Consortium
The German-Brazilian consortium behind Monte Alto — Conselho Administrativo, German coordination, Brazilian partners.
Who is behind the project
Monte Alto is being developed by a German-Brazilian consortium. The project is carried by the Conselho Administrativo do Programa de Biogás Alemanha-Brasil — a German-Brazilian administrative board, under which Monte Alto is being developed as the concrete first project (as of update February 2026).
The collaboration combines German process engineering, data architecture and project development with Brazilian academic, institutional and regional-economic grounding.
On the German side
German coordination lies with the Ing.-Büro Dr. Baumann & Drope.
Dr. Andreas Baumann
Management and project initiator. Project development with a focus on IT, data architecture and platform conception.
Dirk Drope
Management and project initiator. Overall leadership, contractual matters, technology selection and process engineering.
German plant engineering partner
Experienced plant engineering with patents and a specialisation in biogas and water treatment plants. The named partner will be communicated publicly once contracts and corporate structure are final.
On the Brazilian side
UNESP
Universidade Estadual Paulista — academic partner for the accompanying scientific research.
FUNDUNESP
UNESP Development Foundation — funding and administration structure for research materials.
City of Monte Alto-SP
Prefeitura de Monte Alto-SP, with directorates for environment and sustainability, industry and trade, as well as agriculture.
Conselho Administrativo — Brazilian members
Twelve Brazilian members with functions in general coordination, international representation, legal support, communication and social coordination. Full list of members available on request.