Harry Schmelzer Neto

Job Title: Sales Director, BESS and Building
Company: WEG
Country: Brazil

Harry Schmelzer Neto is a mechanical engineer who graduated from UFSC and holds a specialization in Financial Management from FGV. A board member of ABSOLAR, he began his career at WEG in 2009 and has been working in the solar energy sector since 2012. He currently serves as the Director of Solar, BESS, and Building at WEG.

August 27, 2026Further Presentations to be Announced

Sessions

Session

Supply Chains and Industrial Development: Brazil's Place in the Global Energy Storage Value Chain

Thursday, August 27, 2026, 2:00pm–3:30pm

2nd floor Cantareira 2

The expansion of energy storage creates significant opportunities for industrial development, innovation, and Brazil's integration into global value chains. This session will discuss the country's role in the energy storage supply chain, including strategic minerals, components, assembly, manufacturing, industrial policies, and incentive mechanisms. The panel will address how Brazil can combine competitiveness, supply security, technological development, and investment attractiveness to build an industrial base connected to the growth of the BESS market.