From 2010 to 2019, 106 R&D projects were carried out with a total value exceeding R$30.91 million.

Funding institutions:

Petrobras, Cemig, CPFL, Companhia Elétrica de São Paulo, FAPEMIG, CNPq, CAPES…

The following is a list of projects coordinated by PPGEEN faculty in the last 10 years:

2018 – Present

GT0643 – Decentralized Electricity Generation from Residual Carbonization Gases. Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator
Funding: Cemig Geração e Transmissão – Cooperation.

2017- Present

Theoretical-Experimental Evaluation of Petroleum Sludge Gasification Aiming at the Production of Synthesis Gas with Specifications for Electricity Generation. Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator

Funding: Petróleo Brasileiro – Rio de Janeiro – Headquarters – Financial Aid.

2017 – Present

Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of the Use of Solar Thermal Energy for the Drying and Sanitization of Sanitary Sludge. Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator Funding: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais – Financial Aid.

2016 – Present

Technical-Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Biorefineries Based on Biomass Gasification for the Simultaneous Production of Liquid Biofuels and Electricity
Members: Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator
Funding: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel – Scholarship.

2016 – Present

Development of a Computational Model for Monitoring and Preliminary Diagnosis of the Performance of a Combined Cycle Thermal Power Plant

José Carlos Escobar Palacio – Coordinator
Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2018 – Present

Development of a Hydrokinetic Turbine: A theoretical, numerical, and experimental approach. Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator
Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – Scholarship.

2017 – Present

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN OCEAN AND RIVER ENERGIES
Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Member / Osvaldo Ronald Saavedra Mendez – Coordinator / José Gomes Matos – Member / Shigeaki Leite de Lima – Member / Segen F Estefen – Member / Denisson Quiroz Oliveira – Member / Maamar El Robrini – Member / Francisco Sávio Mendes Sinfronio – Member.

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – Financial Aid / Foundation for Research Support and Scientific and Technological Development – MA – Financial Aid / Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel – Scholarship.

2020 – Present

ESBR/UNIFEI Optimized Operation of the Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant
Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Member / Guilherme Sousa Bastos – Coordinator

2019 – Present

ANP/PRH 48610.200767/2019-01 Energy Engineering: Energy Efficiency and Biofuels
Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

2019 – Present

New concepts in electrical machines and modeling according to applied general theory
Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Scholarship.

2019 – Present

Exergoenvironmental Assessment of Conventional and Advanced Energy Conversion Processes for Electricity and Biofuel Generation
José Carlos Escobar Palacio – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2019 – Present

Thermodynamic, Economic, and Sustainability Assessment of Energy Conversion Processes.

José Carlos Escobar Palacio – Coordinator.

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – Financial Aid.

2018 – Present

GT0643 – Decentralized Electricity Generation from Residual Carbonization Gases. OSVALDO JOSÉ VENTURINI – Coordinator.

Funding: Minas Gerais Energy Company – Financial Aid.

2017 – Present

DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTATIONAL MODEL FOR MONITORING AND PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A COMBINED CYCLE THERMAL POWER PLANT
Members: José Carlos Escobar Palacio – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2017 – Present

Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of the Use of Solar Thermal Energy for Drying and Sanitizing Sanitary Sludge. OSVALDO JOSÉ VENTURINI – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2018 – Present

NEOENERGIA/UFJF/UNIFEI Automated survey and intelligent data analysis for measuring liquid and solid discharges

Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Member / Leonardo de Mello Honório – Coordinator

2018 – Present

Electric Propulsion of Aircraft. Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator.

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – Scholarship.

2018 – Present

Electric Propulsion of Aircraft. Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator.

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – Scholarship.

2016 – Present

New methods for modeling and identifying parameters in synchronous machines.

Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator. Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Scholarship.

2016 – Present

Wind Power System – Compressed Air for Energy Storage and Improvement of Guaranteed Energy in Wind Farms
Team Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation

2018 – Present

Project: Modeling, technological and informational updating necessary for damage compensation processes for equipment, with analysis of causal link, distributor responsibility, and regulatory and standardization implications

Roberto Akira Yamachita – Coordinator
Funding: Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz – Financial Aid.

2019 – Present

PPM-00601-18 – Exergoenvironmental assessment of conventional and advanced energy conversion processes for electricity and biofuel generation
José Carlos Escobar Palacio – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial aid.

2018 – Present

Electric Propulsion of Aircraft. Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator.

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Scholarship.

2016 – Present

New methods for modeling and identifying parameters in synchronous machines.

Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator. Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Scholarship.

2016 – Present

Wind Power System – Compressed Air for Energy Storage and Improvement of Guaranteed Energy in Wind Farms
Team Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation

2018 – Present

Project: Modeling, technological and informational updating necessary for damage compensation processes for equipment, with analysis of causal link, distributor responsibility, and regulatory and standardization implications

Roberto Akira Yamachita – Coordinator
Funding: Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz – Financial Aid.

2019 – Present

PPM-00601-18 – Exergoenvironmental assessment of conventional and advanced energy conversion processes for electricity and biofuel generation
José Carlos Escobar Palacio – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial aid.

2019 – Present

Thermodynamic, Economic, and Sustainability Evaluation of Energy Conversion Processes
José Carlos Escobar Palacio – Coordinator

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Financial Aid.

2018 – Present

Decentralized Electricity Generation from Residual Carbonization Gases

OSVALDO JOSÉ VENTURINI – Coordinator.

Funding: Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais – Financial Aid.

2017 – Present

Development of a computational model for monitoring and preliminary diagnosis of the performance of a combined cycle thermal power plant. José Carlos Escobar Palacio – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2017 – Present

Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of the Use of Solar Thermal Energy for Drying and Sanitizing Sanitary Sludge. OSVALDO JOSÉ VENTURINI

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2016 – Present

Experimental Study of Biomass Gasification in a Benchtop Bubbling Fluidized Bed Gasifier. Member / Elected Member: Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator.

Funding: Petrobras

2013 – Present

Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of Solar Thermal Energy Generation Equipment: Solar Dish and ORC. OSVALDO JOSÉ VENTURINI – Coordinator

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.

2006 – Present

Development of instrumentation systems for the petroleum industry
Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

Scholarship / Brazilian Petroleum Institute – Scholarship / Montanuniversität Leoben – Cooperation / National Petroleum Agency – Scholarship.

2005 – Present

Development of testing methodologies in hydroelectric and thermoelectric power plants
Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Scholarship.

2005 – Present

New Systems for Measuring and Billing Electricity
Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator Funding: Federal University of Itajubá

2019 – 2020

ENERGISA/UNIFEI Monitoring of Power Transformers through Internal Partial Discharges
Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator.

2018 – 2020

Development of integrated actions for energy generation, monitoring and management on the Unifei campus in Itajubá
Roberto Akira Yamachita – Coordinator

Funding: Advantech do Brasil – Cooperation.

2018 – 2019

Provision of services for consulting, research and development in specific projects to develop the Brazilian portal of energy efficiency indicators
Roberto Akira Yamachita
Funding: International Energy Initiative – Cooperation.

2016 – 2019

Curriculum Modernization and Skills Development in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Engineering Courses in Latin American Universities in Accordance with European Union Standards.
Elected by Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator.

2013 – 2019

Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of Solar Thermal Power Generation Equipment: Solar Dish and ORC
Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator

2016 – 2019

Experimental Study of Biomass Gasification in a Benchtop Bubbling Fluidized Bed Gasifier

Elected by Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator.

2015 – 2019

Curriculum modernization and skills development in undergraduate and postgraduate engineering courses at Latin American universities in accordance with European Union standards. Electo Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator.

Funding: European Union

2013 – 2018

Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of Solar Thermal Power Generation Equipment: Solar Dish and ORC. Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator. Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Financial Aid.

2015 – 2018

Theoretical and Experimental Development of Technologies for Solar Thermal Electricity Generation. Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator.

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Scholarship.

2015 – 2018

CNPq PQ 305342/2014-2 Synchronous machine models with emphasis on the fidelity of rotor quantities. Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator. Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Scholarship.

2015 – 2018

Synchronous machine models with emphasis on the fidelity of rotor quantities. Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator.

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Scholarship.

2014 – 2018

Proposal for an approach for diagnosis and evaluation of the useful life of generators.
Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial aid.

2014 – 2018

Study and Development of Methodologies and Technologies for Supervision and Operation of Smart Grids. Edson da Costa Bortoni – Member

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Financial Aid.

2014 – 2018

Proposal for an approach to diagnosis and evaluation of the useful life of generators
Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2014 – 2018

Study and Development of Methodologies and Technologies for Supervision and Operation of Smart Grids
Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Member Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Financial Aid.

2017 – 2018

Analysis of the impact of grid-connected photovoltaic energy generation considering a municipal public company
Roberto Akira Yamachita – Coordinator
Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Scholarship.

2013 – 2017

Theoretical-Experimental Study of Biomass Combustion in Furnaces
Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator
Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2012 – 2017

Gasification of Urban Solid Waste for Electricity Generation

Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais Energy Company – Financial Aid.

2015 – 2017

Development of Models and Techniques for Thermodynamic Monitoring and Diagnosis of Power Plants and Thermal Systems
Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator

2012 – 2017

Gasification of urban waste for electricity generation
Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator

Funding: Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais – Financial aid.

2015 – 2017

Project for the implementation of a smart grid system at LGDC – Distributed generation and cogeneration laboratory of Excen
Roberto Akira Yamachita

Funding: Secretariat of Economic Development, Science, Technology and Higher Education – Financial aid.

2012 – 2017

Urban waste gasification for electricity generation
Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator

Funding: Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CPFL)

2011 – 2016

Solar biomass hybrid system

Members: Electo Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator

Funding: CPFL

2011 – 2016

Geothermal energy: Technological alternatives for the implementation of hybrid geothermal energy in Brazil from low-temperature sources
Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator

2015 – 2016

Development and implementation of an electrical energy measurement system for photovoltaic panels
Roberto Akira Yamachita – Coordinator
Funding: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais – Scholarship

2014 – 2016

Development of didactic material for training and capacity building in energy efficiency and management via the internet
Jamil Haddad – Coordinator

2014 – 2016

Aerobic Digestion in Centralized and Decentralized Systems in Brazil
Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator

2013 – 2016

Development of an Energy Management Model for Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Impacts of Federal Universities: A Case Study of the Federal University of Itajubá

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2013 – 2016

Diagnosis of the Thermodynamic and Environmental Performance of a Gas Microturbine Operating with Second and Third Generation Biofuels
Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator
Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2016 – 2016

Reassessment of the calculation methodology and review of the Physical Guarantee of Hydroelectric Plants not centrally dispatched in the National Interconnected System
Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator

Funding: Ministry of Mines and Energy – Remuneration.

2015 – 2016

Hydrokinetic Energy of the Northern Region of Brazil
Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator

Funding: Strategic Programme Fund. Embassy of the United Kingdom

2014 – 2016

Development of a methodology with a self-propelled mobile device for testing free-flow and tidal turbines at the SEHGE-LARGE-SCALE HYDRAULIC FLOW SIMULATOR of the Federal University of Itajubá

Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator / Afonso Henriques Moreira Santos – Member Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

2013 – 2016

Development of a vibration signal interface system for cavitation monitoring in Francis-type hydraulic turbines
Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator Funding: Furnas Centrais Elétricas – Financial aid.

2013 – 2016

Applicability of new wind energy extraction technology for vertical wind turbines, using foldable and articulated blades
Team members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator / Zulcy de Souza – Member / Arcilan Assireu – Member / Funding: Centrais Elétricas.

2013 – 2016

Development of an Innovative Ultra Low-Head Mini-Hydro Turbine-Generator System

Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator

Funding: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais – Scholarship.

2012 – 2016

Development of a vibration signal interface system for cavitation monitoring in Francis-type hydraulic turbines.

Team members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator

2014 – 2016

Environmental performance evaluation of different advanced biomass conversion technologies into biofuels and electricity using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology.

Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial aid.

2013 – 2016

Development of an Energy Management Model for Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Impacts of Federal Universities: Case Study of the Federal University of Itajubá.

José Carlos Escobar Palácio – Coordinator.

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2013 – 2016

Diagnosis of the Thermodynamic and Environmental Performance of a Gas Microturbine Operating with Second and Third Generation Biofuels.

OSVALDO JOSÉ VENTURINI – Coordinator / Paulo Sérgio Pedroso Corrêa Junior – Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2014 – 2016

Evaluation of the Environmental Performance of Different Advanced Technologies for Biomass Conversion into Biofuels and Electricity Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Methodology
Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator
Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2013 – 2016

Development of an Energy Management Model for Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Impacts of Federal Universities: Case Study of the Federal University of Itajubá
José Carlos Escobar Palacio – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2013 – 2016

Ref. APQ-02579-13 – Diagnosis of the Thermodynamic and Environmental Performance of a Gas Microturbine Operating with Second and Third Generation Biofuels
OSVALDO JOSÉ VENTURINI – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2013 – 2016

Variable Speed ​​Hydroelectric Generation. Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

Funding: Centrais Elétricas – Headquarters – Cooperation.

2011 – 2016

Solar-biomass hybrid system

Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator

Funding: Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz – Financial aid.

2011 – 2016

Geothermal energy: Technological alternatives for the implementation of hybrid geothermal energy in Brazil from low-temperature sources.

Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator.

Funding: AES Tietê – Financial aid.

2013 – 2015

Study on the use of a Wells rotor turbine in tidal power plants

Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho –

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Scholarship.

2013 – 2015

Study and Design of Equipment for Increasing Reservoir Capacity through Fuse-Type Movable Gates. Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator

Funding: Tangará Energia SA

2011 – 2015

Research and Development for the Implementation of a Tidal Power Plant-Laboratory at the Bacanga Dam
Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Member / Cesar Augusto Bardelli de Rossi – Member / Segen Estefen – Member / Marcio Vaz Santos – Member / • Luiz Antonio Sousa Ribeiro – Member / • Paulo Roberto da Costa – Member / Rafael Ferreira – Member / Marcelo Martins Pinheiro – Member / Antonio Carlos Barkett Botan – Member / Osvaldo R. Saavedra – Coordinator / Carlos Eduardo de Mira Costa – Member / Daniel Garcia de Oliveira – Member / Tiago Soares Corrêa – Member.

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Scholarship.

2013 – 2015

Kinetic Studies for Process Modeling in the Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass and Urban Waste
Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Scholarship.

2014 – 2015

Measurement and Verification (M&V) of Educational Projects in Energy Efficiency
Roberto Akira Yamachita – Coordinator

2014 – 2015

Development of technologies for determining losses and efficiency in electric motors. Roberto Akira Yamachita – Coordinator

2014 – 2015

Knowledge Sharing Forum on Development Experiences: Comparative Experiences of Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean
Members: Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira – Coordinator

2012 – 2014

Minas Gerais Researcher Program VI (PPM) (08/2012)
Members: Osvaldo José Venturini – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2013 – 2014

FAPEMIG TEC APQ 03124-13 Project and construction of an electric-powered vehicle
Members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator
Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid.

2012 – 2014

FAPEMIG/VALE TEC RDP 00164-10 Low-cost photovoltaic solar panels obtained from semiconductor ink
Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation.

2013 – 2014

Survey of the energy efficiency potential in an industrial plant considering technical, energy and economic aspects
Members: Roberto Akira Yamachita – Coordinator.

2012 – 2013

Consulting for a cogeneration project using EFGT
Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator.

Funding: CEMIG Distribuidora – Financial aid.

2012 – 2013

Determination of losses in three-phase induction motors using infrared thermography techniques

Members: Roberto Akira Yamachita – Member / Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

2010 – 2013

Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass into Biofuels and Electricity
Electro: Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator

Funding: Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation – Financial Aid / Minas Gerais State Secretariat of Science and Technology – Cooperation.

2009 – 2013

Biomass Gasification for the driving of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)
Electro: Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator
Funding: Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel – Financial Aid.

2009 – 2013

FINEP 01.09.0604.00 CT-ENERG 01/2009 Development of instrumentation employing NIR spectroscopy for monitoring free and dissolved gases in transformer insulating oil

Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

Funding: Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos – Financial aid.

2012 – 2013

Consulting for a cogeneration energy project with EFGT

Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator.

Funding: Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais – Financial aid.

2009 – 2012

Development of a Conservation Methodology for Thermal Power Plants During Prolonged Shutdowns
Members: Osvaldo José Venturini – Member / Marco Antonio Rosa do Nascimento – Coordinator / Lucilene de Oliveira Rodrigues – Member / Electo Eduardo Silva Lora – Member.

Funding: Leopoldo Américo Miguêz de Mello Research and Development Center – Scholarship.

2010 – 2012

Definition of criteria for evaluating the degree of friendliness of turbines to fish_Fish-Friendly Turbines – FAT
Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator

Funding: Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais – Financial aid.

2008 – 2011

Evaluation of Technological Options for Electricity Generation from Urban Waste and Tree Trimming
Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator.

Funding: CEMIG Distribuidora – Financial Aid.

2010 – 2011

EDP/UNIFEI Optimized Operation of Hydroelectric Generator Sets
Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

2010 – 2011

ENEL/UNIFEI Reformulation of guidelines for the modernization of small hydroelectric plants in operation aiming at their repowering
Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

2009 – 2011

CNPq PQ 306882/2009-4 Present and future impacts of energy efficiency in three-phase induction motors on the Brazilian electricity market
Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator.

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Scholarship.

2008 – 2010

UNIFEI Capacity Building for Studies, Research and Technological Innovation in Wave Hydraulics
Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator

Funding: National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – ​​Financial Aid.

2004 – 2009

Studies on the Behavior of Hydroelectric Power Plant Generator Sets Operating under Different Operating Modes and their Influence on Fish Fauna
Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator

Funding: Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais S/A – Other.

2008 – 2008

Hydrokinetic Turbine
Members: Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho – Coordinator.

Funding: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation – Financial Aid.

2005 – 2008

FURNAS/UNIFEI Development of methodologies for determining the influence of physical factors on remote temperature measurements using infrared thermography
Team members: Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

2005 – 2008

Development of a methodology for technical, environmental, and economic selection between conventional options and the use of distributed generation from existing renewable resources to meet the consumer market of CELG
Edson da Costa Bortoni – Coordinator

Funding: Companhia Energética de Goiás – Financial aid.

2004 – 2008

Studies on natural gas: Energy cost of logistics and experiments with decentralized generation
Luis Augusto Horta Nogueira – Coordinator.

Funding: Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos – Financial aid.

2006 – 2006

Energy Generation System with Stirling Engine
Electro Eduardo Silva Lora – Coordinator

Funding: CEMIG Distribuidora – Financial aid.

2004 – 2006

Development of Automation and Supervision Technologies for Substations and Transmission Lines
Edson da Costa Bortoni – Member.

Funding: Centrais Elétricas Matogrossenses – Financial Aid.

2004 – 2004

Opportunities and Barriers of Distributed Generation for Electricity Distributors: Technological, Environmental, Commercial and Legal Aspects
Jamil Haddad – Coordinator

Funding: Bandeirantes Energias do Brasil – Financial Aid / Grupo Ultra – Financial Aid.

1995 – 1995

Use of Gasified Biomass in Cycles with Gas Turbines, CNPq
Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira – Coordinator.

1994 – 1995

Theoretical and experimental developments in Liquid Piston Stirling Engines, CNPq
Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira – Coordinator.

1990 – 1992

Use of gasifier in irrigation systems, FAPEMIG
Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira – Coordinator.

1988 – 1989

Energy Demand Model for Rural Areas, CNPq
Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira – Coordinator.