of Wind Energy and New Technologies, responsible for the Brazilian offshore wind industry development and new technologies. Master in Strategy and Innovation in International Business from the School of Advertising and Marketing (ESPM). Graduated in Chemical Engineering (UNISANTA) and Mathematics (UNIMES). Researcher in Environment, Engineering and International Business.