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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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Auctions

Brazilian capacity reserve auction suspension makes batteries even more urgent With the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) revoking ordinances for a thermal and hydro tender planned for June, the need for a touted battery-specific exercise, in the second half of the year, has become even more urgent, according to PV body Absolar.

Lívia Neves

Apr 07, 2025

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Manufacturing

IEA: Global battery industry has entered new phase China supplied three-quarters of a 1 TWh global battery market in 2024 and its domination enabled steep cost savings and a possible switch to lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) technology, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Lívia Neves

Mar 07, 2025

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Distributed

‘Brazil could have $3.8bn battery energy storage market by 2030’ A study by Brazilian consultancy Greener has indicated that the country installed 269 MWh of energy storage capacity in 2024, growth of 29% from 2023.

Lívia Neves

Mar 04, 2025

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Offgrid

Brazil installed 269 MWh of energy storage in 2024, Pará the most attractive state Consultancy Greener has estimated the state of Pará offers the most potential for battery rollout because of its high energy tariff. A report issued by the consultant also highlighted the big savings agribusiness could make by using batteries instead of diesel.

Alessandra Neris, Lívia Neves

Feb 28, 2025

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Auctions

Problems with Brazil’s planned battery auction A crippling tax burden; an inability to bank energy arbitrage income; and uncertainty about grid fees, network ancillary payments, and solar-plus-storage eligibility could all affect a procurement exercise planned for June.

Lívia Neves

Feb 17, 2025

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Auctions

Aggreko mulls gas plant-battery hybrid projects for Brazil’s capacity auctions The English and US-owned business could offer gas-plus-storage projects in a thermal and hydro capacity reserve auction (LRCAP) planned for June as well as bidding in this year's planned energy storage tender.

Lívia Neves

Feb 03, 2025

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Auctions

How Brazil’s first capacity reserve auction of 2025 could impact battery demand Changes to Brazil's first capacity reserve auction of 2025 could undermine the expansion of the procurement regime to include battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the second exercise of the year, according to Markus Vlasits, chairman of Brazil's energy storage trade body.

Lívia Neves

Jan 15, 2025

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Policy

Brazilian regulator Aneel opens new consultation on energy storage rules Brazilian electricity regulator the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel) has suggested energy storage sites not pay charges for both charging and discharging into the grid and that such facilities should benefit from revenue stacking.

Lívia Neves

Dec 11, 2024

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Distributed

‘Brazilian solar arrays will include energy storage by 2027’ Batteries will form part of the consumer picture within two to three years, according to Júlio Bortolini, from Brazilian conglomerate Soprano.

Lívia Neves

Dec 03, 2024