USP and ExxonMobil team up in research

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The objective of the development agreement is to expand technical and scientific knowledge in the Brazilian energy sector

This week, USP and the company ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil signed a research, development and innovation contract to promote projects that optimize process parameters in the welding and bending of pipelines for the transport of hydrogen gas.

The objective is to expand technical and scientific knowledge in the country’s energy sector. The ceremony that formalized the signing of the agreement was held in the central administration building of the USP Polytechnic School, in São Paulo.

The rector of USP, Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Junior, reiterated the importance of the proximity between the University and the world of work and the needs of society.

“Our desire is to increasingly increase the relationship between our students and researchers with companies, cultivating an environment increasingly focused on innovation. This project, which is the result of this close relationship, will allow us to transport hydrogen more quickly and safely. Society will benefit, as the cost of this product will certainly decrease, in addition to preventing this carbon from being wasted in the atmosphere, contributing to a cleaner country”these.

The director of ExxonMobil, Márcio Bastos, highlighted the company’s opportunity to develop projects and work together with several Brazilian institutions, especially USP.

“We know the relevance of the University on the global academic scene and, with this agreement, we will be able to work in partnership on the issues of energy transition and sustainability in our country”these.

The director of Poli, Reinaldo Giudici, reiterated the need to coordinate research that focuses on optimizing hydrogen transport, as “these are themes directly linked to innovation and the development of essential pillars, such as those of the Brazilian energy matrix”.

According to ExxonMobil’s Research and Development consultant, Tatiana Rocha, there is specific equipment for use in the project in question, widely used in universities abroad. “It simulates this transport and, with this, it is possible to understand which regions of the pipelines are most susceptible to failure, greatly facilitating our work.”

Also present at the ceremony were the coordinator of the research, development and innovation project, Sérgio Duarte Brandi; and the executive director of the São Paulo University Support Foundation (Fusp), Marcílio Alves.


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