We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming Energy Transition Research & Innovation Conference 2024 (ETRI), which will be held November 5–7, 2024, in São Paulo, Brazil, and is organised by the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI) at the University of São Paulo (USP).
ETRI is now approaching its seventh year! And it offers a crucial platform for discussing innovative solutions to contribute to the path of Sustainable Energy Transition. In this sense, the role of new technologies is crucial to achieve these goals. For this reason, the theme of ETRI 2024 is “Climate Action through Advanced Technologies for a Sustainable Future”.
Call for Late Abstract Submissions
We are pleased to announce the Late Abstract Submission opportunity for the Energy Transition Research & Innovation Conference 2024 (ETRI). This call is specifically for abstracts submitted after the initial deadline of September 2nd, and it is open mainly to external researchers that are not associated with the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas (RCGI).
This is a valuable opportunity for research institutions, universities, industry professionals, government agencies, and non-governmental organisations to present their cutting-edge research at ETRI 2024.
Important Dates:
Late Abstract Submission Period: 3rd September – 7th October
Deadline for Late Abstract Submission: 7th October
Notification of Acceptance: Beginning 7th October
Registration Period for Accepted Abstracts: 7th October – 25th October
Registration Period for all articipants: 7th October – 5th November
Registration Link: https://managerweb.fusp.org.br/#/acessos/48A7FF/eventos
We encourage all eligible participants to take advantage of this extended submission window to share their work at this prestigious conference.
Please use this template for your presentation: ETRI 2024 Abstract Presentation Template – ppt.
Send your presentation to
5-7 November
at the CDI USP Auditorium and at the DigitalLab at InovaUSP.
CDI USP Auditorium and DigitalLab, at Inova USP.
Av. Prof. Lúcio Martins Rodrigues, 310 - Butantã, São Paulo.
ETRI 2024 Chair – Karen Mascarenhas
RCGI Scientific Director, University of São Paulo – Julio Meneghini
Shell Brasil, General Manager Technology Brazil – Olivier Wambersie
Secretary of the Environment of the State of São Paulo (SEMIL), Undersecretary of Energy and Mining – Marisa Barros
USP Polytechnic School, Director – Reinaldo Giudici
FAPESP, President – Marco Antônio Zago
ANP – National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels , Environmental Advisor at the Superintendency of Technology and Environment (STM/ANP) – Daniela Correa
USP Dean – Carlos Carlotti Jr.
Shell Brasil, General Manager Technology Brazil – Olivier Wambersie
Shell Brasil, Vice Director at RCGI & Technology Project Lead – Camila Farias
Invitation to all participants, panelists and the public, to take the official photo of the event on the CDI stairs
ETRI 2024 Chair Scientific Committee – Suani Coelho
DATAGRO, President – Plinio Nastari
Shell Brasil, Low-Carbon Technology Manager – Alexandre Breda
CCS Brasil, Cofounder and Director – Isabela Morbach
Chair: USP, Professor at the Institute of Energy and Environment – Virginia Parente
3M, President – Paulo Gandolfi
Natura, Sustainability and Climate Change Manager – João Teixeira
Boticario, Senior Packaging Researcher – Franciele Saorin
Shell Brasil, Energy Transition Program Manager – Cleusa Araújo
Compass, Executive Manager Sustainable Development and External Communication – Karla Censi
Reservas Votorantim, Excecutive Director – David Canassa
05/11 – NBS1 (TV1) – Chair: Tiago Osório Ferreira
05/11 – CCUS2 (TV2) – Chair: Anthony Kucernak e Liane Rossi
05/11 – BECCUS3 (TV3) – Chair: Thiago Lopes
05/11 – GHG4 (TV4) – Chair: Luis Sá
05/11 – ELECT5 (TV5) – Chair: Mauricio Salles
Chair: USP – RCGI, InnovaPower Hub Director – Mauricio Salles
ANEEL – Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica, Regulatory Specialist – Daniel Vieira (virtual)
Casa dos Ventos, Head New Business – José Augusto Campos
TotalEnergies, Power System Lead – João Gonzaga
USP Polytechnic School, Professor and Consultant – Dorel Soares Ramos
FIESP, Infrastructure Department Manager – Gustavo Gonçalves Borges
BNDS – National Bank for Economic and Social Development, Economist – Marcelo Miterhof
MME – Ministry of Mines and Energy,
Director of the Energy Transition Department – Karina Araújo Sousa
RCGI – USP, Deputy director of InnovaPower Hub – Renato Monaro
A space for academia and industry to connect, fostering collaborations, career paths, and innovation in energy transition
Chair: USP – RCGI Director of Decarbonisation Programme – Bruno Carmo
Toyota, Corporate Communication & ESG Director – Roberto Braun
Hyundai Motor Brasil, Head of New Hydrogen Businesses Central and South America – Anderson Suzuki
USP – RCGI CCU Programme Director – Liane Rossi
USP – RCGI Scientific Director – Julio Meneghini
06/11 – CCUS6 (TV1) – Chair: Liane Rossi
06/11 – DECARB7 (TV2) – Chair: Bruno Carmo
06/11 – GHG8 (TV3) – Chair: Fernando Sacomano
06/11 – ELECT9 (TV4) – Chair: Renato Monaro
06/11 – ECONOMICS10 (TV5) – Chair: Alberto Fossa
Shell Brasil, Energy Transition Program Manager – Cleusa Araújo
Shell Brasil, Vice Director at RCGI & Technology Project Lead – Camila Farias
Chair: USP – RCGI Scientific Director, University of São Paulo – Julio Meneghini
USP – RCGI, Full professor at the Institute of Energy and Environment (IEE) at University of São Paulo (USP) – Colombo Tassinari
USP – RCGI researcher – Pedro Vassalo Maia
CCS Brasil, Director & RCGI researcher – Nathalia Weber
We invite all participants to visit the DigitalLab, in the Inova USP building (in front of the CDI)
06/11 – NBS11 (TV1) – Chair: Tiago Osório Ferreira
06/11 – CCUS12 (TV2) – Chair: Colombo Tassinari
06/11 – ELECT13 (TV3) – Chair: Mauricio Salles
06/11 – DECARB14 (TV4) – Chair: Suani Coelho
06/11 – ECONOMICS15 (TV5) Chair: Karen Mascarenhas
Chair: USP – RCGI, Director of Technology Transfer and Innovation – Renato Picelli
USP – RCGI, Manager of Technology Transfer and Innovation.- Ruy Rede
Braskem, CVC and OXYGEN, CEO – Artur Faria
Natura, Head of Investment and KPTL, Climate – Danilo Zelinski
FAPESP, Innovation Area Manager, and FEA-USP, Finance Professor – Liliam Carrete
06/11 – CCUS16 (TV1) – Chairs: Pedro Vidinha
06/11 – GHG17 (TV2) – Chairs: Emilio Silva
06/11 – Advocacy18 (TV3) – Chairs: Karen Mascarenhas
06/11 – ELECT19 (TV4) – Chairs: Renato Monaro
06/11 – ESG20 (TV5) – Chairs: Suani Coelho
A space for academia and industry to connect, fostering collaborations, career paths, and innovation in energy transition
Chair: USP – RCGI, Director of the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) Programme – Marcos Buckeridge
Raizen, Consultant – Antonio Stuchi
USP – RCGI Researcher – Nature Based Solutions (NBS) – João Luis Carvalho
FS Fueling Sustainability, Sustainability Manager – Claudia Shirozaki
RCGI, BECCS, Professor Institute of Energy and Environment, Coordinator Research Group of Bioenergy University of São Paulo – Suani Coelho
EPE, Biofuels Analyst – Danilo Perecin
BP Bioenergy, Project Manager – Tiago Effting
07/11 – NBS21 (TV1) – Chair: Mauricio Cherubin
07/11 – GHG22 (TV2) – Chair: Luis Sá
07/11 – Advocacy23 (TV3) – Chair: Alberto Fossa
07/11 – ELECT24 (TV4) – Chair: Mauricio Salles
07/11 – ESG25 (TV5) – Chair: Karen Mascarenhas
07/11 – NBS26 (TV1) – Chair: Carlos Cerri
07/11 – BECCUS27 (TV2) – Chair: André Dourado
07/11 – GHG28 (TV3) – Chair: Fernando Sacomano
07/11 – ELECT29 (TV4) – Chair: Renato Monaro
07/11 – DECARB30 (TV5) – Chair: Thiago Lopes
We invite all participants to visit the DigitalLab, in the Inova USP building (in front of the CDI)
Chair: USP – RCGI, Director of the Advocacy Programme – Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos
CCS Brasil, Director & RCGI researcher – Nathalia Weber
Instituto Combustível Legal, CEO – Emerson Kapaz
USP – OTIC Offshore Technology Innovation Centre, Deputy Director – Gustavo Assi
Agroícone, Senior Researcher – Luciane Chiodi
USP – ESALQ, Full Professor – Carlos Alberto Labate
Chair: ETRI 2024 Scientif Committee Co-chair, Alberto Fossa
Thematic Leaders Tracks:
CCUS – Liane Rossi
CCUS – Colombo Tassinari
NBS – Carlos Cerri
BECCUS – Marcos Buckeridge
GHG- Emilio Nelli Silva
Advocacy – Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos
ESG – Suani T. Coelho
ECONOMICS – Virginia Parente
ELECTRIFICATION – Mauricio Salles
DECARBONISATION – Bruno Carmo
We will reward the best abstracts received in each Thematic Tracks in the Short Oral Sessions
This thematic track involves the restoration of native vegetation, the expansion of integrated agricultural systems and the restoration of pasture areas. In addition, the track also considers techniques to restore vegetation and re-establishing native species. In this way, the soil will accumulate a high biodiversity of plant substrates that should stimulate its microbial biomass, resulting in potential carbon fixation in the soil.
This thematic track focuses to create value from CO2 emissions through the design of integrated processes for CO2 capture and conversion. In this concept, CO2 is considered a valuable chemical building block for fuels and materials. This track also includes technologies used in CO2 storage in geological structures and other types.
This thematic track involves technologies or a set of technologies that associate biomass energy with carbon capture use and storage, a process always carried out on a large scale. With this it is possible to sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Works that present the technologies and their contribution to building a positive public perception of BECCUS influencing the design of public sustainability policies for the Brazilian energy systems are included.
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Programme is dedicated to studying technologies related to measuring and quantifying GHG emissions, mitigation of GHG emissions, such as pneumatic machines and devices in general, Chemical looping combustion and Oxy-fuel combustion, adsorption systems for CO2 capturing from flue gases, deep eutectic solvents for CO2 capture from flue gases, and Membranes for CO2 capture from flue gases.
This thematic track supports policies to provide just energy transition, gender equality, energy access and safety, poverty alleviation, and societal engagement. This is achieved by understanding the social perception and acceptance of all stakeholders as well as the lay public and establishing an open dialogue with society. This track is also related to developing documents for climate change, sustainable development, and decarbonisation, such as requirements standards, specifications, and guides, which can be used to consistently ensure that materials, products, processes, and services are suitable for their purposes. Works and studies in these areas are key to supporting technology transition and implementation.
This thematic track seeks to present innovative and sustainable solutions focused on decarbonising electrical power systems. It includes but is not limited to, aspects such as eco-efficient materials, increased availability and efficiency of electricity production, optimization of distributed energy resources and integration with agriculture, and digitalisation of electricity.
This track involves abstracts related to the development of technologies, new materials, computational tools, experimental tests, proof of concepts, and artificial intelligence linked to the energy transition, focused on basic and applied research with the aim of making industrial processes more sustainable and implemented on a large scale.
This track involves abstracts on energy transition scenarios and modelling. It also includes economic papers aspects as the economic feasibility of several low carbon technologies and what are the challenges and benefits of policies related to carbon credits, as well as SWOT analysis.
Sustainability, social responsibility, and good governance are topics that are of paramount concern for governments and the business sector in creating value, both for consumers and investors. The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework is a crucial tool for evaluating and handling these concerns, including their contribution to the SDGs. Industries and companies are invited to present their efforts in these areas.
Decarbonisation Technologies
Natural Based Solutions (NBS)
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Technologies (GHG)
ESG - Environmental, Social, and Governance
Electrification, Power & Storage - InnovaPower
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Technologies (GHG)
Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Technologies (GHG)
Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
Natural Based Solutions (NBS)
Advocacy - Standardisation, Regulation, Social Perception & Acceptance
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (BECCUS)
Nature Based Solutions (NBS)
Electrification, Power & Storage - InnovaPower
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (BECCUS)
Energy Transition Scenarios, Modelling, Economics & Carbon Credits
Communication & Dissemination of Knowledge Manager - RCGI-USP.
Ph.D candidate at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (POLI-USP) and a researcher at the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI-USP).
PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Energy and Fluids), Master's degree, and MBA from the University of São Paulo. Mechanical Engineer from University Nacional de Colombia - Medellin, Currently, He is a researcher in the Research Group on Bioenergy (GBIO) and the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI).
Master's student at the Institute of Energy and Environment at the University of São Paulo (IEE-USP) and a research fellow at the Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI-USP).
Naval Engineer with a degree from USP and experience in ship maintenance and marine projects, as well as having operated river maneuvering simulations at IPT. She transitioned to an academic career and is involved in research at NDF, TPN and RouteLab, both laboratories at PNV, the Naval Engineering Department at POLI USP.
Undergraduate student in Industrial Engineering at Escola Politécnica of the University of São Paulo (Poli-USP)and researcher at the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI).
Event Analyst - RCGI-USP.
PhD candidate at the Surface Phenomena Laboratory of the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP) and participates in "PROJECT 65" of the Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI).
Mathematics Education student at USP and a Scietific Iniciation research.
Forest engineer and Master in Forest Science (UFV), she is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Energy and Environment at the University of São Paulo (IEE-USP) and an associated researcher at the Bioenergy Research Group (GBio).
PhD, is currently an assistant professor at the University of São Paulo in the Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems.
Postdoctoral researcher at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo and an associate researcher at the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI-USP) in the Power Systems Innovation Hub (InnovaPower) programme.
Postdoctoral researcher at IEE/USP, within the scope of RCGI-USP.
Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Energy and Environment at the University of São Paulo (IEE-USP), associate researcher with the Research Group on Bioenergy (GBio) and the Research Center for Innovation in Greenhouse Gases (RCGI-USP).
Chemical Engineering student at USP, Scientific Initiation under the supervision of Professor Daniela Damasceno (Department of Mechatronics Engineering - RCGI - USP)
Since June 2023, holds a postdoctoral position at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, where conducts research at the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI).
PhD candidate at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (EPUSP) and associate researcher at the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI-USP).
Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Energy and Environment at the University of São Paulo (IEE-USP) and an associate researcher at the RCGI-USP.
Director of Human Resources and Institutional Communication at RCGI
Deputy Coordinator of the project “Social Perception and Science Diplomacy for the Technology Transition towards a Low-Carbon Society” at RCGI
Since 2016 serves as Director of Human Resources and Leadership Management for the RCGI – Research Centre for Gas Innovation located at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP), funded by FAPESP (São Paulo State Funding Agency) and Shell Brasil. In 2021 she became the deputy coordinator of the project “Social Perception and Science Diplomacy in the Technology Transition towards a Low-Carbon Society”. And in 2023, after concluding her PhD, she assumed the Directory of Institutional Communication and Human Resources. She has a degree in Psychology from the University of São Paulo (USP), a post-graduation in Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), a master’s in Social Psychology from Pontificia Universidade Católica (PUC-SP) and PhD in Social Psychology from the University of São Paulo (USP), with a year as researcher at Imperial College London. Before, developed approximately 18 years of experience in companies as Unilever, Andersen Consulting (Accenture), Chase Manhattan Bank (JP Morgan Chase), Banco Itaú, and Grupo VR (Sodexo), growing in her career from analyst to director. Worked in Human Resources and Change Management consulting for more than 15 years, focused on Coaching, Career Management, Leadership and Team Development, Mentoring Programs, Change Management and Organisational Culture, among others. Serves as a Visiting Professor at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) for the post-graduation program since 2009.
Low-Carbon Technology Manager – Shell.
Alexandre Breda joined Shell Brazil in December 2013; he holds a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Unicamp (University of Campinas) with a MBA degree in Energy from USP (University of Sao Paulo).
Alexandre has 23 years of experience in energy companies with a solid experience in innovation, energy transition, R&D and climate change.
Currently, he is the Manager for Low-Carbon & Energy Transition Technology responsible for a portfolio including NBS (nature-based solutions), CCUS (carbon capture, utilization and storage) and renewables (solar, sind, batteries and hydrogen).
Executive Director at ABRINSTAL & CEO at Newen Consulting.
He graduated in Electrical Engineering from Poli USP (1985).
He holds a MBA in Knowledge, Technology and Innovation from FEA USP (2001), a master in Energy from the IEE USP Interunit Program (2006). He holds a Ph.D. in Sciences from USP (2012). Postdoctoral student at USP (in progress). He is currently director of Newen Engenharia Consultiva and Executive Director of the Brazilian Association for Conformity and Efficiency of Installations – ABRINSTAL. He has experience in the area of Strategic Management (strategic and operational planning, process mapping, innovation and competitiveness) and Technological Management, with specialization in the area of quality infrastructure and basic industrial technology (regulation, assessment of conformity of products, processes and services, innovation and technological development systems). He is coordinator of research projects in Climate Change within the scope of the Research Center for Gas Innovation – RCGI and worked as an energy consultant for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization – UNIDO. He works mainly on the following topics: Climate Change, Energy Management, Energy Economics, Process and Organization Management, Conformity Assessment, Public Policies.
RCGI’ Shell Brasil Executive Committee Representative
Camila has more than 20 years of experience in Oil and Gas Industry, working in applied research for metallic and non-metallic materials, project management, market strategy and business development in companies like Evonik, TechnipFMC, Vallourec and Petrobras. Working at Shell since 2020, her current role is Technology Project Lead, managing R&D projects in Low-Carbon Energy platform, aiming the growth of CCUS technology solutions.
Camila started her career as chemistry technician, and obtained her Master’s in Chemical Engineering by Federal University of Minas Gerais, MBA in Marketing&Sales by University of Mannheim (Germany) and she is PhD candidate in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
RCGI Director of the Nature Based Solutions (NBS) Programme
He holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of São Paulo (1997), a master’s degree in Soils and Plant Nutrition from the University of São Paulo (1999), and a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of São Paulo (2003).
He is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Soil Science at the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, working mainly on topics related to Soil Organic Matter, Global Warming and Climate Change, Agriculture and the Carbon Credit Market, Mathematical Modeling , geostatistics and geoprocessing. CNPq Productivity Scholarship and Affiliated Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
Reservas Votorantim, Excecutive Director
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Instituto Combustível Legal, CEO
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Casa dos Ventos, Leader in Business Development in Decarbonization and Molecules Verdes
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Agroícone, Senior Researcher
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Founder and CTO of Carbonic.
Graduated in BSc Chemistry from Universidade de São Paulo (2014), with a year abroad at the University of York, in the MSc Green Chemistry and Sustainable Industrial Technologies (2012/2013). PhD in Chemistry obtained in the University of Sao Paulo (2021) in the area of heterogeneous catalysis for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, particularly over rhenium catalysts, at IQ-USP under supervision of Prof Pedro Vidinha. Currently, she is still in the group of Prof. Pedro Vidinha as a postdoctoral researcher associate working in the hydrogenation of CO2 to alcohol, as part of a start up called Carbonic.
General Manager, Technology & Innovation, Shell Brasil
Senior Executive in the energy business for more than 30 years, Olivier is currently the General Manager, Technology and Innovation in Shell Brasil. Prior to this, he occupied senior positions in BG Group, a UK Independent, as Corporate Chief Technology Officer and BG Brasil Chief Operating Officer.
Since 1990, Olivier has acquired a wide experience in the Oil & Gas and Energy business with Shell International, when he managed key assets worldwide, in UK, Oman, Malaysia and Brazil. More recently, he has been leading the Energy Transition challenges from the R&D and Innovation fronts. A quote he particularly likes, from Steve Jobs: “It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”.
Olivier is married to Anne-Catherine, with 3 grown-up graduate children. He holds an MSc and PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Louvain, Belgium, and Executive Management certificates from Wharton, USA and Cranfield, UK.
3M, President
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USP – RCGI, Director of Technology Transfer and Innovation
Renato Picelli is a mechanical engineer holding a PhD in Computational Mechanics from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp, 2015), having completed a 12-month research exchange at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft, Netherlands). He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Cardiff University (UK) and as a visiting researcher at RMIT University (Australia) and the University of California, San Diego (USA). In 2018, he joined the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (EP-USP) as a fellow under FAPESP’s Young Researchers program and became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (PNV) in 2022.
He leads the Offshore Technology and Topology Optimization laboratory (OTTO lab). The group focuses on parametric, shape, and topology optimization for multiphysics problems, with expertise in fluid-structure and acoustic-structure interaction, as well as mechanical stress and fluid dynamics problems. Applications include the design of ships and offshore structures, energy systems (such as fuel cells), and pneumatic machines for mitigating CO2 and methane emissions. Prof. Picelli is active in the RCGI’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) program and serves as the Director of Technology Transfer and Innovation. He maintains close collaborations with the following institutions: TU Delft (Netherlands), Kyoto University (Japan), Karlstad University (Sweden), and RMIT University (Australia).
Prof. Picelli has authored or co-authored over 40 articles published in indexed, peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has coordinated several research projects funded by FAPESP. Currently, he is responsible for the Engineering Optimization courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels within the PNV program. He is a member of the Early Career Special Committee of the International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO).
USP – RCGI, Manager of Technology Transfer and Innovation
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Raizen, Consultant
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Braskem, CVC and OXYGEN, CEO
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USP – ESALQ, Full Professor
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USP – RCGI, Full professor at the Institute of Energy and Environment (IEE)
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ANP – National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels , Specialist in Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Regulation
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PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Energy and Fluids), Master’s degree, and MBA from the University of São Paulo.
USP Polytechnic School, Professor and Consultant
Deputy Scientific Director & Director of Greenhouses Gases (GHG) Programme, RCGI.
He began his work as Professor in the Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (EPUSP), Brazil, in 1998. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2003 and Professor in 2005. He is currently a researcher of CNPq 1A level in Brazil. He obtained Bachelor and master degree in Mechanical Engineering from EPUSP in 1990 and 1993, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, USA, in 1998. During his Ph.D., he received two awards: Distinguished Achievement Award and Ivor K. McIvor Award. The first award is given in recognition of excellence and academic staff, and the latter in recognition of performance in research.
He specializes in Computational Mechanics, particularly in the application of finite element and topology optimization methods in smart structures and materials, such as piezoelectric actuators and sensors, piezocomposite materials (including functional gradient materials – FGM), energy harvesting devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and flow machines. He was invited as visiting professor at Kyoto University, Japan, in 2003, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007. He has published articles in international journals of selective editorial policy, acted as reviewer of international journals, and international conferences, and as ad hoc consultant for international funding agencies such as NSF (USA), NRF (South Africa), and ISF (Israel). Author has participated regularly in symposia and conferences around the world, also with publication of articles. He has served as a member of the scientific committee, has organized oral sessions, and has given keynote lectures and plenary talks at several international conferences.
Author was the “Chair” of the congress “ISMM&FGM2014”, SP, Brazil. He participated as a panelist in the Panel of Experts for Proposals on the Mechanics of Materials (MoM-X) 2010 program of the NSF USA and was a voting member in the “Frontier Ideas” meeting panel to decide on potential topics for the ” Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI-2011) “, USA. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Mechanics Research Communications (MRC). In 2016, he was co-editor of the special edition “Recent Advances in Multiscale, Multifunctional and Functionally Graded Materials” of the MRC journal.
FIESP, Infrastructure Department Manager
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Boticario, Senior Packaging Researcher
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Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR/CNPEM), Soil Scientist
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MME – Ministry of Mines and Energy, Director of the Energy Transition Department
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USP – RCGI, Director of Power Systems Innovation Hub – InnovaPower Programme, RCGI
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Secretary of the Environment of the State of São Paulo (SEMIL), Undersecretary of Energy and Mining
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SyraSolar, Managing Director, and USP- RCGI, Researcher
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Deputy Director of the Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU).
Current research interests are related to the valorization of carbon dioxide and biomass through the combination of different catalytic strategies in supercritical fluids.
RCGI – USP, Deputy Director of Power Systems Innovation – InnovaPower Hub
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USP – POLI Visiting professor and USP – RCGI, Researcher
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BP Bioenergy, Project Manager
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USP, Professor at the Institute of Energy and Environment
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Hyundai Motor Brasil, Head of New Hydrogen Businesses Central and South America
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University of São Paulo (USP) Dean
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FS Fueling Sustainability, Sustainability Manager
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Shell Brasil, Energy Transition Program Manager
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Natura, Head of Investment and KPTL, Climate
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ANEEL – Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica, Regulatory Specialist
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EPE, Biofuels Analyst
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Director of the Advocacy Programme, RCGI.
He holds a degree in Naval and Oceanic Engineering from the University of São Paulo (1979), a master’s degree in Naval and Oceanic Engineering – Yokohama National University (1982) and a doctorate in Naval and Oceanic Engineering from the University of Tokyo (The University of Tokyo -1985). He is currently a full professor at the University of São Paulo. The specialization was in the area of Naval and Oceanic Engineering, with an emphasis on Hydrodynamics and Design of Ships and Oceanic Systems, but the work has been the integration of diverse engineering knowledge and basic sciences as founder of the NUMERICAL PROOF TANK (TPN), mainly on the following topics: Numerical Simulation of Ocean Systems Dynamics, Development of New Ocean Systems. Recently, the emphasis is on Sustainable Ocean Development and Digital Transformation
CCS Brasil, Cofounder and Director
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TotalEnergies, Power System Lead
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Compass, Executive Manager Sustainable Development and External Communication
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FAPESP, Innovation Area Manager, and FEA-USP, Finance Professor
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Director of the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) Programme, RCGI.
Marcos Buckeridge is plant biologist who has spent 20 years working at the Botanical Institute of São Paulo with native Neotropical species. During his masters and Ph.D. he worked with cell wall polysaccharides in plants and in 1995 established a line of research focused on the comprehension of the physiological and cellular mechanisms involved in seedling establishment in tropical biomes as well as the development of biotechnological tools to help the sustainable use of biodiversity. More than 80 publications were produced following these lines of research.
With the increasing importance of the impact of Global Climatic Changes in the world, Dr. Buckeridge pioneered studies that try to understand how the rain forest, including Atlantic and Amazonian species, are responding to the increasing carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere.
More recently, his research group added another focus, which is to understand how the sugar cane plant will respond to the climatic changes. This is important because sugarcane is now one of the most important crops in Brazil, being responsible for the production of ethanol as a fuel. Dr. Buckeridge moved to the University of São Paulo in 2006 and from 2009 to 2012 shared this position with the Scientific Directory of the Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory at Campinas.
He is also the actual coordinator of the National Institute of Science and Technology of Bioethanol (INCT do Bioetanol) a virtual organization that congregates 31 laboratories from 6 states of Brazil working on bioenergy. He has been president of the Botanical Society of São Paulo from 2001 to 2005 and is one of the lead authors for the next report of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climatic Changes (IPCC) to be presented in 2014. Presently, Dr. Buckeridge is a communicating editor for Trees:structure and function (Springer), Bioenergy Research (Springer), Global Change Biology Bioenergy and the Australian Journal of Botany.
Buckeridge has been President of the Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo from 2015 to 2019.
BNDS – National Bank for Economic and Social Development, Economist
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FAPESP, President
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Toyota, Corporate Communication & ESG Director
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Engineer and Researcher| CCS – Carbon Capture and Storage | CO2 Storage | Carbon Management | Decarbonization | Sustainable Development.
Petroleum Engineer with a Master’s in Energy from the University of São Paulo (USP) and an exchange stint at the IFP School in France in Petroleum Economics and Management. She is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering of Energy and Fluids at USP, researching geological carbon storage.
Co-founder and Director of the non-profit CCS Brasil, she also serves as Executive Vice President of Manacá CCS and as a Researcher at the Research Centre For Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI).
Additionally, she is a co-founder and board member of the Society for Low Carbon Technologies (SFLCT). Her professional background spans consulting and research in the Energy sector, emphasizing CO2 emission reduction and the Carbon Market, and she educates on energy transition topics.
Deputy Director of the Advocacy RCGI.
Commander of the Order of Rio Branco (Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Itamaraty). Linneborn Prize 2023 (European Biomass Conference and Exhibition 2023, Bologna, Italy) for the researches on Bioenergy. Chemical Engineering (1972), Master degree (1992) and PhD (1999) in Energy by the Graduate Program in Energy (PPGE), Institute of Energy and Environment (IEE), University of São Paulo (USP). She is a lecturer and thesis advisor at PPGE/IEE/USP and at the Post Graduate Program in Bioenergy USP / UNICAMP / UNESP. She is also the coordinator of the Research Group on Bioenergy (www.iee.usp.br/gbio) of IEE/USP.
In addition, she is one of the coordinators of the Thematic Axes Program – Energy of USP. Reviewer at several scientific journals, such as Energy Policy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Clean Technology and Environmental Policy, Biomass and Bioenergy and Energy for Sustainable Development, among others. Bioenergy Editor at Renewable Bioenergy and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Principal Investigator (PI) and Deputy Director for BECCS Program at RCGI/FAPESP/SHELL.
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Agricultural Engineer from the Federal University of Ceara (UFC) Master’s degree in Agronomy (Soils and Plant Nutrition) from UFC. Ph.D. from ESALQ-USP with a sandwich doctorate at Colorado State University (2009). Post-doctorate in Sciences from the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA-USP). He is currently a professor at the Federal Institute of Alagoas (IFAL), teaching the technical course on environment and the technological course on Environmental Management. Permanent professor of the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Program in Agronomy – Plant Production at the Federal University of Alagoas, and of the Environmental Technologies Program at the Federal Institute of Alagoas. He has experience in the area of Agronomy, with an emphasis on soil organic matter and the environment, working mainly on the following topics: carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas inventory, and uncertainty analysis. He was the technical coordinator of the Agriculture Sector in the Fourth Brazilian Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory. Currently, he is the coordinator of the Climate Change and Agriculture Sub-network of Rede Clima (MCTI).
is a PhD candidate at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (POLI-USP) and a researcher at the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI-USP).
He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in Science and Materials Engineering from the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI). With a solid academic background in numerical simulation, Anderson is part of an interdisciplinary team that extends the application of topology optimization to industrial problems. His research focuses on developing computational tools to improve the performance of structural components in pneumatic machines, aiming to mitigate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Energy and Fluids), Master’s degree, and MBA from the University of São Paulo.
Mechanical Engineer from University Nacional de Colombia – Medellin, Currently, He is a researcher in the Research Group on Bioenergy (GBIO) and the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI).
is a master’s student at the Institute of Energy and Environment at the University of São Paulo (IEE-USP) and a research fellow at the Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI-USP).
With a degree in Chemical Engineering from the same institution, Isabella focuses her research on renewable energies, with an emphasis on optimizing and sizing wind-photovoltaic hybrid plants and assessing the potential for green hydrogen production in Brazil. Her main goal is to contribute to an efficient energy transition.
is a Naval Engineer with a degree from USP and experience in ship maintenance and marine projects, as well as having operated river maneuvering simulations at IPT.
She transitioned to an academic career and is involved in research at NDF, TPN and RouteLab, both laboratories at PNV, the Naval Engineering Department at POLI USP.
is an undergraduate student in Industrial Engineering at Escola Politécnica of the University of São Paulo (Poli-USP).
At the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI), he works on Innovation & Technology Transfer projects, contributing to the structuring and implementation of a support environment for the development of deep techs. He also participated in research on the “Social Perception” of Climate Emergencies and technological transitions towards a low-carbon society. Alongside energy issues, he is enthusiastic about Education – as a vector for social transformation – and is part of the “STEAM Lab” at the University of São Paulo Innovation Center (InovaUSP).
Analista de Eventos – RCGI-USP.
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completed his PhD at the Surface Phenomena Laboratory of the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP) and is involved in “PROJECT 65” at the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI), which aims to develop smart labyrinth seals to mitigate GHG emissions in pneumatic machines.
During his master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), André investigated the influence of microstructure on micromilling processes using finite element analysis and image processing. He also conducted research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), focusing on the physics-based modeling of micromilling processes and the impact of additive manufacturing layers on machining processes. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Science and Technology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), and has extensive experience in tribology, numerical simulation (FEA/CFD), and project development. Additionally, he is the founder of PoliEnergy Soluções Tecnológicas, where he develops thin films to enhance the efficiency of wind turbines. His research and entrepreneurial efforts seek innovative solutions that promote energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, aligning his activities with the goals of the RCGI.
is a Mathematics Education student at USP. Involved in scientific research since high school, she is currently developing an undergraduate research project in the field of Nanoengineering under the guidance of Professor Daniela Damasceno (Department of Mechatronic Engineering – RCGI – USP).
Recently, she had a project approved for presentation at COP 30, titled “Analysis of the Supply of Minimally Processed and Ultra-Processed Foods in the Vila Pirituba Region,” coordinated by Professor William Rosseti from IFSP in the field of Supply Chain.
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PhD, is currently an assistant professor at the University of São Paulo in the Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems.
Is currently an assistant professor at the University of São Paulo in the Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems. Her research project focuses on nanoengineering strategies for optimizing fuel cell components, membrane technologies, and nanotechnology. Her work emphasizes nanomechanics, nanomaterials, and the energy transition, showcasing her expertise in the computational design for greenhouse gas separation and the mechanics of nanomaterials.
is a postdoctoral researcher at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo and an associate researcher at the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI-USP) in the Power Systems Innovation Hub (InnovaPower) program.
He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Centro Universitário da FEI, a master’s, and a PhD from the Polytechnic School of USP, with an international research stay at Aalborg University during his PhD. Giovani is dedicated to research in the areas of maritime sector decarbonization, increasing the penetration of renewable energy sources in the Brazilian interconnected system, and applications of storage systems and fuel cells.
Julia Primo is a Chemical Engineering student at USP. During high school, an integrated technical program in Informatics provided experience in programming and databases. Currently, a Scientific Initiation project in Nanoengineering, titled “Introduction to Nanoengineering,” is being developed under the supervision of Professor Daniela Damasceno (Department of Mechatronics Engineering – RCGI – USP). The project explores applications of nanotechnology in engineering solutions, integrating programming expertise with an interest in engineering and sustainability.
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With a strong academic background in electrical engineering, Walquiria is dedicated to interdisciplinary research focused on renewable energy sources, power systems, and the operation and planning of electrical grids. Her research emphasizes the integration and assessment of emerging technologies that can minimize the impacts of climate change and optimize energy resources. By applying scientific knowledge to practical projects, she aims to facilitate the transition towards a more sustainable and efficient energy model, contributing to the development of innovative solutions for a resilient and low-carbon future.
