The Energy Transition Research and Innovation Conference (ETRI) has been held for 6 years by USP
The researcher João Nunes Carvalho of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) was recognized in 2023 as a notable participant in the sixth edition of the Energy Transition Research and Innovation Conference, an event held by the Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI–USP).
This recognition was for research Carvalho conducted at the Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR/CNPEM), which won an award in the Nature-Based Solution category. According to Carvalho, “the sophisticated environment and cutting-edge instrumentation at CNPEM has made it possible to obtain very innovative results with regard to the role of tropical soils in combating global climate change.”
The conference, which was held at the University of São Paulo in November, brought together members of academia, government representatives, and entrepreneurs for three days to present projects aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which can contribute to the adoption of technological solutions and the development of public policies needed for decarbonization of the energy sector and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil.
About CNPEM
A sophisticated and effervescent environment for research and development, unique in Brazil and present in few scientific centers in the world, the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is a private non-profit organization, under the supervision of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). The Center operates four National Laboratories and is the birthplace of the most complex project in Brazilian science – Sirius – one of the most advanced synchrotron light sources in the world. CNPEM brings together highly specialized multi-thematic teams, globally competitive laboratory infrastructures open to the scientific community, strategic lines of investigation, innovative projects in partnership with the productive sector and training of researchers and students. The Center is an environment driven by the search for solutions with impact in the areas of Health, Energy and Renewable Materials, Agro-environment, and Quantum Technologies. As of 2022, with the support of the Ministry of Education (MEC), CNPEM expanded its activities with the opening of the Ilum School of Science. The interdisciplinary higher course in Science, Technology and Innovation adopts innovative proposals with the aim of offering excellent, free, full-time training with immersion in the CNPEM research environment. Through the CNPEM 360 Platform, it is possible to explore, in a virtual and immersive way, the main environments and activities of the Center, visit: https://pages.cnpem.br/cnpem360/
