The projects of the Nature Based Solutions – NBS Programme involve the restoration of native vegetation, expansion of integrated agricultural systems and restoration of pasture areas.
In addition, within the programme, techniques will be researched to restore vegetation, 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.
Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri
Maurício Roberto Cherubin
The objective of the CCU program is 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.
Liane Marcia Rossi
Pedro Vidinha
It is a technology or a set of technologies that associate biomass energy jobs with carbon capture and storage, a process always carried out on a large scale. With this, it is possible to sequester the carbon present in the atmosphere.
The program aims to contribute to building a positive public perception of BECCS and influencing the design of public sustainability policies for the Brazilian energy system.
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge
Hamilton Brandão Varela de Albuquerque
Suani Teixeira Coelho
Thiago Lopes
How much does Brazil actually emit greenhouse gases (GHGs)? And how much is captured? These are the questions the Greenhouse Gases (GHG) research programme aims to answer.
One of the advantages of accurately quantifying CO2 emission reductions in certain processes is obtaining more accurate and reliable carbon credits. A carbon credit represents a ton of carbon that is no longer emitted into the atmosphere. If a company demonstrates how much it is reducing its emissions, this is priced and converted into carbon credits, which can be traded on the international market.
The research aims to quantify the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases and study the processes that control the fluxes of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the Amazon – GHG-AMAZÔNIA.
Temperature, solar radiation, cloud cover, water vapor, large-scale meteorology and human impacts are mainly responsible for the changes in GHG fluxes in the Amazon. It is essential that we understand the non-linear and complex relationship between these variables. It also aims to develop algorithmic data analysis methods based on statistical and Artificial Intelligence models coupled to an Information and Service System – modeled in the cloud – which can be integrated with automated data collection methods.
Another goal of this research front is to develop new technologies to reduce GHG emissions in certain processes. One of the projects seeks to create intelligent labyrinth gaskets to contain gas leaks in pneumatic machines.
These machines use compressed air for energy and CO2 and methane leakage can occur. Currently available gaskets are not capable of fully containing the gas. This leak is considered small, but if we think that there are thousands of these machines in the world, we have a considerable leak of greenhouse gases.
The third subprogram, on CO2 capture, involves the use of centrifugal compressors and processes to separate CO2 from gaseous mixtures. One of the separation methods that will be studied is the supersonic separator, designed by RCGI in 2017. In it, the gas is injected at high pressure and then gains velocity energy, expanding. This causes a drop in temperature and condensation of CO2.
Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva
Fernando Luiz Sacomano Filho
Renato Piceli
Daniela Andrade Damasceno
A growing number of international organizations and consultancies are involved in designing and delivering low-carbon, climate-resilient development. They all face main challenges in the implementation of a low carbon economy in their particular field. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has as its main objective to develop international documents in all technical fields, such as requirements standards, specifications and guides, which can be used to consistently ensure that materials, products, processes and services are suitable for its purposes. In Brazil, ISO is represented by the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT).
More and more countries and economic agents, including the Oil and Gas Industry at the core, are implementing policies to reduce their emissions. We see strategies such as carbon pricing mechanisms and energy efficiency measures, as well as active encouragement to the research, development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. These new technologies are starting to make inroads into the energy markets, complementing and/or substituting the traditional fossil fuels. A well-balanced package of required standards, specifications and guides ought to be seen at the core of climate mitigation policy, because they might speed up or slow down the implementation and the needed broadening and deepening adoption of essential technologies.
Through the first project of Advocacy Programme, RCGI’s teams will be encouraged to understand and start facing the standardization issues related to their technological development from the beginning.
Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos
Karen Louise Mascarenhas
Alberto José Fossa
The Power Systems Innovation Hub (InnovaPower) aims to develop innovative and sustainable solutions focused on the decarbonization of electrical power systems. This program addresses several aspects such as environmental impact assessment, eco-efficient materials, increased availability and efficiency of electricity production, optimization of distributed energy resources and integration with agriculture.
These initiatives contribute to the transition to a cleaner and more sustainable energy system, in line with the challenges of global decarbonization and United Nation 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Program Goals:
1. Develop innovative and sustainable solutions for the decarbonization of electricity systems.
2. Increase the efficiency of electricity production and optimize the integration of renewable energy resources.
Prof. Ph.D. Mauricio B. C. Salles
Prof. Ph.D. Renato M. Monaro
Decarbonisation is the process of lowering the amount of carbon, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2), discharged into the atmosphere. Its objective is to achieve carbon neutral by shifting to a low-emission, energy-efficient global economy. To address this primary concern, researchers from RCGI are involved in the Decarbonisation Programme.
Bruno Souza Carmo
