Name: Pulse — Renewable energy event and conference by RatedPower
Start: 2024-04-17T09:00
End: 2024-04-18T15:30
Location: Espacio COAM

2024

Lightsource bp

Plenitude

Photon Capital

Clean Power Research

SolarAnywhere powered by Clean Power Research

Longi

Vector Renewables

Iberdrola

BayWa

Greencells

Aquila Capital

Enel

Matrix Renewables

Engie

Heliovolta

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Jupiter Intelligence

<p>Sebastien is a Senior Principal Client Solutions Architect focused on solution implementation and project management across Jupiter's energy &amp; power client base.</p>
<p>He has actively worked with clients such as Equinor, Orsted, the International Energy Agency, and 3 top-10 US-based power utilities on topics ranging from climate disclosure requirements, climate physical risk assessments &amp; resilience planning, and due diligence for renewable power projects financing and acquisition. Sebastien&nbsp;has a B.S. in Conservation and Natural Resources Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.</p>

Sebastien Burgess

Senior Principal Client Solutions Architect

Resilient energy futures: navigating climate risks

<p>Hang Bui is the Lead Product Manager for SolarAnywhere&reg;, a solar irradiance and power modeling data solution from Clean Power Research. SolarAnywhere products and services support the entire solar lifecycle&mdash;from prospecting and development to asset management and production forecasting. To learn more about the impact of high-accuracy irradiance data and intelligence, visit solaranywhere.com, connect with Hang and her team at Pulse or send her an email before or after the event.</p>

Hang Bui

Lead PM, SolarAnywhere®

The role of accurate meteo, horizon, soiling and albedo data streams

<p><span>David Pe&ntilde;alva is co-founder and CEO of HelioVolta, the company behind SolarGrade, a fieldwork and technical asset management platform for renewable energy assets. David&rsquo;s fifteen-year career as a solar + storage engineer inspired him to build SolarGrade as the software solution for fast, accurate fieldwork that improves project performance, reliability, and profits.</span></p>
<p><span>Previously, David established the Engineering Services division of Clean Energy Associates and held engineering leadership roles at SunEdison, Hanwha Q CELLS, and Siliken USA. David holds an MS in Industrial Engineering from the Universitat Polit&egrave;cnica de Val&egrave;ncia and is a NABCEP-certified PV System Inspector. In 2023, David received a Top Tech Award for his work at HelioVolta.</span></p>

David Penalva

CEO, Co-Founder

Lessons from a fieldwork expert on Elevating Asset Care

<p>Elisa is an Energy Markets and Strategy Consultant at DNV. She is currently involved in European energy markets and regulation projects, with the aim of fully exploiting flexibility in the energy system, enhancing renewable integration, and improving the electricity markets design. Since joining DNV, she has collaborated with international stakeholders across the energy supply chain and regulatory authorities on tasks such as due diligence, TSO-DSO coordination, flexibility market services projects, and connection agreements.</p>
<p>Previously, Elisa worked at DG ENER in the European Commission, gaining experience in drafting, reviewing, and assessing regulations, along with a key understanding of the current political agenda, policy cycle, and European institutions. She also worked at the European Distribution System Operator Association (E.DSO) as a Technical and Projects Officer, where she coordinated and contributed to several technical working groups, developed position papers, and contributed to advocacy tasks. In her early career at the startup aQysta, she served as an R&amp;D renewable energy engineer, conducting quantitative analysis to assess the potential of a renewable technology and engaging in stakeholder outreach and coordination.</p>
<p>Elisa holds a BSc in Energy Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (with an exchange year at TU-Delft) and an MSc from Imperial College London.</p>

Elisa Anderson

Electricity Markets and Strategy Consultant

Boosting flexibility in distribution grids to meet decarbonisation and renewable integration targets

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

<p>Luis Badesa is Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at <a href="https://www.etsidi.upm.es/">UPM</a>, and Visiting Researcher at <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/">Imperial College London</a>. He studies the operation and economics of electricity grids on the road to decarbonization, where maintaining stability is a major challenge. He obtained his PhD in 2020 from Imperial College London, with a thesis on Cost-Effective Operation of Low-Inertia Power Systems.</p>

Luis Badesa

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering

Electricity grid stability: How to split the cost equitably

Kämpe

<div class="ewa-rteLine">Aurelia Liechtenstein is Chief of Staff at K&auml;mpe, an impact-focussed start-up that provides the knowledge, skills, and training needed to empower motivated job seekers and direct them towards the labour shortages of green industries. Thereby fuelling the ambitious growth planned for these industries in the next years while creating professional futures for everyone.</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Aurelia has a business background and international experience, having lived and worked in several countries. After gaining experience in consulting she founded a deep-tech start-up in Austria with which she won several prizes and awards (such as the European Young Innovator Award or being listed as 30Under30 in the Forbes DACH edition). Now living in Spain, she has returned to her passion for sustainability and impact by joining K&auml;mpe in summer 2023.</div>

Chief of Staff

Aurelia Liechtenstein

Key challenges and opportunities in the renewable energy sector

FATA

<p>Stefano Papale is responsible at global level for Business Development at FATA Spa, a leading international EPC for power generation, industrial and infrastructure projects worldwide. He has graduated in Chemical Engineering and consequently he has achieved the Executive MBA diploma.</p>
<p>He has covered several roles in his career from technical to project management in the main Oil&amp;Gas and Utility companies, before to become International Business Development Manager in Europe, China, Russia and EMEA. Stefano has gained today 22+ year of extensive experience in the power generation plants utility scale (i.e. H-Class CCPP, CSP, PV, BESS) and industrial (HVDC Link) projects both from developer and main contracting perspective.</p>

Stefano Papale

Global Head, Business Development

Hamad Bin Khalifa University

<p>As the Senior Research Director at Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), I lead a team of 40 persons developing and adapting technologies that address Qatar's energy security and transition challenges. Under my leadership the Energy Center conducts market-driven and applied research in the field of sustainable solutions for a net-zero carbon emissions scenario. With over 20 years of industrial based RDI experience, I joined QEERI in 2018 with a strong background in industrial and applied research, technology transfer, and manufacturing. In the past, I was a General Manager Solar Frontier in Japan, and hed senior positions in EDF in France, and NEXCIS, a start-up in France.</p>

Veronica Bermudez

Senior Research Director

<p>Yama, a seasoned professional in finance and operations, thrives as a key player in RatedPower. With a diverse background spanning law and administration, she has honed her skills internationally, from Mexico to Spain. Yama's dedication extends beyond her professional roles, as she actively volunteers in climate change initiatives and advocates for LGTBIQ+ rights. Armed with an MBA and a passion for sustainability, Yama remains committed to driving positive change in both her career and her advocacy efforts.</p>

Yama Rodríguez

Senior Financial Accountant

Opening welcome

<p>Kim specialises in transaction support as independent market and economic advisor for major power project developers, financiers and fuel suppliers. In total, he has supported the successful completion of 71GW of conventional and renewable power projects and 700MIGD of water desalination projects with a transaction value of USD44 billion over the past 22 years, including 15GW in Spain since 2018.</p>
<p>Experience across most of Europe, parts of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Partner at K4K (international focus) and EKON (focused on Spain and Portugal). Contributor to academic papers, industry periodicals, conferences and workshops.</p>

Partner

Kim Keats

<p><span>Yuko&rsquo;s first career started in Mott MacDonald Japan as an analyst intern, followed by the secondment to one of the biggest coal mining companies in Indonesia under METI&rsquo;s young professional program. In 2014 she started PHOTON Group as one of Co-founders and brought over 100 MW projects to COD. She then set up the first equity fund to invest in renewable energy projects with PPA which is worth 100 million USD at the age of thirty-three, which is supposed to be the youngest in Japan. She currently serves as managing partner and executive director to PHOTON CAPITAL and PHOTON Japan.</span></p>

Managing Partner

Yuko Ishihara

UiTM

MARA Technological University

Associate Professor

Najib Hussain

<div class="ewa-rteLine">Guido Alfredo A. Delgado is a 1979 BS Agricultural Business (Cum Laude) graduate of UP Los Ba&ntilde;os. He pursued a MSc in Management Science (Major in Corporate Finance) at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom and completed the course in 1984.</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Since 1998 up to the present, the Chairman and CEO of G.A.A. Delgado, Inc., a Philippine corporation established in 1998 and mainly involved in management and financial consultancy &amp; economic research, development and promotion of investment opportunities in the Philippines.</div>

Guido Delgado

<p>Sophie is an Engineer in the BayWa r.e. Solar Projects R&amp;D team. She started working for the company after finishing her Master degree in Renewable Energy Engineering and Management in 2022. Her expertise lies in PV yield and irradiance modelling. She develops standards and simulation guidelines for the company. Further her work involves optimizing PV park design and yield through simulations and on-site data analysis.</p>

Anna Sophie Freunek

R&D Engineer

Anne Sophie Freunek

Benefits of R&D work in innovation, system design and technical concept optimization

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Customer Success Manager

Irene Negro

<p><span>Fl&aacute;via is a Project Engineer at BayWa r.e. Solar Projects, with background on electrical engineering. She is part of the EMEA Engineering Team, her expertise lies on PV-Power Plants detailed design, PV park design optimization with the Optimization Tool and she is BayWa&rsquo;s in-house key technical user of pvDesign tool. She has been working in the Renewable Energy sector since 2014, started her journey developing Wind and Solar parks at the Brazilian market. Since 2020 she has been focused on Solar parks development within the European market.</span></p>

Flávia Portugal

Project Engineer

<p>Peter is currently the Operations Director of BNZ. He has more than 11 years of experience in the Solar PV and Wind renewable energies, in different phases of the projects&rsquo; life, and with a leaning towards asset management. Prior to joining BNZ, Peter held various management and senior management positions in the asset management division of Vector Renewables (ex. Vector Cuatro) both in France and Spain and was focused on foreign markets. He also headed the technical asset management team of Alten RE, a Madrid-based IPP with international presence. Over the span of his career, he has managed more than 1.5GW of renewable energy assets and has supported the development and construction of another 1.5GW. Peter holds an MSc in Electronics from Salvatore Dali&rsquo;s center of the world, Perpignan, and an MSc in General Management from IAE Lyon.</p>

Operations Director

Peter Karam

<p>Bernadette Johnson has a comprehensive understanding of energy market fundamentals and uses her extensive expertise to provide analytics that optimize industry decisions and investments. She currently serves as general manager of power and renewables for Enverus, leading the company's fastest-growing business unit and is responsible for business results and strategy. She originally joined Enverus as the vice president of strategic analytics, leading the integration of a new energy practice acquired from Ponderosa Advisors.</p>

Bernadette Johnson

General Manager, Power & Renewables

<p>Luis Guilherme is a passione engineer that since 2022 is in charge of the development of Casa dos Ventos' solar portfolio that is now around 14GW of solar projects. Casa dos Ventos is Brazil 's leading renewable energy project developer. He started as a project development engineer in 2018 elaborating several solar site assessment analysis addressing not only civil disciplines, naturally covered by his civil engineering bs background, but also energy yield assessment. In the Energy Yield Assessment field he has a deep experience regarding hybrid Wind + Solar projects design and optimization which he and his team are starting to share in technical conferences and workshops worldwide.</p>

Guilherme Bastos de Castro

Solar Development Engineering Manager

Luis Guilherme	Bastos de Castro

PV + Wind hybrid plants' energy yield estimates

Sonnedix

<p><span>With over seventeen years of experience in the PV sector, my career began in 2007 as a solar module manufacturing Process Engineer spanning into the field of solar installation permitting, design, construction management, commissioning and subsequent supervision and control of solar assets. In 2012 I diversified my experience in the area of PV consulting supporting the development and management of net metering solar installations. The experience gained over the years allowed me to make the transition to the discipline of Asset Management covering the Technical and Commercial Asset Management scope of the discipline managing.  Since joining Sonnedix, back in 2017, I have evolved into the role of Head of Operations, now for Iberia, being responsible for the overall performance, operation and optimization of a 350 M&euro; revenue renewable asset portfolio.  I hold an Industrial Mechanical Engineer degree by Universidad Polit&eacute;cnica of Valencia.</span></p>

Head of Asset Management

Carolina Nester

<div class="ewa-rteLine">Lorik Haxhiu, PhD. is a senior expert in the field of energy and environment.</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Over 20 years he gained experience in energy policy, energy legal and regulatory framework, environmental and social frameworks, project management and technical expertise working with international development agencies and private sector.</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">He held important positions in public institutions, such as Board Member of the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO), Adviser to the Minister of Energy and Mining (MEM), and Project Manager for World Bank and USAID funded technical assistance projects.</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">He is currently involved with development of large-scale solar projects for private sector in Kosovo, and multi-country project focused on Information-based Strategies for Land Remediation, financed through the European Union&rsquo;s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.</div>

Managing Director

Lorik Haxhiu

me energy

<div class="ewa-rteLine">Born in Mannheim in 1990, Alex spend 2005-2008 in China which led him to found 福佑宝贝 in 2010, his first company: an online shopping and export business. During his studys (Chemical engineering (BSc./MSc.) and Business and Management (BSc.)), Alex gained experience in M&amp;A consulting at KPMG in the energy &amp; chemicals sector and in battery development at Bosch.</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">As a passionate e-mobilist Alex motivation to contribute to decarbonization led him to reimagine fast charging for electric vehicles as being convenient, climate-neutral and economical everywhere. In 2019 he founded me energy together with Dipl.-Ing. In&egrave;s Adler. As Managing Director, Alex is responsible for strategic, personnel and commercial issues at me energy, won numerous awards and was able to welcome some high-ranking visitors to the company, such as the German Chancellor Scholz.</div>

CEO & Founder

Alexander Sohl

<div class="ewa-rteLine">Maria is a seasoned professional with a robust background in the renewable energy sector. Currently serving as the Head of the Consulting team for the Iberia region at Vector Renewables. She demonstrates strong leadership skills by overseeing a team of technical experts. Her role involves conducting due diligence assessments for a wide range of renewable energy projects, including photovoltaic (PV) plants and wind farms, totalling over 33 GW across various global locations, including Spain, Mexico, Peru, U.K., Italy, and Chile.</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">Maria's responsibilities extend to managing engineering evaluations, feasibility studies, and providing ongoing technical support throughout the project lifecycle. She plays a critical role in identifying project risks and implementing effective mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes. Maria holds a BSc in Civil Engineering and a MSc in Civil Engineering majored in energy systems and power plants from the Escuela Polit&eacute;cnica Superior of Burgos University, Spain.</div>

Head of Technical Advisory Iberia

Maria Vivanco

Renewable Energy in Spain: A journey through procedures and permits

Mediación Verde

<p>Since 2005, In&eacute;s has developed her career in the PV sector, in different companies of the value chain operating in the manufacturing, development, EPC and O&amp;M of grid-tied, distributed generation and off-grid projects. She has held positions in business development, project development and project management in various different markets in Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.</p>
<p>Currently she is Partner of Mediaci&oacute;n Verde together with other experts in different fields (conflict resolution, environment and renewable energy), aiming to support energy transition through the engagement of local communities. The team counts with a long professional experience in the private, public and third sector and uses innovative tools to increase the level of Social License, measure the risks coming from the lack of consensus and avoid or resolve conflicts when they arise.</p>

Inés Monroy

Partner, renewable energy consultant

How to obtain and maintain the necessary social license to ensure the success of renewable energy projects

HCLTech

<p>With over 10 years of experience in managing international teams and projects, I am a passionate and driven leader in the fields of energy, mobility, and smart cities. As the Head of Engineering and R&amp;D Services for HCLTech Iberia, I am responsible for the business development and delivery of innovative and sustainable solutions for the energy and utilities sector in Spain and Portugal.</p>

Luis Viguer

Head of Engineering, R&D Services

Intelligent asset management for renewable energy farms

Isemaren

<p>Enrique Calvo, CEO of Isemaren, is a highly skilled professional with robust experience in grid regulation and renewable energy hybridization projects. With decades of experience in the field, Enrique has led innovative projects that have helped improve standards for grid management and renewable energy integration.</p>
<p>Thanks to his strategic approach and technical knowledge, Enrique has positioned Isemaren as a leader in innovation, promoting sustainable growth and collaboration in the energy sector. Enrique is recognized for his ability to drive the global adoption of renewable energy, demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainability and clean energy technology.</p>

Enrique Calvo

Sustainable hybrids: Invest in Innovation and Profitability, Minimize Your Risks

<p><span>Cris is a Power Systems professional with a strong background in power systems technical and commercial modelling and project development. He has comprehensive experience across the whole project value chain from feasibility to operations. He has executed more than 1,400 MW of capacity across more than 30 Solar PV installations and more than 2000 MW of projects in development and support. He has also worked in the integration of other renewable and alternative energy technologies such as Solar Thermal, Waste Heat Recovery, and Biomass. His technical background, together with a deep familiarity of the commercial and regulatory considerations in the full project life cycle, has contributed to the successful closure, execution, and operation of these projects. He has recently taken on consultancy roles in business strategy where he gives insight to foreign private equity and donor funds on the Philippine distributed generation and ancillary service market size, key players, and modes of entry. His most recent role is leading Aboitiz Power, one of the Philippines' largest Independent Power Producers in its Energy Transition to Renewables as Vice President of Engineering and Execution.</span></p>

VP of Engineering and Execution

Cris Vincent Alidon

Engineering the next wave: Challenges and risks in developing solar farms on complex terrains

<p>Product Owner at RatedPower, where he is committed to optimising RatedPower as the premiere solution for solar power, positioning the sector at the forefront of global energy production. After dedicating years to the educational sector in pursuit of a sustainable future, he has returned to his passion on energy production, showcased with his Master's studies on energy and waste management at the University of Bath.</p>

Product Owner, Design Process

Jorge Masa

HJT & HIT PV modules: Rise, development and production overview

<p>Daniel is a Technical Advisor at RatedPower where he oversees the Brazilian and Iberian markets. With a background in theoretical Physics, his diverse perspective fuels innovative solutions, driving customer success.</p>

Daniel Oliveira

Technical Advisor

<p>Nuclear Engineer with 6 years of experience in solar industry. Joined RatedPower&rsquo;s customer success team over a year ago and specialize in various topics with solar solutions. Leverage deep industry insight and ensure clients maximize benefits sustainable energy technology.</p>

Ming Cheng

P75, P90, P95, and P99 explained

<p>Bernardino brings over two years of expertise to RatedPower, serving as Product Owner in the Product department. Previously excelling as a Customer Success Manager focusing on diverse markets where he developed a keen understanding of those market needs. Leveraging this experience, he now serves as a dedicated Product Owner, enhancing software solutions. Holding a Degree in Energy Engineering and a Master's in Industrial Engineering, Bernardino seamlessly combines technical prowess with a customer-centric approach, contributing to the ongoing innovation and advancement of renewable energy solutions.</p>

Product Owner, Generation

Bernardino Martín

Staff Software Engineer, Generation

Raúl Alborodo

<p>Juan Romero is founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of RatedPower. Currently serves as VP, Power and Renewables, Enverus. Juan has vast experience as project engineer and developing web models in the solar thermal sector in an international renewable energy engineering company.</p>

Juan Romero

Co-Founder, VP Power & Renewables

<p>As a Technical Advisor at RatedPower, Julian Scheer is responsible for the DACH, Nordic and UK&amp;I markets. With his background in Heat and Power Engineering he is passionate about tackling climate related challenges both technically and from a behavioral perspective. For him transforming the Energy System of today is critical to ensure a more sustainable future!</p>

Julian Scheer

<p><span>Carla Coghen is a consultant in international trade and investment and a corporate lawyer with a trajectory in renewable energy. Almost four years ago, she joined the RatedPower project leading the national and international expansion of pvDesign, the cloud-based software that instantly carries out the design and engineering of solar plants and reduces energy costs. She currently works as a Business Development Manager for North America, Central and Eastern Europe, LATAM and African regions. </span></p>

Business Development Manager

Carla Coghen

<p><span>Juan Miguel is a sales professional responsible for Italy at RatedPower. With a background in international business &amp; trade relations, he ensures exponential growth within these markets and the development of RatedPower&rsquo;s technology.</span></p>

Account Manager Italy

Juanmi Sierra

Nacho Álvarez

Senior Product Manager

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