2014-11-24
smartgrid_interna
With a view to presenting the findings of mapping and reporting activies carried out in the context of smart grids inside and outside Brazil, in addition to setting directions for the sector, the seminar international “Smart Grid Brazil 2014 - Industrial and Technological Mapping” was held between 20 and 22 October in Brasilia. The event brought together representatives from Brazilian power companies, research institutions and software and equipment manufacturers, as well as representatives from international institutions in the UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, Italy, Portugal, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, China, South Korea and the United States. The initiative was co-sponsored by the European Union - Brazil Sector Dialogues Support Facility, which is jointly coordinated by the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management (MPOG) and the European Union Delegation in Brazil (Delbra).
During the opening ceremony, the Deputy Secretary General for Cooperation, Culture and Trade Promotion, of Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), Ambassador Hadil Fontes da Rocha Vianna, said that smart grids have revolutionised the way energy is generated, transmitted and distributed, giving rise to a new model of service delivery based on innovation and on the use of control equipment and systems. "Smart grids aim at operational improvement, optimisation and more efficient management of the entire supply chain of electric energy," he said.
"The ABDI’s mapping of the supply chain of technology solutions for smart grids will reflect not only a greater understanding of this environment in Brazil, but will also improve our relationship with international partners," emphasised the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), Mr Pedro Wendler.
The general coordinator of Sector Technologies of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Mr Eduardo Soriano, told the audience that Brazil’s electrical system is among the largest in the world, with 70 million consumers. He argued that Brazil should attract foreign companies to set up research centers to develop technology and produce on national soil. "We are a very heterogeneous country. We have cities like São Paulo, where there is a high concentration and high load, and regions such as the Amazon, with vast uninhabited areas. Therefore, the system has to meet our specific needs," he said.
The Deputy President of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI), Mr Octavio Camargo, pointed out the importance of the presence of foreign representatives who have been collaborating to map the network of industry suppliers . "The provision of certain public goods and services needs to be improved. At the same time, we have to generate the capacity to develop the supply chain for these services," he said.
The Director of the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), Mr André Pepitone da Nobrega, said that the main objective of the agency is to invest in the sector to improve quality of the service to consumers. "With this technology, we can achieve important pillars for the energy sector, namely, the ensurance of a renewable and sustainable supply, enabled by smart grid technology. We also believe in a great reduction of the operating cost for distributors, which could ultimately reflect in the consumer price," he concluded.
The Superintendent of the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), Mr Thomas Marconi, addressed energy efficiency, improvements in public services and the mapping of suppliers. "Apparently, the issue has more to do with electric power, but in fact implies infrastructure in general, and we feel we need to provide a basis for this efficiency to be achieved," he said.
The EU ambassador in Brazil, Ms Ana Paula Zacarias, said that the vision of technology has been humanised through the terminology adopted. "It’s interesting to see how some time ago everything that was exciting and new started with an 'e', such as email, e-house, e-commerce, but we have now started using new terminology. Today, we have smart cities, smart transport, smart electricity. As I see it, we’ve gone from a strictly technological perspective to a more humane one."
The national director of the EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues Support Facility, Mr Ayrton Martinello, from the MPOG, recalled that Brail’s cooperation initiative with the bloc is in its seventh call for propsals. "There are already more than 130 actions supported under the project, involving 28 European and 20 national institutions. This seventh call has already got 48 actions, of which the system coordinated by the MCTI is a great partner, with 11 participations," he said.
The event was organised by the MCTI and the ABDI with the purpose of promoting laboratory, industrial and government partnerships in international projects related to smart grids (SGs); mapping the actors involved in the development of SG equipment in Brazil and abroad; promoting the sharing of lessons learned among the Brazilian and foreign agents involved; publicising SG state of art related in Brazil and abroad ; and publishing documents relating to the activities performed at the event.
The results of the national and the international mappings conducted with the support of the project were presented on the first day of the international seminar. The international affairs of the countries represented at the seminar, covering topics such as the country's actions, lessons learned, national perspectives and interest in cooperation with agents of the Brazilian public and private sectors were presented on the second day. Mapping results of Norms and Standards were presented on the third day, and the floor was opened for matchmaking among the institutions participating in the seminar, followed by the meeting "Opportunities for developing devices for Smart Grid Design Houses with Brazilian."
The action was selected in the seventh call for proposals for the Sector Dialogues Support Facility,under the dialogue on Energy Policy. The Brazilian partner institution is the MCTI and the Joint Research Center (JRC) is its European counterpart. The goal of the initiative was to strengthen laboratory, industrial and government partnerships between Brazilian and European stakeholders in the field of smart grids. This was done through the exchange of technical information during missions, the gathering of information and mapping of those involved in the issue and through this international seminar in Brazil.
The first stage of the work included the identification of relevant projects in the area of smart grids by electricity distributors, suppliers and equipment manufacturers that provide the infrastructure for smart grids, as well as research centres and universities. The second stage consisted of a Brazilian mission to Italy, France and Spain for technical visits to smart grid projects and meetings with government agencies and electricity distribution and transmission companies with relevant projects in the field. In the third and current stage, this international seminar on smart grids was organised in Brazil. In the next and fourth stage, the final document will be published with the information obtained throughout this dialogue.
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