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Lívia Neves

Journalist, covers the energy sector in Brazil since 2012, focusing on renewable energy. At pv magazine since June 2021, she writes about business, policies and technologies for solar energy in the country.

livia.neves@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Lívia Neves

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Finance

Matrix Energia issues Brazil’s first green bond for large-scale battery storage The Brazilian power company plans to install 224 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity by 2025.

Lívia Neves

Sep 09, 2024

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Products

Matrix Energia enables storage-as-a-service for Brazil’s commercial consumers The company began negotiating the installation of storage systems, at the beginning of 2024, without the need for investment from the client. By May 2024, it had negotiated 30 MWh of capacity and plans to sell 200 MWh by the end of 2024.

Lívia Neves

Aug 28, 2024

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Manufacturing

Brazil eyes low-carbon lithium ion battery cell manufacturing The lithium-ion production project will be devloped over three years and backed by BRL 68.6 million($12.5 million) in funding.

Lívia Neves

Aug 22, 2024

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Technologies

Brazil’s strategic R&D initative helps learn about energy storage integration into the grid A total of BRL 300 million ($ 55.5 million) has been allocated to 20 projects proposed by 13 companies. The Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) announced the results of the winning projects, which should help inform future integration of energy storage projects.

Lívia Neves

Jul 11, 2024