A scientific article recently published by CINE researchers and collaborators brings together essential information to improve the latest generation of fuel cells, known by the acronym SOFCs (solid oxide fuel cells). SOFCs are devices capable of generating clean, renewable energy with high efficiency. To produce electricity, they require fuel, but unlike other fuel cells, SOFCs operate with a variety of substances, such as bioethanol, methane, or hydrogen. Therefore, they can…
CINE postdoctoral fellow André Navarro de Miranda attended the Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition 2025, where he presented research results on lithium-oxygen (Li-O₂) batteries carried out within CINE’s Advanced Energy Storage (AES) program. The event, held in Tokyo from June 18 to 20, brought together approximately 6,000 participants from around the world, primarily executives, policymakers, and professionals from the energy sector. Lithium-oxygen batteries are promising because of their ability to…
For Mateus Giesbrecht, current coordinator of CINE’s Energy Generation program, balancing industrial work with pursuing his master’s and doctoral degrees wasn’t easy. But the effort was worth it. As soon as he graduated in Electrical Engineering, Mateus landed a job in industry. For a decade, he worked for multinational companies, working on the design and development of various electrical machines. In parallel, he continued his academic training. His dissertation and…
CINE’s Director, Ana Flávia Nogueira, participated in a panel on strategic minerals for the energy transition during São Paulo Climate Week (SPCW). Climate Week is a global event held in different parts of the world, bringing together debates, initiatives, and collaborations proposed by a wide range of social actors, with the goal of accelerating the transition to a more sustainable future. The panel “Rare Minerals and AI: Sustainable Innovation in…
To split water molecules using energy from renewable sources is, to date, the best way to produce hydrogen with the lowest possible carbon emissions. In this process, two reactions occur simultaneously, generating, respectively, the evolution of oxygen and hydrogen. For water splitting to be efficient, good catalysts are needed, especially for the oxygen evolution reaction, which is much slower. However, the cost of these materials currently represents 20 to 30%…
Professor Ana Flávia Nogueira (Unicamp), Director and researcher at CINE, was appointed a member of the steering committee of the Energy Sector Fund (CT-Energ) as a representative of the scientific community. She was nominated by the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science, and her term runs until June 2027. Linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, CT-Energ funds research, development, and innovation projects in the field of…
A study on catalysts for low-carbon hydrogen production, conducted within the context of CINE, received an award from the Royal Society of Chemistry at one of the largest international events in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, WATOC, held in Oslo, Norway, from June 22 to 27 of this year. The work was one of 10 award-winning posters among approximately 600 presented at the conference. The research was conducted by three members…
Professor Lucia Helena Mascaro (UFSCar), a researcher at CINE, has just been elected Vice President of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) for the period 2026-2028. Established 76 years ago, this scientific society currently has more than 3,000 members from approximately 70 countries across all continents. The CINE researcher’s main role within the ISE Executive Committee will be to lead the regional sections, coordinating and integrating them to strengthen ISE’s…
