Tales Barreto Silva

Job Title: Expansion Planning and Studies Engineer
Company: ISA Energia
Country: Brazil

Tales Barreto is an Expansion Planning and Studies Engineer at ISA ENERGIA BRASIL, where he works on electric power planning, transmission expansion studies, and the evaluation of new technologies applied to the electric power system. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from UFRJ and has experience in planning and operating electric power systems in Brazil and Latin America. He is currently involved in R&D studies and projects focused on the application of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the transmission grid, including their technical and economic evaluation and integration into system planning.

August 26, 2026From Backup to Structural: Pathways for the Use of BESS in Transmission

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Sessions

Session

Emerging Business Models for Energy Storage: Lessons from More Advanced Markets

Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 4:00pm–5:30pm

2nd floor Cantareira 2

Energy storage is enabling new business models across different segments of the electricity sector, from generation and transmission to distribution and end users. This session will present national and international experiences with commercial BESS applications, including projects associated with generation assets, grid solutions, services for distribution utilities, and opportunities in more mature markets. The panel will seek to identify which models can scale in Brazil and what regulatory, contractual, and commercial adjustments are needed to unlock investment in the sector.