BIOENERGY BRAZIL

Bioenergy refers to electricity and gas that is generated from organic matter, known as biomass. This can be anything from  plants and timber to agricultural and food waste – and even sewage. MORE
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  • ETHANOL production from corn has grown more than 1000% in Brazil in six years. If projections are confirmed, in the next harvest, production should reach 6 billion liters, an increase of 36% compared to last year.

  • ETHANOL:  Mato Grosso is the largest producer of corn ethanol in Brazil.
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  • Formal jobs in the corn ethanol industry increased by 12.5%.

  • Brazil produces 6.7 billion liters of Biodiesel per year.

  • The market by type is segmented into corn-based ethanol, sugarcane-based ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, others.

  • The market by application is segmented into industrial fuels, transportation fuels, chemical industry.

  • Bioenergy accounts for roughly one-tenth of world total primary energy supply today. IEG
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  • Mato Grosso: By 2024 they will have 6 bio-factories, requiring close to 22MMT of corn. 
ARTICLE:
Biomass = 9% of Brazil energy matrix
The National Biofuels Policy of Brazil

​"On January 20, 2021, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sent newly inaugurated President Biden a letter noting that Brazil has demonstrated its commitment to the Paris Agreement. One example of this commitment is Brazil’s recently implemented National Biofuels Policy, known as RenovaBio. The program is designed to support the country’s commitments formulated at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21). The USDA Mission in Brazil has made steady efforts to ensure the program’s regulations provide fair treatment for corn-based ethanol, which is often imported from the United States."

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