Operation, Maintenance and Quality Assurance of Solar Plants

Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Time
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm
Hall
Centro Citibanamex
Room
Sala D - Piso de Exposición

This panel will present tools that developers, integrators, technicians, installers and users of photovoltaic and solar thermal systems can use to evaluate the performance and ensure the quality of the systems in operation. Various inspection methods will be discussed to reduce the operational and therefore financial risk of installations.

04:00 pm - 04:10 pmGuide for the Evaluation of the Performance of Solar Thermal Systems

Naghelli Ortega

Researcher

CIMAV

04:10 pm - 04:20 pmRequired Links to Ensure the Quality of Solar Energy Systems

David Contreras

President

CIMEJ

04:20 pm - 05:00 pmOperation, Maintenance and Quality Assurance of Solar Plants

Lilia Alonzo (Moderator)

Partner

Albaa Legal Tech

Leonardo Velasco

Managing Director

Inspecta PV

Naghelli Ortega

Researcher

CIMAV

David Contreras

President

CIMEJ

Speakers

Speaker

Leonardo Velasco, Inspecta PV

Managing Director

Mexico

Electrical Mechanical Engineer from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) and Master's Degree in Business Management from the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE). Managing Director of Inspecta PV, an engineering firm specialized in consulting and inspections of photovoltaic installations based on international IEC standards. His areas of expertise are power quality, design of experiments and quality in photovoltaic installations. Member of the renewable energy technical group of the ANCE Standardization Committee. President of the Mexican Photovoltaic Industry Association 2020-2021. Certified lead auditor in ISO 9001 in quality management systems, 14001 in environmental management systems and 45001 in occupational health and safety. Author of multiple publications on sustainability and renewable energies. Level 2 expert in infrared thermography.

Speaker

David Contreras, CIMEJ

President

Mexico

Engineer in renewable energy by the Technological University of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara (UTZMG) with more than 9 years of experience in the solar thermal sector and energy efficiency. Passionate and lover of solar thermal energy applied in all sectors, as well as the linking and professionalization of the sector. In 2019 he was appointed Mexico Ambassador of the international Heat Changers movement and is co-host of the HeatChangers Podcast in Spanish, where he promotes knowledge and energy transition through the application of solar thermal technology. He is currently President of the XXVII Board of Directors of the Colegio de Ingenieros Mecánicos y Electricistas del Estado de Jalisco and Founder of Corporativo Distrito Energía, his venture.

Speaker

Naghelli Ortega, CIMAV

Researcher

Mexico

Master in Solar Energy and PhD in Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She is currently a Researcher for Mexico - CONAHCYT, attached to the Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, Durango. She has more than 15 years of experience in the analysis of solar thermal technologies with application of solar heat for low and medium temperature at domestic, commercial and industrial level, as well as in solar cooling applications. She is Chair of the National Technical Standardization Committee for Solar Energy NESO-13 and participates in Task 64 "Solar Process Heat" and Task 66 "Solar Energy Buildings" of the Solar Heating & Cooling Programme - International Energy Agency.

Speaker

Lilia Alonzo (Moderator), Albaa Legal Tech

Partner

Mexico

Director of Albaa Legal, a law firm focused on solving the legal needs of the electricity industry, as well as other highly regulated industries. She has extensive experience advising relevant players in the renewable energy, mining, oil and gas sectors in M&A and project finance transactions. She has worked as counsel in international law firms, co-founder and COO of a legal technology company and legal director of a public company. She is a graduate of Escuela Libre de Derecho, MBA from City University and participates in several organizations that support the development of women leaders in the energy sector such as Voz Experta, Mujeres en Energías Renovables and Women Energy Network.

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