Founded in 2018, E+ Energy Transition Institute is already connected to a global network of think tanks.

OUR STORY

The Brazilian energy transition has gained the perfect space to house and expand its debates.

E+ Energy Transition Institute originated from the inspiration of the team from the Institute for Climate and Society (iCS), with their experience in international dialogues about energy transition and low carbon economies. E+ Institute is being developed by iCS to become, subsequently, an autonomous and independent organization.

Founded in 2018, E+ Energy Transition Institute is already connected to a global network of think tanks. These centers of reflection are part of the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETTT).

Since its foundation, adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the team from E+ Institute and its partners have researched, produced, gathered together and offered knowledge about advanced proposals in terms of energy transition.

This includes since information to qualify the debate to the design of new regulatory, institutional and financial arrangements, in addition to monitoring the technological revolution that has been modifying the way of producing, distributing and consuming energy.

PURPOSE

Make the energy transition a vector of social development in Brazil.

MISSION

To guide the agenda of energy transition, through the production of knowledge and the promotion of debates, considering geopolitical, scientific, technological, economic, social and environmental aspects.

VISION

We believe in a dynamic, integrated energy sector, aware that the transition is permanent, and must be socially just, economically efficient and always committed to the scientific evidence of climate change.

E+ Values

Independence

Guarantee the institutional impartiality and a sensible and non-partisan perspective;

Technologically agnostic

We are not against or in favor of specific technologies;

Dialogue

An essential tool for the sustainability, the constructive and disruptive thinking and the engagement of society;

Technical and scientific rigor

Our work is scientifically based and technically consistent;

Pragmatism and objectivity in the long term

We seek pragmatic solutions with significant long-term repercussions;

Sustainability

Balancing economic, environmental and social interests.

METHODOLOGY

APPROACH

Our methodology is based on the interaction with the think tanks that are members of the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETTT) and on the inclusive and permanent dialogue with experts and stakeholders in Brazil. E+ Institute seeks to identify and anticipate trends and barriers to the construction of a low carbon energy sector and to develop scientifically sound and politically viable ways of responding to these questions, whether they are economic, technological or political.

Processes

E+ PANEL

The E+ Panel, the advisory board of E+ Institute

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TRANSPARENCY

It is part of the essence of E+ Energy Transition Institute to be accountable to society for the work that it performs for the benefit of the Brazilian energy transition.

E+ Institute is financed by funds from international foundations and organizations raised by the Institute for Climate and Society (iCS) and does not receive funds from companies or from the Brazilian government. This guarantees our independence, transparency and plurality in conducting discussions with all sectors of society.

Independence and accountability to society.

E+ Team

ROSANA SANTOS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PhD in Energy from the University of São Paulo. Electrical Engineer from the University of São Paulo. Founder of RRS Energia. Researcher at FGV Ceri. Director of Strategic Regulation of the Enel Group. Commercial, Business Development and Wind & Product Engineering Director of Alstom/GE for 7 years. Held the position of Superintendent of Technical and Commercial Regulation of Distribution and Generation of the EDP Group and Regulatory and Project Development Superintendency of EDP Renováveis. She was in the position of Project Coordinator in MME, having been responsible for the conception and operationalization of the Program Luz para Todos. She was a Researcher at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, Imperial College London and CIRED in Paris. Voluntary Professor at USP-SP (Poli, IEE and Geography). She was for 13 years a Counselor of the Brazilian Association of Wind Energy – ABEEOLICA.

NATHALIA PAES LEME

PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICER

Nathalia is studying for a master’s degree in Energy Planning at the PPE/COPPE/UFRJ. She holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Analysis, Design and Systems Management from the Estácio de Sá University. She also holds a degree in Cinema from the Estácio de Sá University and studied Astronomy at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Nathalia has already worked in the industry, communication and technical areas. She has experience in management and supplier coordination, project development, production management, translation and dissemination of technical knowledge and scientific research. At the E+ Institute, she supports the Executive Director on institutional development, management of the different coordinations, relationships with stakeholders and funders, and planning, monitoring, and guiding the activities and products developed by the E+ Institute.

Marcelino Santos

Administrative Financial Coordinator

Marcelino Santos has built a career in Management and Finance in international and national Third Sector organizations, having worked in organizations such as Heinrich Boll Stiftung, Amnesty International Brazil, and Save the Children Sweden. He holds an MBA in Strategic Management with a focus on Information Systems from Universidade Federal Fluminense, and an Accounting degree from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. He is also a member of the Fiscal Board of ActionAid Brasil and the Burle Marx Institute. He is a supporter of debate and mentoring on how to leverage and professionalize management and finance in the third sector, especially for NGOs and professionals without access to tools that promote organizational improvements and transparency.

Clauber Leite

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR

Clauber Barão Leite is an Environmental and Occupational Health Engineer, with a Master’s degree in Energy from the University of São Paulo (2016) and a specialization in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency from POLI-USP (2013). He participated in the structuring of the Zero Waste Alliance Brazil as a member of the GAIA Network, and has been active in the third sector on issues related to energy, waste, and GHG emissions. He was the Coordinator of the Energy Justice Project at Instituto Pólis and Idec. He has participated as a representative of organizations in networks such as the Climate Observatory and the GT 2030, addressing energy issues. In addition, he was a representative of residential consumers at CONCEPE, the council of the Energy Research Company, and has participated in several public hearings at the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Senate, and ANEEL. Currently, he is the technical coordinator of Instituto E+, responsible for leading the organization’s technical team and ensuring the quality and effectiveness of the projects developed.

André Strauss

Audit Committee

André Strauss was one of the founding partners of Kadima in 2007. He played both the front and the back office, given the size of the company. With the rapid growth and the increasing demands of the _back_, he ended up focusing more on this area, where the pain was greater. From the front, he stayed only in the investment committee of the new strategies. In 2015, he was invited by Squadra and Itaú (credit recovery area) to be CEO of the phase out of CR2 Empreendimentos Imobiliários, making size adjustments (G&A), governance, liquidating assets and renegotiating debts. From 2017 to 2018, he took a sabbatical to work unpaid as CEO of the NOVO party, helping to make the internal structuring of the institution to the necessary size for future electoral challenges. From 2018 to 2020, he provided consulting services to two companies of analogous nature and scopes: a distressed assets manager (Iron Capital) (with some Private Equity and Real Estate) still in early stages and a boutique (Chimera), moving towards becoming a manager, with a portfolio of NPL club deals and some Private Equity deals in the pipeline. In these two houses, he helped in the internal structuring of the companies, as well as participated in the evaluation of deals and M&As, looking at the financial, operational and governance aspects of the possible investees. In the last year, together with friends, who own a medium size consulting company (EloGroup) (revenues of 140MM), he dedicated to set up a holding company using consulting as a lever in the investees. André is currently a liquid assets analyst at Opportunity. He has a degree in Production Engineering from UFRJ, with a course in Board Governance from IBGC.

Gisela Cordeiro

President of the Audit Committee

An economist by training, she dedicated the first part of her professional life to strategic areas of Finance in large multinationals such as Unilever, Alcoa and Diageo. Later she joined the Third Sector, giving a new focus to her work, promoting an interesting exchange between the experience acquired in the private sector and the reality of the Third Sector. Since then, she has been consolidating her work in Finance and Management in organizations such as IDIS, Instituto Rukha, Junior Achievement, Arapyaú, Serrapilheira and Instituto Escolhas.

Nilton Mattos Neto

Audit Committee

Nilton is a lawyer who graduated from UERJ and has a master’s degree in law with a focus on Financing and Maritime Law from King’s College London. Nilton is a partner at Mattos Filho Advogados and has extensive experience in infrastructure and energy projects, especially in the offshore area. Nilton is the coordinator of the legal and regulatory committee of the Norwegian-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), a member of the maritime committee of the International Bar Association, Brazilian Association of Maritime Law, Association of International Energy Association, and YoungShip Brazil. Worked as secondee at Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer, in London, and at BP, Petrobras and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), in Rio de Janeiro.

E+ Board

The E+ Institute has experts on its board

Fabiola Sena

Cofounder of Head Energia

Philipp Hauser

Senior Associate Industry & Latin America at Agora Energiewende

Rutelly Marques

Legislative Consultant of the Brazil Federal Senate

Fabiola Sena holds a bachelor's, a master's and a doctorate in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. She has almost 30 years of experience in the electricity sector, having worked for multinational companies in the renewable energy and energy commercialization segments. She is cofounder of Head Energia, the edtech of the electricity sector, and acts as an independent consultant on regulation and energy market.

Philipp Hauser is a Senior Associate at the Think Tank Agora Energiewende, based in Berlin, Germany, and leads studies and activities in the area of energy transition, with a focus on industrial transformation and Latin America. Philipp is of German origin, holds a Master's degree in Chemistry from the University of Freiburg, Germany, and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Coppead Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Brazil. After finishing his master's degree at Coppead, Philipp worked for 15 years in Brazil in the areas of climate policy and energy transition. He started his career at ecosecurities, a company that pioneered the development of low-carbon projects and strategies, and was vice president of energy transition at Engie. During his career, Philipp has designed and implemented several innovative business models in the areas of climate change, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. Within the scope of his activities at Agora Energiewende and in partnership with the E+ Energy Transition Institute, Philipp continues to support discussions on the opportunities of the energy transition for Brazil's development.

Bachelor's degree in Economic Sciences and Master's degree in Economics from UFMG. He has been a Legislative Consultant of the Federal Senate in the area of Economics since March 2014. He held the position of Program Director of the Executive Secretariat of the Ministry of Mines & Energy from 2016 to 2018. As a Specialist in Public Policies and Government Management (2002-2014), he held the position of Deputy Secretary of the Secretariat for Economic Monitoring (Seae) of the Ministry of Finance (2008 to 2014). He was also Member of the Board of Directors of Light S/A (2011-2014), Member of the Board of Director of the National Department of Transports Infrastructure (2011-2014), Board Member of the Energy Research Company (2011), Fiscal Advisor of Banco da Amazônia S/A (2009-2011). He is an associate professor on MBA courses in the regulatory area offered by the Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Brasília-DF, he was also a faculty member of the Infrastructure Policies Specialization course, at the National School of Public Administration (ENAP). Author of publications on economic regulation, focusing on the electricity sector, market competitiveness.

INETTT
PARTNERS NETWORK

E+ Institute is part of a global network of think tanks

E+ Energy Transition Institute is connected to a global network of think tanks, the International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETTT), established in 9 countries – Brazil, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Turkey and Vietnam. This network promotes the exchange of experiences and knowledge, multilateral cooperation, projects and joint activities to boost energy transition in the world.