Title :
Recent advances of sugarcane biomass cogeneration in Brazil
Author :
Granville, Sérgio ; Lino, Priscila ; Ralston, Francisco ; Barroso, Luiz Augusto ; Pereira, Mario
Author_Institution :
PSR, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
The integrated sugar/ethanol/electricity production has launched a new business model-the bioelectricity industry-with a potential to become a ldquomainstreamrdquo energy supply option in the near future in Brazil. Besides being clean, the bioelectricity plants have been winning several hundred MWs in long-term contracts auctioned by distribution companies under the Brazilian power sector framework. These contracts have been awarded on a competitive basis, without any subsidy policy. In addition, bioelectricity plants comply with the requirements of the CDM for selling emission reduction credits. The objective of this work is to discuss the bioelectricity achievements in Brazil.
Keywords :
bioenergy conversion; contracts; power generation economics; power markets; steam power stations; Brazilian power sector framework; bioelectricity industry; bioelectricity plants; business model; distribution companies; electricity markets; emission reduction credits; energy supply; integrated sugar-ethanol-electricity production; long-term contracts; power system economics; sugarcane biomass cogeneration; Bioelectric phenomena; Biomass; Business; Cogeneration; Contracts; Electric potential; Electricity supply industry; Ethanol; Production; Sugar industry; Power system economics; carbon trading; clean energy; power system planning;
Conference_Titel :
Power & Energy Society General Meeting, 2009. PES '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Calgary, AB
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4241-6
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2009.5275659
