Joel Prata

Job Title: Head of Grid
Company: ACEnergy
Country: Australia

Joel Prata is an engineering executive with over 20 years' experience in the Australian Energy and Industrial Markets. As Head of Grid at ACEnergy, he has achieved connection approval for over 1.3 gigawatts of transmission-scale energy storage projects and a working pipeline of over 2.7 gigawatts.

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Sessions

Session

The New Distribution Frontier: Storage for Grid Relief and Local Reliability

Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm

2nd floor Cantareira 2

The growing use of distributed generation, rising power demand, and worsening weather disruptions have been straining distribution grids. This panel will discuss how local energy storage can help ease grid pressures, postpone structural upgrades, and ensure reliable supply in critical areas, while providing grid operators with tangible benefits in service quality and operational efficiency.