A series of recently published studies presents significant advances in overcoming the limitations of lithium-sulfur batteries—an emerging technology that offers advantages in cost, capacity, and sustainability over the lithium-ion technology that currently dominates the rechargeable battery market. Lithium-sulfur batteries generally consist of a sulfur-based positive electrode (the cathode), a metallic lithium negative electrode (the anode), and an electrolyte situated between them. Their charge and discharge operations (the energy storage and…
To drive the energy transition, mastering the relevant technologies is just as important as having access to the necessary natural resources. That is why the Center for Innovation on News Energies (CINE)—which helps transform promising technologies into viable, scalable solutions—plays a strategic role in this process. This is the perspective of Pauline Boeira, who has served as CINE’s Deputy Director since April of this year. With a solid track record…
A recently published study presents a method that is faster and more economical than the conventional one for producing high-performance anodes for use in electrolyzers, equipment that generates hydrogen from the splitting of the water molecule. The work was carried out within the CINE Low-Carbon Hydrogen division. In an electrolyzer, the anode is the electrode where oxygen is released. This reaction, called the oxygen evolution reaction, generates electrons and protons…
Professor Katia Lucchesi Cavalca Dedini, a researcher at CINE, has assumed the directorship of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FEM) at UNICAMP for the four-year period 2026-2030, becoming the first woman in this position in the unit’s more than 50-year history. The inauguration ceremony was held on April 29th. Katia graduated in Mechanical Engineering from UNESP in 1985. In 1988, she completed her master’s degree in the same field at…
Photovoltaic solar energy and wind energy: improvement of perovskite solar cells and optimization of wind turbines.
Development of batteries, supercapacitors, reformers and fuel cells for an efficient management of renewable energy.
Development of sustainable processes for the production of low-carbon hydrogen.
Computer simulations and artificial intelligence for studies on solar cells, wind turbines, green hydrogen production, batteries and supercapacitors.
