Hudson Zanin

Job Title: Professor
Company: UNICAMP
Country: Brazil

Hudson Zanin is a professor at UNICAMP, specializing in functional materials, energy storage devices, and energy converters. He has published more than 200 articles and holds more than 20 patents.He leads research, development, and innovation in batteries, fuel cells, and gas reformers, with numerous scientific publications, patents, and laboratory-scale manufacturing infrastructure for key devices for the energy transition. He works to bridge the gap between the private sector and academia. He coordinates research, development, and innovation projects with ANP, ANEEL, MOVER Fundep, FAPESP, FINEP, and CNPq. He is involved in the design and technical-economic analysis of new business ventures.

August 27, 2026Battery Manufacturing in Brazil

Sessions

Session

Supply Chains and Industrial Development: Brazil's Place in the Global Energy Storage Value Chain

Thursday, August 27, 2026, 2:00pm–3:30pm

2nd floor Cantareira 2

The expansion of energy storage creates significant opportunities for industrial development, innovation, and Brazil's integration into global value chains. This session will discuss the country's role in the energy storage supply chain, including strategic minerals, components, assembly, manufacturing, industrial policies, and incentive mechanisms. The panel will address how Brazil can combine competitiveness, supply security, technological development, and investment attractiveness to build an industrial base connected to the growth of the BESS market.