Catarina works as a Head of System Integration and leads the Grid & Flexibility Workstream to accelerate solar PV and storage integration in grids. Prior to joining SolarPower Europe, Catarina worked in E.DSO, the European Electric Power Distribution industry.There she was leading the Technology Committee and was responsible for 3 H2020 EC projects. As part of her work, she also interacted with several European DSOs, TSOs, EU associations and other grid stakeholders. Catarina started her professional journey as an intern at E-REDES, the Portuguese DSO and has also worked at ALCAAL Renovables in Buenos Aires, as Project Energy Engineer in Solar PV systems for Agro Irrigation. Catarina holds a MSc in Energy and Environmental Engineering at the University of Lisbon. She speaks Portugese, English and Spanish.