Energy & Infrastructure

What this area covers

• Energy security for remote and isolated power systems, notably in Brazil’s Legal Amazon
• Energy for industrial poles and productive activities
• Hybrid and transition solutions, for example solar generation combined with storage
• Infrastructure feasibility and policy research
• Public education on emerging energy technologies, including nuclear energy and small modular reactors (SMRs)

Our role

We carry out research, convene the institutions involved and help translate technical options into terms that decision-makers can act on. Our work on nuclear energy and SMRs is research, exploration and public education.

Typical questions we help with

• A remote municipality that depends on diesel generation and wants to understand its options
• A productive activity whose growth is limited by unreliable power supply
• Policymakers who need a clear, neutral briefing on an emerging technology