Centre for Energy and Materials
The Centre for Energy and Materials is driving initiatives and coalitions to ensure the energy transition is sustainable, secure, resilient and affordable.
Founded in 2005, Be8 (new brand of BSBIOS) is a Brazilian company of the Holding ECB Group. Its purpose is to “lead energy renewal to create a sustainable future, preserving humanity's origins and the Earth”. Currently, it is among the largest producers of biodiesel in the country and has set a goal to become carbon-neutral by 2030. The company produces a renewable and less-polluting biofuel – biodiesel – using oilseeds, animal fats and used cooking oil. In the agribusiness chain, it also industrializes soybean meal and co-products.