{"id":51477,"date":"2025-04-07T12:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/?p=51477"},"modified":"2025-04-07T12:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:13:01","slug":"rcgi-showcases-low-carbon-technologies-in-cnn-and-sbt-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/rcgi-showcases-low-carbon-technologies-in-cnn-and-sbt-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"RCGI showcases low-carbon technologies in CNN and SBT reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51484\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Dawany1-1024x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"274\" data-id=\"51484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Dawany1-1024x534.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Dawany1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Dawany1-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Dawany1.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI), based at the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP), was featured in two major Brazilian television programs this past weekend. The technologies developed by the centre were presented on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNN Sustentabilidade<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, aired on Saturday, April 5, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P\u00e9 na Estrada<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, broadcast by SBT on Sunday, April 6, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reports highlighted initiatives led by RCGI in partnership with the private sector, focusing on the energy transition and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. One of the key innovations featured was the production and refueling of hydrogen from ethanol \u2014 a promising alternative for the future of sustainable mobility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51486\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Prof-Julio-CNN1-1024x587.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"301\" data-id=\"51486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Prof-Julio-CNN1-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Prof-Julio-CNN1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Prof-Julio-CNN1-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Prof-Julio-CNN1.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the CNN report, the team visited the RCGI in the weeks prior to filming interviews and footage in the Fuel Cell Laboratory and the Pilot Plant for Hydrogen Refueling from Ethanol. During the program, RCGI\u2019s Scientific Director, Professor Julio Meneghini, explained how the technology works and its potential environmental and economic impacts. Professor Marcos Buckeridge, Director of RCGI\u2019s Bioenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage (BE)CCS program, also participated live, presenting the originality and progress of the center\u2019s innovations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51485\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Buckeridge1-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"292\" data-id=\"51485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Buckeridge1-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Buckeridge1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Buckeridge1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Buckeridge1.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The full <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNN Sustentabilidade<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> segment is available at the following link:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"CNN Sustentabilidade - Transi\u00e7\u00e3o energ\u00e9tica | 05\/04\/2025\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SasSPoUs3QY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RCGI\u2019s appearance on SBT\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P\u00e9 na Estrada<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> included insights from Alexandre Breda, Shell Brasil\u2019s Low-Carbon Technology Manager \u2014 one of RCGI\u2019s partners \u2014 and from Professor Julio Meneghini. The program was also recorded in advance at RCGI\u2019s facilities, emphasizing the role of collaboration between academia and industry in advancing sustainable energy solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51488\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Breda1-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"276\" data-id=\"51488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Breda1-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Breda1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Breda1-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Breda1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51487\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Prof-Julio1-1024x634.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"325\" data-id=\"51487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Prof-Julio1-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Prof-Julio1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Prof-Julio1-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/Prof-Julio1.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SBT program can be viewed at:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Esta\u00e7\u00e3o de hidrog\u00eanio a partir do Etanol e ergonomia do volante\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ourCUPS8F-Q?start=185&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI), based at the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP), was featured in two major Brazilian television programs this past weekend. The technologies developed &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/rcgi-showcases-low-carbon-technologies-in-cnn-and-sbt-reports\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue lendo<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;RCGI showcases low-carbon technologies in CNN and SBT reports&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23640,"featured_media":51484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1257,1178,1272],"tags":[2792,2794,173,2796,4,143,12],"class_list":["post-51477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-featured","category-blog-en","category-highlights","tag-fuel-cell","tag-green-hydrogen","tag-hydrogen","tag-pilot-plant-usp","tag-rcgi","tag-shell","tag-usp"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1196\/2025\/04\/CNN-Dawany1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51489,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51477\/revisions\/51489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}