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Cargill presentation: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Using Natural Ester

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This presentation is hosted by Roberto Ignacio da Silva.

Transformers plays a vital role in the electricity sector and its industry can contribute with sustainable strategies adopting methods of energy efficiency (reducing losses) and selecting environmentally friendly materials, more specifically for the insulating liquid. In the last two decades, the use of natural ester insulating liquids has increased globally due to the properties like environmentally friendly (biodegradable and non-toxic) and safer (with a higher fire point). And now, when sustainability is pushing new actions in the electrical sector, another property of natural ester is in highlight: carbon neutral. A proposal case to mitigate CO2 emissions using FR3 natural ester in the power transformers int the electrical power transmission sector in Brazil will be analyzed.

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About the author

Roberto Ignacio da Silva

Cargill

Roberto Ignacio da Silva is the technical services manager for dielectric liquids at Cargill. He is a professional with more than 26 years of experience in engineering and product development of capital goods equipment in the energy sector in multinational industries like GE, ABB and Bosch. At ABB, Mr. Roberto was the mechanical engineering manager for power transformers, leading the whole portfolio of mechanical design for 12 years. Mr. Roberto is pursuing a PhD in energy policy at the University of Sao Paulo’s Institute of Energy and Environment. He has an MSc in energy from the University of Sao Paulo, holds an MBA in engineering and management products and services from the University of Sao Paulo and a BSc in mechanical engineering from Braz Cubas University. He is a member of Cigré acting on committee A2 Transformers, member of Brazilian standards committee (ABNT) for mineral oils and other insulating fluids (synthetic and natural), and the secretary of ABNT Committee for Power Transformers.