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Rafael Herzberg

Partner Interact Ltd., Energy Consulting
	Member Since: 10/18/02 Author Rating: Gold Article Count: 15 Email this author

Background

Rafael Herzberg, Rafael@interact-energia.com.br

Is the managing director of Interact Ltda., an energy consulting company (since 1982) based in São Paulo, Brazil specialized in energy contracting (from the public grid and on-site), to the fence power projects and inside the fence energy savings for industrial, commercial and institutional energy users.

Articles

4.20.09	10 Changes That Are Transforming The Energy Markets For Industrial and Commercial Energy Users In Brazil Topic: International Article Viewed 3832 Times; 8 comments In just a few months the power markets changed substantially in Brazil. Energy contracting is a brand new business!

12.19.08	Renewable Power Projects Using Elephant Grass Topic: Fossil & Biomass Article Viewed 5531 Times; 20 comments Despite the world's financial and economic crisis, electric energy consumption in Brazil is growing at 5% a year. The current installed generating capacity is 101 GW. Since supply and demand are balanced these days, it means that the required expansion is 5 GW/year just to make sure the market is supplied in the years to come. However, the approved, licensed and under construction power plants add up to 4 GW/year. There is a 1 GW/year deficit.

8.18.08	A Decoupling Proposal Topic: Energy Efficiency Article Viewed 5838 Times; 16 comments Under traditional regulatory structures, utility earnings are tied to the volume of electricity and natural gas that customers use. So, even a small reduction in consumption can make a large cut into a utility's profitability. This presents a strong financial disincentive for those companies to push energy efficiency.

2.19.08	New Market Signals Are Urgently Needed to Change the Global Warming Threat Topic: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management Article Viewed 6101 Times; 121 comments Everywhere around the globe economies are driven by growth. The supply side is obviously interested in growth because it is what they do for a living: selling goods and services, as much as they possibly can. The demand side is eager to consume more and more.

2.5.08	Brazilian Energy Markets for 2008: The Challenges for the Corporate Energy Users Topic: International Article Viewed 4657 Times; 20 comments With GNP growing at 5% in 2007 and potentially in the next years, Brazil would need 5 GW/year of new electric generation, transmission and distribution on top of the current 100 GW to cope up with the demand.

1.17.06	Like It or Not, Deregulated Energy Contracting Is Here to Stay Topic: Business & Corporate Article Viewed 7876 Times; 7 comments Since it started not too long ago, de-regulation has brought a lot of controversies around the globe.

12.7.05	2006: New Challenges and Opportunities in the Brazilian Electric Energy Arena Topic: International Article Viewed 7473 Times; 17 comments Never before has the electric energy sector in Brazil had so many options for industrial, commercial and institutional end users! The new name of the game is comparison!

1.13.05	A New Financial Tool - Designed to Mitigate End User's Energy Shortage Risk Topic: Distributed & Cogeneration Article Viewed 5158 Times; Comment on this article End users around the globe are increasingly concerned about potential shortages in the energy supply from the public grid. This is a global challenge that could become a real problem in selected areas in the US, Brazil or China. Who knows where?

7.7.04	Asset Management Optimization: A New Approach Topic: Risk & Operations Article Viewed 6423 Times; Comment on this article By looking at the system as a whole - local distribution company and its clients -, optimization becomes a more powerful and cost effective tool. What is needed to make it happen?

2.11.04	What's Up in Brazil For 2004? Energy Shortage or Abundance? Topic: International Article Viewed 5465 Times; Comment on this article It may sound strange but up to now, we do not know about the energy supply and prices for the short term.

10.9.03	The Monthly Electric Energy Bill: You Get What you Pay For, Don't You? Topic: Business & Corporate Article Viewed 4596 Times; 4 comments There is a tendency to look and treat energy as a commodity. After the recent massive blackouts in the US and other countries as well, new questions have been raised. Is there enough generation available? Are the transmission lines reliable? Are distribution companies able to properly handle the peak summer load?

6.20.03	A Better Energy Contracting Deal: Existing On-Site Power As A Negotiating Tool With The Local Distribution Company Topic: Distributed & Cogeneration Article Viewed 5305 Times; 2 comments This article presents a real case involving Proceda (an MCI company) and a negotiation with the local distribution company, which resulted in a significant cost reduction, in a highly regulated environment. Proceda is an IT service provider based in São Paulo, Brazil. Clients such as major credit card companies use Proceda’s services. Millions of financial transactions are processed on a daily basis. Reliability is a major concern. Energy is vital.

3.20.03	Amazing Energy Saving$ at Nextel In Brazil: Keeping it Simple…But Using All Available Resources Topic: Demand Response Article Viewed 5051 Times; 1 comments In the middle of 2002, Nextel hired an energy consulting company to help them reduce their electric energy bill. The business arrangement was based on a shared savings contract, under which the consulting services would be paid upon actual, verified result$. This paper will present the initial results that were achieved.

1.15.03	KW Demand As If It Were A Commodity (A new concept for a century old challenge) Topic: Business & Corporate Article Viewed 5006 Times; 13 comments Corporate energy users pay bills that are kW demand and kWh energy denominated. In Dollar values, roughly speaking, 60% is kWh and 40% kW. A lot of products and services are there when it comes to the energy portion of the bill. This paper will discuss a new concept, for the demand portion of the bill.

10.25.02	Looking For International Energy Related Business In Latin America? ..... Welcome To Brazil Topic: International Article Viewed 5524 Times; 9 comments Up to the 80’s the Government was able to invest about US$ 4 Billion/year in the expansion of the system (generation, transmission and distribution) and accordingly meet the market’s needs for energy in a heavily regulated environment. In the 90’s, the electric sector began changing towards a competitive model. Distribution companies were privatized and it is expected that in the next couple of years, the generating companies will be privatized as well. With this de-regulation process, there is room for new, private, investments associated with 4 GW/year expansion. The recently lifted energy rationing only indicates how badly this additional capacity is needed!

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