Coppe and IFP School renew partnership for advances in energy and refining technology
Planeta COPPE / Energy / Energy Planning / Institutional News / News
Date: 31/03/2025

Coppe/UFRJ and IFP School, a renowned French public institution for research and training in the areas of energy, transportation and the environment, renewed their academic partnership this Thursday, March 27th. The agreement, which reinforces the collaboration between the two institutions, provides for academic and scientific activities in areas of common interest, such as missions, exchanges of professors, students and researchers.
The partnership, which has existed since 2007, was initiated by Professor Alexandre Szklo, from the Energy Planning Program, and has had significant results, such as the joint supervision of three doctoral students. According to Professor Szklo, “together we have published dozens of papers at conferences, four indexed scientific articles and we are currently contributing to an international book on innovative refining technologies, with two chapters. In addition, we have written two working papers for the IFPEn journal and developed two open source optimization tools, which are in the process of being improved”.

Among the developed tools, the Oil Refining Industry Optimization and syNergies (Orion) stands out, which shapes oil refineries, considering biomass co-processing strategies and integration with petrochemicals. Another important tool is the Hydrogen Economics and Infrastructure Optimization Model (Hera), which optimizes the hydrogen value chain, considering production routes, transportation in pipelines or trucks, and energy storage systems.
Present during the renewal of the partnership were professors Szklo and Roberto Schaeffer, from PPE, Coppe’s director for Academic Affairs, professor Jean-David Caprace, IFP School director, professor Pascal Longuemare, IFPen president, Pierre-Franck Chevet, IFPen’s director of international relations, Said Nachet. The collaboration between both institutions continues to generate significant innovations in the areas of refining, hydrogen and energetic technologies.