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Low-carbon hydrogen was the theme of the third CINE workshop – Cubo Itaú
October 17th, 2025
17 de Outubro de 2025

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Cauê Ribeiro
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A little over a year after the approval of two laws in Brazil on the production and use of low-carbon hydrogen, this “green” molecule was the subject of the third workshop organized by CINE and Cubo Itaú as part of the “Energy Transition Track.” The event was held on September 4th at Cubo Itaú in São Paulo.

“We experienced a period of euphoria around green hydrogen, and then the market cooled off a bit, but now the topic is returning in a more pragmatic way,” says Professor Ana Flávia Nogueira (Unicamp), director of CINE.

Defined by Law 14,948 of 2024, low-carbon hydrogen can be obtained through various processes, as long as the carbon emissions generated throughout all production stages are less than or equal to 7 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram of hydrogen produced.

“I think we’re finally understanding the true role of sustainable hydrogen,” adds Cauê Ribeiro de Oliveira, a researcher at Embrapa Instrumentação who works on the Low Carbon Hydrogen program at CINE. “Our expectation is that, with the consolidation of the Low Carbon Hydrogen Legal Framework, there will be greater interest in reactivating the fertilizer production chain, which is one of the largest consumers of hydrogen in Brazil, but now as low-carbon fertilizers,” he says.

Cauê spoke at the workshop, alongside three professionals with long and distinguished careers in renewable energy: Ansgar Pinkowski (founder and CEO of Agência Neue Wege, dedicated to democratizing the Energy Transition), Davi Gabriel Lopes (director of GWM Hydrogen and FTXT Brasil, part of the Chinese automotive group GWM), and attorney Ligia Pereira Schlittler (partner at Tozzini Freire Advogados and founder of the Mulheres de Energia group, dedicated to female leadership in the energy sector).

Together, the four experts addressed the technological, economic, social, environmental, and legal aspects of the production and use of low-carbon hydrogen. “The interaction with the other speakers was very productive, showcasing different perspectives, from other applications to public policies,” says Cauê. “It’s a type of interaction that needs to be fostered more frequently,” he adds.

In his presentation, Cauê showed that hydrogen obtained through electrolysis using renewable energy (so-called “green hydrogen”) could face significant competition in the low-carbon hydrogen market, such as hydrogen obtained from biogas. According to him, this method of production could be a good short-term opportunity, as it doesn’t require major changes to the current hydrogen production structure, which is currently produced from natural gas. Instead, it simply requires replacing fossil fuels with biogas, which is produced from organic waste through the action of microorganisms.

“However, this will only happen if we can adapt production structures that depend on hydrogen, such as the fertilizer industry, to the scale of biogas production, which is much smaller than that of natural gas,” explains Cauê.

CINE – Itaú Partnership

Since early 2024, CINE and Itaú have maintained a partnership to disseminate knowledge about the energy transition. This year, the activities are taking place within the Energy Transition Track – a cycle of four workshops on strategic topics to accelerate the decarbonization of the Brazilian energy matrix. The events are free and open to the public, with prior registration required.

“The activities we carry out within this partnership have yielded very positive results, with a real impact on the dissemination of scientific knowledge about the energy transition outside of academia and demonstrating all the market possibilities that new fuels are presenting,” says Ana Flavia Nogueira, director of CINE.

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Cauê Ribeiro
EMBRAPA

UNICAMP - Cidade Universitária
"Zeferino Vaz" Barão Geraldo
Campinas - São Paulo | Brasil
Rua Michel Debrun, s/n
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