The Alliance for Innovation and Technology Sharing in the Electricity Sector (EISA, Electric Innovation and Sharing Alliance (in English) gained new members and expanded the collaboration network between companies, universities, and research centers in Brazil and China focused on technological innovation for the electricity sector. Nine members joined the group, which now consists of 25 participants.
Between July 2nd and 4th, the alliance members gathered in Rio de Janeiro. On the first day, the program included the incorporation ceremony for the newly accepted members. Participating were SGBH Chairman Sun Tao; the company's CEO, Sun Peng; ONS Director Christiano Vieira; SGID CEO Yu Lei; and Chinese Consul Tian Min. Following this, there was a visit to SGBH's Systems Operations Center (COS) and, later in the afternoon, a technical seminar in the auditorium.
On the second day, the group toured Terminal Rio, a SGBH power substation located in Paracambi, Rio de Janeiro. It is part of the Xingu-Rio transmission line, the largest transmission line in Brazil. The event's closing program, on July 4th, included a visit to the COS of the ONS (National Electric System Operator).
Check out the new EISA members:
UNICAMP, UNIFEI, UFPB, UFCG, PUC-Rio, ISA Energia, SENAI – Renewable Energies, SENAI – Embedded Systems, State Grid Electric Power Engineering Research Institute.
Members who were already part of EISA:
SGBH, EPE, ONS, CPFL, USP, UFRJ, UFF, NARI, EPPEI Brazil, CET Brazil, CEPRI, SGERI, Wuhan University, Tsinghua University and North China Electric Power University.
