The expansion of DG: technological and regulatory impacts

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Time
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Hall
Auditório

The expansion of GD variable renewable energy sources poses operational and regulatory challenges for the power grid. This panel discusses the problem and possible solutions.

02:00 pm - 03:30 pmThe expansion of DG: technological and regulatory impacts

Prof. Dr. Leandro Michels

Associate Professor

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Frederico Carbonera Boschin

Diretor Executivo

Noale Energia

Speakers
Speaker
Prof. Dr. Leandro Michels, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Associate Professor

Brazil

Leandro Michels is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), where he conducts research at the Institute of Energy and Mobility (IEM) and the Power Electronics and Control Group (GEPOC) in the areas of photovoltaic (PV) systems and power electronics. Throughout his career, he has actively contributed to the advancement of photovoltaic energy in Brazil by providing technical expertise on inverter technology and distributed generation (DG) grid connection to regulatory agencies, industry associations, and the productive sector. He is also involved in standardization efforts, serving as the coordinator of the Brazilian committee for the IEC Technical Committee on PV Systems and as a rapporteur for the ABNT CEE 253 committee, which develops Brazilian standards for grid connection of PV systems. He coordinates the DER Lab, the distributed energy resources laboratory at IEM/UFSM, which is accredited by INMETRO for testing photovoltaic inverters.

Speaker
Frederico Carbonera Boschin, Noale Energia

Diretor Executivo

Frederico Carbonera Boschin é Diretor Executivo da Noale Energia e Sócio da Ferrari Boschin Advogados. Advogado especialista no Setor Elétrico com 18 anos de experiência no mercado, atua na estruturação de projetos por fontes renováveis (Eólica, RSU, Biomassa, CGHs/PCHs e Solar), bem como no desenho de modelos de negócios para os Mercados Regulado (ACR), Livre (ACL) e Geração Distribuída. Formado em Ciências Jurídicas (UFRGS 2002); possui MBA em Gestão Empresarial (FGV/RS 2007); é Mestre em Direito Econômico (Universidade de Lisboa 2009); e Pós-Graduado em Energias Renováveis (PUC/RS 2018). Conselheiro da Associação Brasileira de Geração Distribuída (ABGD); Conselheiro Fiscal e Diretor do Sindicato das Indústrias de Energias Renováveis do RS (Sindienergia-RS); é Professor do Curso de MBA em Energias Renováveis da PUC/RS; do Curso de MBA em Energias Renováveis da Universidade de Caxias do Sul/RS; e do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Direito de Energia da PUC/MG.

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