Grupo Idea online article 1/230 Aug 2022 21:04
Power generation with sugarcane bagasse grows 365% in twelve years in Mato Grosso do Sul
Sustainability, environmental protection and clean energy generation. There has never been so much talk about these issues, especially after the visible warming of the planet, which is felt on the skin. To circumvent these problems, or even mitigate them, Mato Grosso do Sul began diversification in power generation models, prioritizing processes that do not harm the environment. One of them is sugarcane bagasse biomass. In twelve years, the delivery of bioelectricity – or clean energy, or biomass energy – grew by 365%.
From 2009 to 2021, for example, the delivery of bioelectricity from sugarcane by Mato Grosso do Sul jumped 631,000 Megawatt per hour (MWh) to 2.3 million MWh. The figures are from the Electric Energy Trading Chamber (CCEE), compiled by the Association of Bioproducers of Mato Grosso do Sul (Biosul). Ivinhema, Angélica, Rio Brilhante, Caarapó, Ponta Porã, Chapadão do Sul and Sonora are some of the main producers of the energy that uses straw and sugarcane bagasse.
According to Amaury Pekelman, president of biosul's Deliberative Council, it is a clean and renewable energy source that provides energy security and contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. This bioletricity captained by Biosul is the electrical energy generated from biomass, organic matter of plant origin. Both bagasse and sugarcane straw are two by-products reused for this purpose in the sugar-energy industries. Throughout the state, the 17 sugar-energy units in operation cogenerate bioelectricity for their own consumption.
Of these, 11 units – or 64% of them – export the surplus to the National Interconnected System (SIN), which is responsible for the energy distribution network throughout the country. Today, Mato Grosso do Sul is the 4th largest exporter of bioelectricity to SIN. According to Amaury Pekelman, bioelectricity cogeneration has been increasingly highlighted by its potential in terms of sustainability. "The bioelectricity generated from sugarcane biomass brings environmental and economic gains. It is a clean and renewable energy source that provides energy security and contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the participation of plants operating in the state in programs such as RenovaBio", he points out.
At the same time, energy from sugarcane biomass is also a stimulus to job creation and new investments in industry. Its importance in the country's energy matrix is mainly due to the complementarity of hydroelectric energy, as an alternative in the period of little rain. In addition, the economy with transmission structure can be highlighted since the plants are located near the consumer centers. Check out the industry numbers in Mato Grosso do Sul
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