Thursday, March 26, 2026 I 3:00pm CET I 11:00am BRT I Language: Portuguese
Brazil is rapidly emerging as a global leader in the energy transition, with over 88% of its electricity already coming from renewable sources and solar and wind together generating more than a third of the country’s power mix.
In this webinar, we will explore why Brazil and especially the Northeast is uniquely positioned to deliver 24/7 renewable energy by pairing abundant solar PV resources with green hydrogen production. The country’s strong pipeline of more than 100 green hydrogen projects totaling nearly 90 GW of planned capacity, according to CELA*, highlights the scale of investment and opportunity.
The Northeast already leads in renewable generation – even exceeding its own electricity demand with clean energy – making it fertile ground for hydrogen production and long‑duration power solutions.
Join us to learn how solar PV and green hydrogen can work together to enable continuous clean power, unlock new market opportunities, and drive sustainable growth across Brazil’s most promising regions.
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* Canal Energia/Canal Solar, 25.07.2025
The recording and the speakers' presentations are available here .
Ewerton Emmanuel da Silva Calixto,
Regulatory and Technology Coordinator, Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Hidrogênio Verde (ABIHV)
Ewerton Emmanuel da Silva Calixto is Regulation and Technology Coordinator at ABIHV, the Brazilian Green Hydrogen Industry Association, where he leads initiatives focused on regulatory strategy, public policy, technological innovation, and institutional engagement to support Brazil’s energy transition. With more than 18 years of experience, he has built a solid track record in decarbonization, green hydrogen, and Power to X projects, including green ammonia, e methanol, and sustainable aviation fuel, having worked at companies such as Voltalia, Chemtech/Siemens, AMEC Kromav, and SENAI CIMATEC. His background combines regulation, technology, and complex project management, with a strong focus on creating competitive conditions for low carbon solutions and advancing a more sustainable and innovation driven energy agenda.
Monica Saraiva Panik,
Hydrogen Specialist, Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Ceará (FIEC)
Monica Saraiva Panik has 28 years of experience in the hydrogen sector. She worked 18 years for the automotive industry in Brazil and 11 years in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies world leading companies in Germany. Today she works as consultant doing studies for governments and industry worldwide. In 2021 she was nominated as one of the “Remarkable Women in the field of transport” by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ).
Jurandir Picanço Júnior,
Energy Consultant, Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Ceará (FIEC)
Jurandir Picanço Júnior is a Mechanical Engineer and Electrician. A member of the Ceará’s Academy of Engineering, he works as energy consultant for FIEC (Ceará’s Federation of Industries). He was President of COELCE (Ceará’s Energy Company), has headed Ceará’s Science and Technology Office, has been a member of CHESF’s board, the President of ARCE (Ceará’s Regulatory Agency), a lecturer on Electrical Engineering at UFC and the President of CSRenováveis/CE (Ceará’s Sectorial Chamber on Renewable Energies). The Sindienergia-CE Award, which honours outstanding individuals in Ceará’s energy industry, is called “The Jurandir Picanço Trophy”. In his 59 years actively working in the energy industry, Jurandir has always had a connection with renewable energies, and was one of the people directly responsible for helping Ceará in its first initiatives to develop projects on wind and solar energy and, more recently, on green hydrogen. A 2022 survey by Grupo Mídia named him one of the “100 Most Influential People in Energy”.