Siemens Brasil, a leader in industrial technology, electrification, and smart infrastructure; Cocal, a benchmark in renewable energy, biogas, and biomethane; and the Brazil-Germany Cooperation for Sustainable Development, through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, signed an agreement in February 2026 to study the production of green hydrogen and synthetic fuels in sugarcane-based ethanol plants. The project is part of the International Hydrogen Expansion Program (H2Uppp), an initiative by Germany's Ministry of Economy and Energy (BMWE) aimed at developing sustainable energy solutions. The partnership will analyze the technical and economic pre-feasibility of integrating ethanol, green hydrogen, e-methanol, and SAF production in one of Cocal's plants in western São Paulo. The study will also include: The initiative seeks to create a replicable decarbonization model for other companies and strengthen the market for sustainable fuels within a circular ...