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In this exclusive interview with Canal Solar, @EikeBatistareal discusses the falling cost of batteries, energy storage, solar systems, electric cars, and the advancement of sodium batteries. And he goes further. Eike explains why he believes oil could fall to less than US$30 per barrel by 2030, analyzes China's advantage in the energy and artificial intelligence race, and recounts details of a meeting he had with Elon Musk in 2008. Throughout the conversation, we also talk about the Tauá Solar Power Plant, Pecém, the Port of Açu, artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, Supercana, innovation, entrepreneurship, and the transformations that could reshape the world economy in the coming decades. Among the main statements from the interview: — why Eike believes that solar + batteries form an increasingly competitive combination; — the falling price of batteries and the advancement of storage; — his bet on sodium batteries; — why energy could define the global race for artificial intelligence; — China vs. United States; — The future of electric cars; — The prediction of oil below US$30 in 2030; — The story of the meeting with Elon Musk; — Supercane and new businesses; — Humanoid robots and the future of work. Some projections, estimates, and opinions presented during the interview represent Eike Batista's vision. Throughout the video, contextual data is presented by Canal Solar with its respective sources. *Which of these predictions do you believe could actually happen in the coming years? Leave your opinion in the comments.* Subscribe to Canal Solar to follow news, analysis, interviews, and content about solar energy, storage, batteries, the energy market, and new technologies. © 2026 Canal Solar. All rights reserved. Audiovisual content produced by Canal Solar. Reproduction, republication, editing, clipping, or use of this content, in whole or in part, without prior authorization, is not permitted. For requests regarding the use, licensing, or reproduction of the content, please contact Canal Solar. 00:00 - "It's Game Over for Oil": The Impact of Solar + Sodium Batteries 01:00 - Eike's Youth: Selling Insurance Door-to-Door in Europe 02:40 - The Gold Rush in the Amazon and the First Mechanized Mining (1981) 03:55 - 12 Mines Around the World: "In Mining I Never Failed" 04:26 - Origin of Interest in Energy and the Obsessive Search for Efficiency 06:10 - Petrobras Contract Breach, Coal-Fired Power Plants and the Port of Açu 08:37 - Tauá Power Plant: The Story of Brazil's First Large Solar Power Plant (2008) 09:15 - Solar Revolution: "The Sun is the World's Largest Nuclear Reactor" 10:10 - Sodium Batteries: 100 Years of Durability and Off-Grid Energy 13:20 - AI Race: Why China Has Already Won USA in energy generation 14:30 - Electric cars: Engine efficiency and history since 1834 18:35 - Demystifying the battery and durability of Chinese cars 22:40 - "Game Over for Oil": The unbeatable cost of solar with storage 24:50 - Margins and business: The search for monopolies and the example of the popcorn vendor 27:05 - Giant projects: Inspiration from the father and the role of the State in innovation 28:58 - The end of the oil era: "The Stone Age didn't end for lack of stone" 31:25 - Eike's new empire: Biotechnology, Supercane and plastic replacement 34:00 - Why Eike doesn't participate in energy auctions with low margins 35:45 - 3 rules for entrepreneurship: Seek innovation and don't insist on low margins 39:30 - The meeting with Elon Musk in 2008 (US$ 30M vs (US$ 3.8 billion) 41:15 - Behind the scenes of subsidies and state support for Tesla and SpaceX 44:30 - The power of Chinese industry and Eike's advice for young people to visit China 52:45 - Brazil's true vocations: Agriculture, mining and Embraer 55:00 - Extreme climate change and the risks for wind farms 56:05 - Artificial superintelligence and humanoid robots: The future of work 58:05 - "We will be the apes": Singularity, biology and longevity at 69 years old 01:01:05 - Robots generating abundance: The theory about the end of money and the citizen's check 01:06:12 - "Never stop dreaming": Eike Batista's final message to young people #EikeBatista #Energy #CanalSolar