Center for Innovation on New Energies

What Center for Innovation on New Energies does

The Center for Innovation on New Energies (CINE) is a Brazilian non-profit research consortium founded in 2018 and headquartered at UNICAMP in Campinas, São Paulo. The center operates as a multi-institutional platform coordinating hundreds of researchers across Brazilian universities and national laboratories to advance the energy transition through four research divisions: Energy Generation (perovskite solar cells and offshore wind), Advanced Energy Storage (batteries, supercapacitors, reformers, and fuel cells), Low-Carbon Hydrogen (alkaline, proton exchange membrane, and anion exchange membrane electrolysis), and Computational Materials Design (quantum-chemistry simulations and AI-driven materials discovery). CINE has produced 700+ scientific publications and six filed patents covering non-flammable electrolytes, composite separator membranes, oxide compositions, and photoelectrochemical systems.

CINE does not sell commercial products or services. Its revenue model is entirely based on research grants from founding sponsors FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation) and Shell, with additional financing from CAPES and CNPq. The center engages with academia and industry through scientific publications, technology transfer via patents, research collaboration programs for undergraduate through postdoctoral researchers, and events. The customer base consists of academic and research institutions rather than commercial buyers, with the engagement model described as community-led through official channels, email contact, and in-person/online events.

The center maintains a network of 100+ institutional partners across founding sponsors, leading institutions, participants, financial sponsors, and strategic technology partners. While CINE's organizational structure is distributed across participating universities (UNICAMP, USP, UFSCar, CNPEM, IPEN, EMBRAPA, CTI Renato Archer, and others), the center functions as a unified R&D platform with consolidated leadership, including a Deputy Director and Principal Investigators for each division.

Name

Center for Innovation on New Energies

Legal name

Center for Innovation on New Energies

Website

https://cine.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Center for Innovation on New Energies (CINE) is a Brazilian non-profit research consortium founded in 2018, coordinating hundreds of researchers across Brazilian universities to develop perovskite solar cells, energy storage, green hydrogen, and AI-driven computational materials design, funded by FAPESP and Shell grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Research & Development

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Renewable Systems & Co-Optimization R&D (Solar+Wind+Storage, Multi-Resource Plants, Controls) (EUAMAOAI)

Keywords

• Clean energy research
• Green hydrogen development
• Perovskite solar cells
• Advanced battery storage
• Computational materials design

Headquarters

HQ city

Campinas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Public Funding: CINE operates primarily as a publicly-funded research center. Founding sponsors include FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation) and Shell. Additional financing is provided by CAPES and CNPq (Brazilian national research councils). The center does not generate commercial revenue from product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CINE is a Brazilian research consortium that conducts multi-disciplinary R&D across four interconnected divisions: Energy Generation (perovskite solar cells and offshore wind), Advanced Energy Storage (batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, reformers), Low-Carbon Hydrogen (electrolyzer technologies for green hydrogen), and Computational Materials Design (quantum-chemistry simulations combined with AI/ML for accelerated materials discovery). Its output is scientific knowledge shared through 700+ peer-reviewed publications and patents, targeting the energy transition from laboratory research to scalable industrial solutions.

Product overview

CINE is a research center focused on energy transition through sustainable technologies, operating as a platform comprising four interconnected research divisions focused on energy generation (perovskite solar cells and offshore wind), advanced energy storage (batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells), low-carbon hydrogen production, and computational materials design using AI. The center shares knowledge through scientific publications and patents, and offers research opportunities for students at all levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Generation Research Division Multidisciplinary research division developing perovskite solar cells for improved photovoltaic efficiency and durability, and offshore wind generation for reliability and efficiency. Targets the academic and industrial energy transition research community.
• Advanced Energy Storage Research Division Research division developing key technologies for strategic energy management including batteries, supercapacitors, reformers, and fuel cells for storing and supplying energy from renewable sources. Includes conversion battery chemistries (Li-S, Li-O2, SLFB) and metal-supported SOFC technology.
• Low-Carbon Hydrogen Research Division Research division studying fundamental and technological aspects of green hydrogen production through electrolysis, investigating alkaline cells, proton transport membrane cells, and anion transport membrane cells with nanostructured catalysts for industrial-scale green hydrogen production.
• Computational Materials Design Research Division Research division applying computer simulations and artificial intelligence to studies on solar cells, wind turbines, green hydrogen production, batteries, and supercapacitors, using perovskites and 2D materials. Combines quantum-chemistry simulations with machine learning for materials property prediction.
• Scientific Publications and Patents Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Perovskite solar cells may achieve higher efficiency than polycrystalline silicon solar cells
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• UNICAMP (University of Campinas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Institution and primary host of CINE's headquarters. UNICAMP provides the main campus facilities including the Yellow Building (Prédio Amarelo) where CINE is based, and contributes researchers across all four research divisions.
• USP (University of São Paulo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Institution contributing Principal Investigator Juarez L. F. Da Silva from the Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos for the Computational Materials Design division.
• UFSCar (Federal University of São Carlos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Institution contributing researchers Ernesto Chaves Pereira de Souza and Lúcia Helena Mascaro Sales for the Low-Carbon Hydrogen division.
• CNPEM (Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant institution contributing researchers including Flavio Leandro de Souza from the National Nanotechnology Laboratory (LNNano) to CINE's research programs.
• CTI Renato Archer (Center for Information Technology)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant institution contributing researcher Jilian Nei de Freitas for the Energy Generation division and Marcelo Kioshi Hirata as a collaborator.
• EMBRAPA (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant institution contributing researcher Cauê Ribeiro de Oliveira to CINE's research network.
• IPEN (Institute for Energy and Nuclear Research)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant institution contributing researcher Elisabete Inácio Santiago from the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Center to CINE's Low-Carbon Hydrogen research.
• UFABC (Federal University of ABC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant institution contributing Associate Investigators Alfeu Joãozinho Sguarezi Filho and André Sarto Polo, and Co-PI Marcos Gonçalves Quiles.
• UFMT (Federal University of Mato Grosso)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant institution contributing researcher Renato G. Freitas Sobrinho to CINE's research programs.
• UFVJM (Federal University of Vale do Jequitinhonha)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant institution contributing researchers including João Paulo de Mesquita and Leonardo Morais da Silva to CINE's research programs.
• UNIFESP (Federal University of São Paulo)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant institution contributing Co-PI Marcos Gonçalves Quiles for the Computational Materials Design division.
• CEPETRO (Petroleum and Energy Research Center)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting sponsor contributing resources and researchers including André Navarro de Miranda to CINE's energy research programs.
• FotoVoltaicasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner contributing to the CINE ecosystem with a focus on photovoltaic technologies.
• InSilicoNetsupportingTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partner providing computational and data science capabilities relevant to CINE's computational materials design programs.
• OninnsupportingTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partner contributing technology capabilities to the CINE ecosystem for energy innovation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Argonne National Laboratory: US Department of Energy national lab with major programs in battery research, hydrogen production, and computational materials science. Comparable to CINE's Advanced Energy Storage, Low-Carbon Hydrogen, and Computational Materials Design divisions, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation): Australia's national science agency with energy research programs in hydrogen, solar PV, battery storage, and materials science. Comparable to CINE's multi-domain energy R&D model, but operating at national scale across all energy transition technologies.
• SINTEF Energy Research: Norwegian applied research institute with strong offshore wind, hydrogen, and battery programs. Comparable to CINE's offshore wind reliability and floating wind turbine research plus hydrogen production work.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): US Department of Energy national lab focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency R&D across solar, wind, storage, hydrogen, and grid integration. Directly comparable as a multi-disciplinary public research center tackling the same energy transition domains as CINE, but with substantially larger scale and budget.

Emerging players

• CSEM (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology): Swiss applied research center with programs in photovoltaics (including perovskite), energy storage, and clean energy tech. Comparable to CINE's energy generation and storage research divisions with similar industry-partnership model.
• IMEC: Belgium-based leading R&D center with emerging programs in perovskite solar cells, thin-film photovoltaics, and energy materials. Comparable to CINE's Energy Generation and Computational Materials Design divisions, with strong industry partnership focus.

Direct peers

• Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB): German research center specializing in solar energy research, including perovskite and thin-film photovoltaics, plus energy materials using synchrotron facilities. Closely comparable to CINE's perovskite research and use of particle-accelerator infrastructure (Sirius partnership).
• CNPEM (Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials): Brazil's national laboratory operating Sirius particle accelerator and the National Nanotechnology Laboratory (LNNano). CNPEM is both a peer (energy and materials R&D) and a CINE partner institution contributing researchers to the same programs.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE: Germany's leading applied research institute for solar energy and energy transition technologies, covering photovoltaics, hydrogen, batteries, and energy systems. Directly comparable to CINE's perovskite solar cell research, hydrogen production R&D, and integrated energy storage work.

Others

• European Energy Research Alliance (EERA): Alliance of European public research centers coordinating low-carbon energy R&D across hydrogen, PV, wind, storage, and grids. Comparable as a multi-institutional collaborative model like CINE, focused on the same energy transition research domains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/energycine
• Instagraminstagram.com/cine.energy
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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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