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…
Approximately 90 CINE members participated in a workshop that used a dynamic format to promote integration and collaboration among research groups. The event was held on September 12th at the School of Chemical Engineering (FEQ) at Unicamp. “We hope that new contributions will emerge from the exchange of experiences we had, and that all researchers gained an overview of CINE and understood how their individual work is part of the…
Computational and experimental scientists have joined forces to improve a technology emerging in solar energy: two-dimensional perovskite solar cells. The work was conducted within the framework of CINE. Materials from the perovskite family are already used in highly efficient solar cells, but the new technology, still under development in research laboratories, is the use of very thin perovskite films, formed by layers a few tens of nanometers thick. Each of…
CINE director Ana Flávia Nogueira participated in a panel discussion with Itaú Unibanco’s ESG leader, Luciana Nicola, about businesses aligned with the energy transition and the role of research in advancing this agenda. The discussion took place on September 11th at the Cubo Itaú building, as part of Cubo Conecta, Cubo’s annual event that brings together technology executives, entrepreneurs, and investors from Latin America to foster connections and discussions. This…
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 on lithium-oxygen (Li-O₂) batteries carried out within CINE’s Advanced Energy Storage (AES) division. 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 store…
For Mateus Giesbrecht, current coordinator of CINE’s Energy Generation division, balancing industrial work with master’s and doctoral studies 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 thesis focused…
CINE’s Director, Ana Flávia Nogueira, participated in a panel discussion 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…
