President Lula highlights the strategic role of Brazilian biofuels during a visit to Be8's booth at Hannover 2026

• The company showcases at its booth the new biofuel Be8 BeVant®, an energy transition solution developed and patented in Brazil
• A Mercedes-Benz Actros truck featured at the stand was fueled with the biofuel and subjected to a series of functional tests at the Daimler Truck test track in Wörth, Germany.

Hannover (Germany) april 2026 -  “We are going to make a comparison between Brazil’s fuel and that of Germany and other places. Our fuel emits less; Brazil is an energy powerhouse”, said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the opening of the Hannover Industrial Fair, which began this Monday (April 20).  Brazil is the partner country of this year’s edition of the event.

He visited the Be8 stand in the Brazil Pavilion, where the company is presenting to the European market its new biofuel, Be8 BeVant®, an energy transition solution developed and patented in Brazil. A Mercedes‑Benz Actros truck displayed at the stand was fuelled with the biofuel and underwent a series of functional tests at Daimler Truck’s proving ground in Wörth, Germany. The president also pushed back against the narrative that biofuel production would compromise food security.

Alongside President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s statements on the strategic role of biofuels, Be8 demonstrated in practice data that support Brazil’s narrative on the international stage. The results presented in Germany reinforced this positioning. According to Be8’s president, Erasmo Carlos Battistella, the fuel developed by the company achieved significant levels of environmental efficiency without compromising performance.

“In terms of performance, Be8 BeVant matches fossil diesel, maintaining both power and efficiency. From an environmental standpoint, the results are outstanding: we achieved a 99% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on a tank‑to‑wheel basis,” he said.

According to Battistella, the company’s participation in Hannover underscores the importance of Brazilian technology in the global debate. “We are in Germany, a country regarded as a leader in industrial innovation, bringing a molecule developed by Be8, a Brazilian company, from Brazilian raw materials,” he said.

Strategic role of Brazil

In a similar vein, Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, reinforced the country’s strategic role in the global climate agenda. “Brazil has unique conditions to lead the energy transition. We have a clean energy matrix and well‑established biofuel technology, which allow us to offer efficient, sustainable and competitive solutions to the world. That is what we are presenting here, alongside President Lula,” he said.

Be8’s presence at the event reinforces this positioning by bringing concrete evidence of the technical and environmental viability of Brazilian biofuels. At a time when Europe is seeking alternatives to reduce emissions in the transport sector, the data presented by the company place Brazil at the centre of the discussion.