Recording of Thursday, August 29, 2024 | ees South America 2024 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 76:00 .

Challenges and Opportunities in the Nationalization of Energy Storage Battery Production in Brazil

The panel on the national production chain for energy storage in Brazil identified challenges and opportunities in the battery industry, focusing on regulatory and tax issues. The experts emphasized the importance of tax exemptions to increase the global competitiveness of the Brazilian sector. Cyrélio Gonin highlighted the potential for local production of battery components, using abundant materials that are currently exported without full processing. In the electric car market, there is a technological transition due to the lower cost and greater safety of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) compared to nickel manganese cobalt (NMC). Initiatives such as the partnership between Senai and Scania aim to promote sustainability by 2025 through the Gigafactory, which is crucial for training skilled workers while testing new national suppliers. The collaborative effort seeks continuous innovation in production processes, ensuring long-term sustainable efficiency in today's competitive energy market. This promising scenario also includes significant technological advances under flexible regulation from May/2022 according to Maria Estela Andreão mentioned in the detailed context introducing future global regional perspectives observed...

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Talk of session: Smart Solutions for EV Charging: Intelligent Models and Standardization

On-shoring has become a new trend in the global renewable energy industry and is also a hot topic in Brazil. This panel will focus on the opportunities and challenges for creating a competitive local supply base for energy storage.

Presentations included in this session:

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker

Fabio Lima
Lawyer
ABSAE
Brazil

Introductory Presentation on Supply Chain

Speaker

Cyrille Gonin
Researcher
Instituto Senai de Inovação em Eletroquímica
Brazil

Support for a Competitive Local Production Strategy in the BESS Area

Speaker

Adalberto Moreira Campello Filho
Gerente Comercial
Acumuladores Moura SA

Experiences and Learnings From the Local Industrialization of BESS

Speaker

Ricardo Estefano Rosa
Global Head of BESS
WEG S.A.
Brazil

Conditions and Policies for BESS Financing in Brazil

Speaker

Maria Stella Andreão
Engineer
BNDES - Brazilian Development Bank
Brazil

Questions and ansers

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