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Alessandra Neris pv magazine editor sales

Alessandra Neris pv magazine editor sales

Alessandra Neris

Journalist with more than 20 years of experience in technology, innovation and distribution channels. She has covered the solar energy sector since 2018. At pv magazine, she is responsible for the distributed generation segment, covering business, policies and technologies on the Brazilian photovoltaic market.

Articles written by Alessandra Neris

Manufacturing

Brazil’s Intelbras backs domestic battery production, off-grid solutions The Brazilian manufacturer is offering batteries, inverters, and integrated applications, targeting everything from homes to agribusiness and with a focus on hybrid solutions, its Rapid Shutdown product, and solar pumping.

Alessandra Neris

Aug 29, 2025

Products

Brazil’s UCB Power presents residential ‘all-in-one’, commercial battery products Offering simple, 'plug-and-play' installation, the UniPower Slim integrates an inverter and battery for homes. The UBESS 215 features 215 kWh per unit and is aimed at companies seeking electricity savings, and energy quality, as well as reducing peak electricity consumption.

Alessandra Neris

Aug 29, 2025

Products

SolaX presents balcony storage system Chinese manufacturer SolaX Power has unveiled the Balcony X-MS 2000, a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery system for residential microgeneration that supports up to 2.4 kW of solar input.

Alessandra Neris

Aug 28, 2025

Markets

Brazil bets big on batteries Energy storage in Brazil is entering a period of accelerated growth. Despite the lack of a legal framework for project operations, companies are moving to expand domestic battery production, diversify business models, and ensure that energy storage is ready to play a central role in the country’s energy transition.

Alessandra Neris

Aug 26, 2025

Policy

‘Brazilian storage regulation could generate $2bn in five years’ Consultancy Envol says nascent Joint Technical Note No. 13/2025 could bring investor security with the potential to install at least 2 GW of batteries. Industry insiders are calling for storage regulation to be accelerated.

Alessandra Neris

Aug 25, 2025

Auctions

Brazilian energy storage hampered by technical challenges and lack of regulation While Brazil wastes billions of real on curtailment, the electricity sector is demanding urgent action on an energy storage capacity reserve auction which is now not expected until 2026. 'What is missing is the courage to unlock the market,' said Greener CEO Marcio Takata.

Alessandra Neris

Jun 30, 2025

Manufacturing

Battery makers bullish about Brazilian market prospects Chinese and Brazilian battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturers and installers are preparing to invest in a promising market beset by rising energy costs and unreliable grid supply just as battery prices have fallen.

Alessandra Neris

Jun 11, 2025

Grid-scale

UCB Power, Powin to supply utility-scale BESS in Brazil American company Powin wants UCB's local presence and Brazilian regulatory knowledge to offer 30 MW-plus battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Alessandra Neris

Mar 17, 2025

Distributed

Rio’s carnival revelers energized by batteries Commissioned by Ion Energia, two 247 kWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) powered three carnival blocks in the city, powering the sound, lighting, and stage equipment for six hours.

Alessandra Neris

Mar 07, 2025

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