Research and Innovation in Renewable Energy and Environment

Renewable energies reduce dependence on fossil fuels and minimize the carbon footprint. Solar panels and wind turbines decrease emissions and costs in the industry. Socially, they benefit disconnected communities, improving quality of life and providing opportunities. Sustainable development seeks equity and social inclusion, driving sustainable energy solutions. Renewable energies promote a prosperous and equitable future, addressing environmental and economic challenges. The energy transition is everyone's responsibility to ensure a greener and brighter tomorrow.

On the other hand, environmental biotechnology and marine biology are fundamental to address environmental challenges. Research on treating effluents from the dairy, textile, and mining sectors seeks solutions to reduce water pollution. Industrial waste valorization through biotechnology aims to decrease pollution and resource depletion. The production of bio-products, biomaterials, bioplastics, and biofuels offerssustainable alternatives with a lower carbon footprint. Marine biology focuses on understanding and conserving aquatic ecosystems in the face of climate change and human influence. Biotechnology also contributes to the sustainable use of national biodiversity, with applications in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and agricultural industries. These multidisciplinary fields are advancing towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future. The conference proceedings will consist of original research articles, reviews, and short communications covering several types of renewable energies: Solar including photovoltaic cells or solar thermal systems, Wind, Hydropower, Biomass-based energy, Geothermal, Waves Energy, Hydrogen, Bioenergy, or energy from biological processes, and fuel cell systems. In addition, studies focused on Environmental Biotechnology, including Bioremediation, Bioenergy Production, Microbial Fuel Cells, Waste Valorization, Microplastic Biodegradation, Biodegradable Materials and Phytoremediation, as well as focused on Marine Biology, including Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Marine Genomics, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecotoxicology, and Marine Biotechnology and Microbiology. Other environmental areas of research can be also included such as industrial wastewater systems or the development of sustainable solutions for a healthier and more resilient environment.

Vitor de Cinque Almeida: Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from the State

University of Maringá (1998), Master's Degree in Chemistry from the State

University of Maringá (2001), Ph. USA. He is Associate Professor A in the

Department of Chemistry at the State University of Maringá. He was deputy

coordinator of the Chemistry program at UEM, and deputycoordinator of the

Graduate Program in Chemistry-UEM, reviewer of more than 30 national/international

journals. He has experience in the field of Chemistry, AnalyticalEnvironmental

Chemistry and Materials, working mainly on the following topics: newmaterials,

composites, environmental contamination, soils, development of analytical methods,

treatment of effluents, activated carbon.

Katlin Ivon Barrios Eguiluz: Chemical Engineer from the National University of São

Augustin (2000), Master in Materials Engineering from the University of São

Paulo - USP (2003), PhD in Physicochemistry from the Institute of chemical from

São Carlos/USP (2008) and postdoctorate in the Institute of chemical from São

Carlos, USP from 2008 to 2009 and at the University of Southampton (UK) between

2017 and 2018. She is currently a researcher in the "Electrochemistry and

Nanotechnology Group" and in the Electrochemistry and Nanotechnology Laboratory

of the Institute of Technology and Research. She is a professor in the Master's

and Doctorate Programs in Process Engineering at the University of Tiradentes.

She has experience in electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, fabrication of

nanomaterials for alcohol oxidation, use of the sol-gel method, Pechini, ionic

liquids, microwave heating, and CO2 laser for the development of anodes for

contaminated water treatment. She is the author of 109 papers in international

journals, 04 book chapters, 165 papers in scientific congresses, 01 national

patent grantedand 03 patents applied for. She has an H index of 25 on SCOPUS

and 24 on Web of Science. Between 2005 and 2023 she participated in 29 research

projects.

Giancarlo Richard Salazar Banda: Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the National University of São Agustín, Master's in Chemical

Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos, PhD in Chemistry from

the University of São Paulo (USP). He did post-doctorate at the Institute of chemical

from São Carlos, USP from 2006 to 2009 and at the University of Southampton

(United Kingdom) from 2017 to 2018. He is the Leader of a Research Group

"Group of Electrochemistry and Nanotechnology" and coordinator of the

Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Nanotechnology of the Institute of

Technology and Research. He is currently the Coordinator of the Graduate

Program in Process Engineering at Tiradentes University. He was a full member

of the Superior Chamber andcoordinator of the Engineering and Computer Science

area of FAPITEC (2014/2015). He has published 163 articles in international

journals and 254 papers in scientific events, has written 7 book chapters, has

1 patent granted and 4 deposited, as well as an H index of 32 in SCOPUS and Web

of Science and 39 in Google Scholar. He has directed 20 masters, 19 doctors,

guided 06 course completion projects, in addition to 60 scientific initiation

projects. He supervised 08 post-doctoral projects, in addition to 01 Special

Visiting Researcher. He has participated in 39 research projects, coordinating

15 of them. He received the WIPO Gold Medal awarded by the World Intellectual

Property Organization for the best green patent in Brazil (2014). He is

currently a member of the Advisory Council (2019-2022) and founding partner of

the Brazilian Society of Electrochemistry and Electro analytics. He has

experience in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry with an emphasis in

Electrochemistry and Electro catalysis.

Taís Larissa da Silva: Graduated in Textile

Engineering from the State University of Maringá, specialization in Industrial

Management from the Federal Technological University of Paraná, master's degree

in Urban Engineering from the State University of Maringá. He works in our

industrial segments in the production of Polyamide filaments and in the

production of short fiber yarns (Cocamar). She was a professor at the Cesumar

University Center and has been a professor at the Federal Technological

University of Paraná, Campus Apucarana since 2012. She is a doctor in chemistry

at the Post Graduation Program in Chemistry, at the State University of

Maringá, developing research on the synthesis of new carbonaceous materials,

such as sandwich period at the State University of New Jersey – Rutgers.

Hugo Guillermo Jiménez Pacheco: Chemical Engineer from the

University of San Augustin from ArequipaPeru. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechanical

Engineering-Thermosciences from the Pontifical Catholic University

"PUC" of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Professor - researcher at the

Institute for Research and Innovation in Renewable Energy and Environment-

UCSM-Peru. My lines of research are Industrial and Thermal Processes, New and

Renewable Technologies, textile process, Experimental Methods. Development of

Biodiesel National Institute of Technology (INT) in Brazil (2007-2013);

compatibility and degradation of metallic and non-metallic materials, corrosion

behavior by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques, remediation and

optimization in the treatment of liquid and solid agro-industrial effluents,

mitigation and evaluation of the ecosystem and energy alternatives.