ENGIE to allocate approximately R$ 4 million to R&D projects for analyzing climate change and its impact on the electric energy sector

ENGIE Brasil Energia has opened a Call for Proposals for financing Research and Development projects with the theme "Impacts of changes in climate and land use on the electric energy sector in Brazil". The projects will be executed within the scope of ANEEL's R&D Program, with execution scheduled to begin in March 2022.

Enrollments are free of charge and may be submitted online up to January 9, 2022. Researchers as well as professionals from areas related to the proposed themes which are linked to Scientific, Technological and Innovation Institutions (ICTs), including universities, as well as startups and specialized companies, are eligible for enrollment.

The proposed research must be original and unpublished, that is the theme must never have been published in periodicals, events or studies available to the consultancy market, irrespective of whether these are the authorship of the executing entity or not. Suggested lines of study are: 1) paleoclimatology; 2) future changes in the atmospheric and oceanic patterns active in South America and affecting renewable energy sources; 3) quantifying the sources of moisture for key hydrographic regions in the production of energy; 4) regional climate modeling as applied to the predictability of significant events (droughts); 5) quantification of the effect of changes in soil cover on the components of the regional hydrographic cycle. All of these with a focus on the impacts of the electric energy sector in Brazil and South America over the coming decades.

This is the first time that ENGIE has opened a public call for financing R&D projects. "Innovation and technology are fundamental tools for making the sector more efficient, accelerating the energy transition and for the solution to future problems. In the light of the current scenario, understanding climate change is essential for thinking about the future for energy generation on which society as a whole depends", says Mario Cusatis, manager for Renewables Management at ENGIE Brasil Energia.

The call for proposals and more detail on the eligibility of the projects can be found in the ENGIE website.

Schedule:

12/15/2021 - Final date for submitting questions

01/09/2022 - Final date for submitting project proposals

01/17/2022 - Publication of the selected proposals

03/01/2022 - Forecasted starting date for execution of the projects

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Our group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. Together with our 170,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions. Inspired by our purpose ("raison d'être"), we reconcile economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on our key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers.
ENGIE is the largest private-sector power producer in Brazil, operating in generation, commercialization and transmission of electric power, gas transport and energy solutions. With an installed capacity of 10 GW from 69 power plants, which stands for about 6% of the country's capacity, the Company has nearly 97% of its installed capacity in the country from renewable sources and with low GHG emissions, such as hydro, solar and biomass power plants, and windfarms.

With the acquisition of TAG, ENGIE now also owns the largest natural gas transportation network in the country, at 4,500 km and transecting 10 states and 191 cities.

The Group is also among the largest distributed photovoltaic generation companies in the country and has a complete portfolio of integrated solutions focused on reducing costs and improving the infrastructure for companies and cities, such as energy efficiency, public lighting, energy monitoring and management. With 3,000 employees, ENGIE's turnover in Brazil in 2020 was R$ 13.3 billion.

The Group´s turnover in 2020 was of 55.8 billion Euros. The Group is listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main financial indices (CAC 40, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe) and non-financial indices (DJSI World, DJSI Europe, Euronext Vigeo Eiris - Eurozone 120/Europe 120/France 20, MSCI EMU ESG, MSCI Europe ESG, Euro Stoxx 50 ESG, Stoxx Europe 600 ESG, and Stoxx Global 1800 ESG).

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