Raul Palácio
Managing Partner, Engineering, Energy and Renewables
MSc, CREA
What clients say“Raul brings deep knowledge of renewable energy and engineering together with distinctive international experience, offering a technical, practical perspective built on projects carried out in different markets around the world.”
Overview
Raul Gonzalez is a managing partner in the engineering forensic and consulting practice, where he serves primarily as lead partner for the renewable energy practice and as SGEx's representative for business relations with Spain and Latin America.
He holds a master's degree in Renewable Energy and is an electrical engineer, educated at two well-regarded European universities — Universidade Camilo José Cela, in Madrid, and Universidad de Cantabria, in Spain. In Brazil, his degree has been academically validated by the Escola Politécnica da USP (University of São Paulo Polytechnic School).
He has 15 years of experience in project management, quality auditing and consulting on energy matrices, with a focus on renewable energy, and has directly participated in projects carried out in several countries, including China, England, Portugal, Spain and Brazil.
He has led numerous quality-audit, project-management and implementation engagements for solar power plants and electric mobility, as well as production audits of large-scale electrical equipment, with particular focus on the supervision and production-audit project for trains used by Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) and the São Paulo Metrô, work he carried out in China for a period of one year.
Raul is also CEO of E5 Solar Energia, an engineering and renewable-energy company, where he is responsible for the company's strategic planning and for promoting the development and upgrading of solar plants.
Areas of Practice
- Audits of processes, procedures and methods
- Project management
- Electrical engineering assessments
- Engineering projects related to photovoltaic energy
- Strategic consulting in renewable energy
- Auditing and consulting on electrical engineering projects
- Quality auditing
- Expert examinations and disputes in the electrical engineering and renewable energy sector
What clients say“Raul's technical command of renewable energy is one of his greatest strengths: he connects engineering, technology and project feasibility to turn complex energy issues into concrete solutions.”
Academic Background
- Master's degree in Renewable Energy, Universidade Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain.
- Degree in Industrial and Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
- Electrical Engineering credential (Brazilian validation), Escola Politécnica da USP.
Professional Registrations
- Electrical Engineer, registered with the Regional Engineering Council of São Paulo (CREA-SP) under no. 507116498-6.
Experience and Highlights
- Projects carried out in China — oversight of the production process for Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) trains, with direct on-site assignment in the country for approximately one year.
- Projects carried out in Portugal and England — work as an electrical engineer on medium- and high-complexity engagements.
- Projects carried out in Spain — where he studied, including renewable-energy engineering projects developed at the university itself.
- Projects carried out in Brazil — serving as lead technical responsible party for the CPTM train quality-audit and supervision project, in addition to his role as CEO of E5 Solar Energia.
Languages
Portuguese (native), Spanish (native), English (advanced), German (basic)
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