Innovatie Attaché Netwerk Brazilië / Netherlands Innovation Attaché Network Brazil

🔥 25 years of partnership between Universidade Estadual de Campinas and Delft University of Technology. An example of the great potential of Brazilian-Dutch research collaboration and a good reason to celebrate! 🔬 Founders of the collaboration and researchers from both universities presented the results of the research done within the project on Biobased solutions for a sustainable society. Plans for the future were made, including the launch of a new initiative: the Academic Leadership and Collaboration Programme selected 12 young professors from both universities and will start next month. 🌳 A delegation from the Innovatie Attaché Netwerk Brazilië / Netherlands Innovation Attaché Network Brazil was also present: counselor Robert Thijssen spoke about he importance of Dutch-Brazilian R&D collaboration and Jacqueline Vaessen from ChemistryNL pointed out why the bioeconomy is so important for both the Netherlands and Brazil. https://lnkd.in/dYCQx759 Gustavo Paim Valenca Patricia Osseweijer Telma Franco Antonio José de Almeida Meirelles Ena Voûte Marie Kummerlowe Ernst-Jan Bakker Daniël Burgers Jens K. Luis Cortez Telma Franco José Maria F. J. da Silveira John A. Posada Innovatie Attaché Netwerk / IA (Netherlands Innovation Network) Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil

Policy, business and research in the field of #sustainable #carbon were discussed at the Dutch-Brazilian panel on Sustainable Carbon at the #BBEST IEA-Bioenergy Conference in São Paulo. Moderated by Jacqueline Vaessen, the panel sought to give insights into the different perspectives. From both the Brazilian and Dutch side, the full triple helix was invited, with representatives from the #private #sector, the #academic world and the #government. This resulted in interesting presentations, fruitful discussions and space for questions from the audience. During this session, we learned: 👉 how Raízen and Vertoro B.V. have shaped a concrete precedent for Dutch-Brazilian partnership in the private sector, which will result in better #valorization of #lignin streams; 👉 how the TU Delft and Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) look at the big picture when they perform research, taking into account tradeoffs between #biodiversity, #water and #agricultural land use, and always considering the local context for the sustainable production of #biobased products; and lastly, 👉 how both the #Dutch and #Brazilian governments are aligning their policies, and prepare to collaborate in order to facilitate the transition to #biofuels and other biobased products, and make policies that will result in sustainable carbon value chains. Robert Thijssen Jens K. Daniël Burgers Anna-Maria Janssen Tijmen Steensma Jacqueline Vaessen Mateus Schreiner Garcez Lopes Dr. Michael Boot John A. Posada Eduardo do Couto e Silva Lais Thomaz Willemijn Witteveen

Yesterday at the BBEST IEA-Bioenergy Conference in São Paulo, Robert Thijssen and Connie McManus announced the upcoming NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) FAPESP call: #Integrated #biorefineries for a #circular #future. This bilateral R&D call will open next month and will give Dutch and Brazilian researchers an opportunity to jointly develop bilateral projects for the biorefineries of the future and receive funding!   NWO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek) and FAPESP have a long history of collaboration and this is the first call that requires co-funding at the project level from one or more private companies that participate in the consortium, making it a truly #public-#private call. This facilitates translation of new technology to the private sector for scale up. With this call a next step is made in the strategy of the Netherlands to intensify the collaboration with Brazil in field of process technology and biorefinery.   Follow the link to the announcement for more detailed information: https://lnkd.in/efkjgS_Y Ron Winkler Eda Bener Aksam Glaucia Souza Robert Thijssen Ernst-Jan Bakker Jens K. Daniël Burgers Tijmen Steensma Anna-Maria Janssen

At the headquarters of dsm-firmenich in São Paulo, ChemistryNL and Brazilian Bioinnovation Association - ABBI signed an #MOU in the area of #biorefinery, in the presence of Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Aid Reinette Klever, which will result in an impactful partnership from a private sector perspective between Brazil and the Netherlands in the area of biorefinery and sustainable carbon for the energy transition.   Both Brazil and the Netherlands are well positioned to make this transition to biobased feedstocks and to lead in innovations in this field, through strong agrifood and chemical sectors with innovative clusters on biochemistry and biorefinery. The importance of innovation in the field of biorefineries is crucial, and this MOU aims to stimulate the set-up of new bilateral R&D projects, exchange of expertise, private sector-government interaction and to involve participants from both organizations and their members.   This MOU fits well in the context of existing Netherlands and Brazil STI-relations in the field of biorefinery, since the government-to-government MOU, namely the Joint Program of Collaboration on Science, Technology and Innovation has been signed during the Joint Committee Meeting between Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap and Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação last May in Brasília.   Congratulations to ChemistryNL and Brazilian Bioinnovation Association - ABBI and good luck embarking on a shared journey of developing biobased streams for necessary #defossilization of the #chemical #industry. Jacqueline Vaessen Thiago Falda Robert Thijssen Mauricio Adade Willemijn Witteveen Wieneke Vullings Vasco Rodrigues Daniël Burgers

🚗✈️🚢 The mobility sector plays a major role in the emission of greenhouse gases, and, like the Netherlands, Brazil is taking steps to decarbonize. Today Jens K. visited the conference of SAE BRASIL to look at the latest innovations. Brazil is already a few steps ahead of the Netherlands when it comes to biofuels. A hybrid bus running on bio-ethanol was presented by Marcopolo S.A. They also gave us a sneak-peak at the shiny bus in the back of the photo, which runs on hydrogen produced at USP - Universidade de São Paulo by Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI) ‘s soon to open ethanol reform plant. When the plant opens and the bus starts running, you can expect a detailed report on this account. Speaking of reformers: Sabó works with a consortium of universities on a mobile reformer, that makes ethanol combustion more efficient by injecting the hydrogen back into the motor. To be completely ‘net zero’, vehicles will have to run on for example batteries or hydrogen. Often, fuel cells are used by this, but Tupy presented an actual hydrogen combustion engine. This Brazilian company has its European headquarters in Arnhem. It’s great to see steps taken to completely zero emission road transport, and therefore the Netherlands supports CALSTART ‘s global mou on Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles’. Is your own country or company on the right track to zero emission mobility? Is there any innovation we missed on SAE? Let us know in the comments. Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil Innovatie Attaché Netwerk / IA (Netherlands Innovation Network) Robert Thijssen Daniël Burgers Rosemarie Cramer Tijmen Steensma Anna-Maria Janssen Everton Baria Rafael Obara, PhD Claudio Salvático Andre Ferrarese

DAY 5️⃣ : The last day of our mission brought us to some of the main drivers of innovation in Fortaleza: Federal University of Ceara and the industry federation Sistema FIEC. 🚀 At the university, we participated in a morning of presentations and round tables to discuss UFC’s current efforts in the area of green hydrogen, such as the implementation of the green hydrogen hub. We also learned about “Redes Verdes”, an initiative by Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico that promotes the integration of studies in the area of renewable energy production, and shares information and equipment. A keynote speech was held by Complexo do Pecém . At FIEC, the meeting was marked by interactions between the FIEC System teams and us. Discussions focused on the development of technologies and advances in the decarbonization of the industry, locally and globally. Collaborators from port of Pecém, Port of Rotterdam as well as guests from the Green Energy Parks and the Companhia Porto Piauí also participated, contributing to the moment of networking and identification of potential partnerships. Special presentation on the "Green Ports Partnership" by Jörgen Leeuwestein of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Brasília. The visit concluded our innovation mission, that strengthens the bilateral innovation partnership between the Netherlands and Brazil, with a special focus on green hydrogen. ➡ You can find a great report in Portuguese of our visit to UFC here: https://lnkd.in/eS52b2d4 ➡ And to FIEC here: https://lnkd.in/eWczrviu Pictures courtesy of UFC (Ribamar Neto) and FIEC (George Lucas) Diana Azevedo SENAI Ceará Joaquim Rolim; Jurandir Picanco Jr. Constantino Frate; Heitor Studart, CFP®; José Ocelo Maciel Pinho; Isabela Maciel Taveira Sônia Parente; Felipe Frutuoso; Marques Neto. Isabela Maciel Taveira Felipe Barros Leal Rocha Ana Sofia Walsh Bart Biebuyck Patrick Cnubben Randolf Weterings Yvo Hunink Juan Fernández Avendaño Martijn Graaff, de Alwin Hoogendoorn Eric Cezne Aayan Banerjee Robert Thijssen Pieter Houttuin Tijmen Steensma Daniël Burgers Anna-Maria Janssen Innovatie Attaché Netwerk Brazilië / Netherlands Innovation Attaché Network Brazil Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil

DAY 4️⃣: 🌇Take-off to Fortaleza, located in the North-East of Brazil. This region has a huge innovation potential due to their abundant resources and comitmemt from research and innovation institutes. The mission brings us to SENAI Ceará in Fortaleza, which is a technology education institution that trains youngsters to become the best engineers. Their mission is to work on optimisation, research, development and innovation in technology. Senai has a practical hands-on approach, so students get abundant experiences in their training on becoming a professional engineer. We had the pleasure to see their innovation and hands-on fylosophy in action with a tour of their #hydrogen lab. 🥼 ⚽️🏟️We also paid a visit to the Estádio Castelão, where NL played against MEX during the soccer World Cup in Brazil, 2014. The Honorary Consul of NL Annette de Castro welcomed, and introduced us to the region. Thank you Annette! Isabela Maciel Taveira Felipe Frutuoso Marques Neto Felipe Barros Leal Rocha Sônia Parente Constantino Frate Jurandir Picanco Jr. Ana Sofia Walsh Bart Biebuyck Patrick Cnubben Randolf Weterings Yvo Hunink Juan Fernández Avendaño Martijn Graaff, de Alwin Hoogendoorn Eric Cezne Aayan Banerjee Robert Thijssen Pieter Houttuin Tijmen Steensma Daniël Burgers Jens K. Anna-Maria Janssen Innovatie Attaché Netwerk / IA (Netherlands Innovation Network) Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil

DAY 3️⃣: A day packed with thought exchanges and learning from Brazilian and Dutch research institutes and universities! 📝 🎓Welcomed by the Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI) at the USP - Universidade de São Paulo, we started the day learning about their projects and the importance of public/private-, and international partnerships & collaborations. We saw how they put research into practice with for example, a startup Carbonic, who make methanol and implement CCU by converting CO2 with #greenhydrogen to methanol. And we visited the world’s first ethanol to hydrogen plant on campus that will provide hydrogen for busses on campus. 📆📍RCGI hosts the Energy Transition & Research (ETRI) conference on 5-7 November. Make sure to pay a visit and learn about their projects! 🔬In the afternoon we travelled to Campinas to see the high-tech microscope labs of CINE at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) - Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory.💡It was interesting to see how small ideas are turned from a dream, through research to a pilot, and scaled up in the future such as hydrogen production from direct photocatalysis which eventually can be an integrated solution for the production mix of low-carbon hydrogen! The day ended with an interesting presentation from Dr. Daniel Gabriel Lopes about Hytron - Energy and Specialty Gases, a leading Brazilian technology company that produces electrolysers and gas compressors. Pedro Vidinha Thiago Lopes Julio Romano Meneghini Karen Louise M. Renato Picelli Daniela Andrade Damasceno, PhD Carlos FREDerico Meschini Almeida Ana Sofia Walsh Bart Biebuyck Patrick Cnubben Randolf Weterings Yvo Hunink Juan Fernández Avendaño Martijn Graaff, de Alwin Hoogendoorn Eric Cezne Aayan Banerjee Robert Thijssen Pieter Houttuin Tijmen Steensma Daniël Burgers Jens K. Anna-Maria Janssen Innovatie Attaché Netwerk Brazilië / Netherlands Innovation Attaché Network Brazil Innovatie Attaché Netwerk / IA (Netherlands Innovation Network) Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil

DAY 2️⃣: WORLD #HYDROGEN DAY! 🌎💧 A productive second day of the H2 innovation mission here in São Paolo, which actually took place on #InternationalWorldHydrogenDay, who knew?! 🏙️ 🪴Arcadis Brazil, global leader in environmental engineering services, presented their participation in big green hydrogen developments. From state to port level, projected bottlenecks show the need for a clear hydrogen roadmap. Great to see a start to finish integration of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) throughout all innovations. Representatives of Vale and Fortescue shared invaluable insights on grant projects that have the potential to really move the transition. 💡 💻The afternoon followed with a session about the legal and financial nature of doing business in the Brazilian H2 arena. With an IP-friendly environment, many subsidies and a strong legal climate, Vieira Rezende Advogados and Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica - CCEE (Chamber of Electric Energy Commercialization) showed that there certainly is a lot of support for NL H2 activities in Brazil. 🤝 The delegation concluded day 2 with a happy birthday recording for the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. 🎉🎈 ✏️Lesson of the day: ‘lei do bem’ (law of goods) a Brazilian law that offers tax incentives to businesses that invest in RD&I. Robert Thijssen Camila Ramos João Carlos Sávio Cordeiro Julio Romano Meneghini Thiago Veiga Rodrigo Polkowski (PhD) Martijn Graaff, de Alwin Hoogendoorn Aayan Banerjee Eric Cezne Felipe Martinelli Ieda Gomes Yell, MSc, FEI, MIoD Patrick Cnubben Bart Biebuyck Randolf Weterings Yvo Hunink ABH2 - Associação Brasileira do Hidrogênio Suani Coelho Guilherme de Souza Dias Edson Orikassa Adriano Piotto Juan Fernández Avendaño Ana Sofia Walsh Diana Quintas Pieter Houttuin Daniël Burgers Jens K. Tijmen Steensma Anna-Maria Janssen Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil Innovatie Attaché Netwerk / IA (Netherlands Innovation Network)

DAY 1️⃣: The Hydrogen innovation mission to Brazil in São Paolo and Fortaleza has started! ⚛️ 🇧🇷🇳🇱This week a delegation of Dutch innovators; scientists, legal experts and entrepreneurs are visiting renowned Brazilian organisations and institutions that work in #hydrogen research & development. 🏁Yesterday we kicked off with a visit to Fiesp - Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo the industry federation of the state of São Paulo, which hosted our delegation. We jointly had three panel discussions between members of the Dutch delegation and Brazilian innovators about: - Hydrogen research landscape 🔬 - Hydrogen Ecosystems 🗺️ - Human capital and knowledge 📚 The session was broadcasted live by FIESP and we had about 100 online viewers listening in. A lively discussion on many interesting points and ideas were conveyed, where the importance of a just climate transition and collaborations with local communities was as much on the forefront as discussing technological aspects. 🔬In the afternoon we took off to the applied research institute IPT - Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas They shared examples of how their Energy Unit and Hydrogen projects contribute to knowledge enhancement and applicability in the real world, followed by a lab-visit. The day concluded with a walking dinner and drinks at the residency of the consul Wieneke Vullings, where all participants continued their discussions on today’s lessons and further solidified the hydrogen NL-BRA network. Gabriel Poli de Figueiredo Robert Thijssen Camila Ramos João Carlos Sávio Cordeiro Julio Romano Meneghini Thiago Veiga Rodrigo Polkowski (PhD) Martijn Graaff, de Alwin Hoogendoorn Aayan Banerjee Eric Cezne Camila Ramos Felipe Martinelli Ieda Gomes Yell, MSc, FEI, MIoD Patrick Cnubben Bart Biebuyck Randolf Weterings Yvo Hunink ABH2 - Associação Brasileira do Hidrogênio Innovatie Attaché Netwerk / IA (Netherlands Innovation Network) Suani Coelho Guilherme de Souza Dias Edson Orikassa Adriano Piotto Juan Fernández Avendaño Ana Sofia Walsh Pieter Houttuin Daniël Burgers Jens K. Tijmen Steensma Anna-Maria Janssen Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil