More famous for telecommunications equipment and the recent global controversies surrounding the use of its 5G technology, the Chinese giant Huawei has rapidly advanced in Brazil’s coveted solar energy sector, where it leads in the supply of solar inverters, equipment that receives energy from the panels.
The company, which holds 30% of this market in Brazil, is now preparing to launch electric batteries that can be associated with photovoltaic generation systems, said an executive from the company.
For Huawei, Brazil’s trajectory in this area is just beginning.
“This sector is still very small compared to the total market; if we talk in terms of the energy matrix, the solar part represents less than 2%. So we believe that the solar industry truly has a very bright future in Brazil. Moreover, Brazil has a very good resource compared to any country in the world, in terms of sun and irradiation,” said Quanling Wang, Director of Digital Energy Business at Huawei Brazil.
According to Quanling Wang, Huawei does not have a specific growth target in this sector but wants to continue providing, in addition to modules, other solutions such as technologies that use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the performance of solar assets.
The company recently implemented a solution for a solar project by the generator Rio Alto, in the hinterland of Paraíba, which promises to increase generation and make the operation and maintenance activities more effective and intelligent using algorithms and mathematical models based on AI.
She also added that Huawei has been preparing to soon launch electric battery solutions in Brazil, which can be associated with solar panels, for example, to provide uninterrupted energy.
The first launch, scheduled for next month, will be a battery aimed at residential customers, under the name Luna 2000, which will have a modular design and a capacity of up to 30 kWh, with modules of 5 kWh each. It is made of lithium iron phosphate, typically used in electric vehicles, according to the company, which is expected to import the equipment.
In the first half of 2021, Huawei plans to launch batteries for commercial applications in the country, including in large centralized generation plants, Wang added.
For the executive, these solutions could be used, for example, to ensure energy supply in remote regions that are not part of the interconnected electrical system, such as the Amazon, where energy is often generated by expensive and polluting thermal plants.
Source: agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br