Estudo do potencial da biomassa de bagaço de cana-de-açúcar na Matriz Energética Brasileira.

Abstract

Biomass is a source of energy that has been emerging worldwide as one of the most important sources of renewable energy. Brazil is today a world reference in the generation of energy from biomass. One of them, focused on this work, is the biomass generated by the sugar and alcohol sector, which, through cogeneration, can contribute significantly to the strengthening of the Brazilian matrix. Although it has been available for a long time, it is observed that this source has been underutilized for commercial electricity generation. This work aims to study the contribution of the sugarcane biomass source in the Brazilian electric matrix, showing the advantages that the energy generation through sugarcane bagasse brings to the country, both in economic issues and in environmental aspects. It is intended to present the processes of energy cogeneration, such as steam systems: boilers, turbines and generators. In addition to analyzing the costs and economic investments, social and environmental impacts associated with the production of electricity from sugarcane bagasse. Given the socioeconomic relevance of the theme, as well as the environmental issue, together with the fact that I had witnessed this theme during the academic internship, I saw the need for a more in-depth discussion of the subject, since in 2001, on account of rationing, and the main source of the electric matrix continues to be hydroelectricity, it was noted the deficiency in this scope, causing other sources of energy, such as biomass, wind and solar, to gain strength.