Arabs Invest R$ 15 Billion to Transform Brazilian Plant Into Green Fuel and Revolutionize the Market With Sustainable Diesel and SAF Made From Macaúba

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 12/01/2025 at 11:03

Árabes investem R$ 15 bilhões para transformar planta brasileira em combustível verde

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Arabs Invest R$ 15 Billion to Transform Brazilian Plant into Green Fuel. The Plant in Question is the Macaúba, Which Can Generate a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) – Up to 7 Times More Profitable.

Arabs Invest R$ 15 Billion to Transform Brazilian Plant into Fuel: The macaúba, a native plant of Brazil’s tropical regions, is emerging as a key player in the production of green fuels. Also known as bocaiúva and coco-babão, the plant has attracted the attention of Arab investors, who announced a remarkable investment of R$ 15 billion in projects aimed at large-scale production of green diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This initiative places the macaúba in the global spotlight, not only for its energy potential but also for its contribution to carbon emission reduction and promoting a more sustainable economy. Additionally, the project aims to boost the local production chain, benefiting agricultural communities and promoting economic development in the regions where the plant is cultivated.

Understand the Potential of the Macaúba in the Green Fuel SAF Sector

Acelen Renováveis, a company controlled by the Mubadala Fund of the United Arab Emirates, has begun construction of a SAF plant in Mataripe, Bahia. Arabs invest R$ 15 billion to transform Brazilian plants into fuel, and the choice of location is due to its high productivity and absence of environmental restrictions, occupying degraded pasture areas.

The macaúba has an oil yield per hectare up to seven times higher than soybeans, Brazil’s main agricultural commodity. Additionally, it offers multiple uses, from human consumption to biochar production, benefiting the soil with carbon sequestration.

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Other Initiatives by Acelen for the Domestication of the Macaúba

The Acelen project expects to generate R$ 87 billion and create 90,000 jobs. About 20% of the cultivation will be from family farming, bringing significant income to small properties, an initiative that also aims to transform degraded pastures into bioenergy forests, capturing carbon credits.

Acelen and Embrapa have reached an agreement for the domestication of the macaúba, aiming to genetically select the best species for oil and bioproduct production. Even without domestication, the plant already produces more oil than palm, demonstrating its great potential and why Arabs invest R$ 15 billion to transform Brazilian plants into green fuel.

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With domestication, the expectation is to further increase production efficiency. In this way, the project will not only boost the economy but also bring significant environmental and social improvements to the involved regions.

Green SAF Fuel Has Been Receiving Other Studies

Arabs invest R$ 15 billion to transform Brazilian plants into fuel; however, not only the macaúba is gaining prominence in this area. Researchers from the National Bio-renewables Laboratory (LNBR) of the National Energy and Materials Research Center (CNPEM), in Campinas (SP), discovered that sustainable fuel made from microbial oil derived from sugarcane has the potential to replace kerosene and thus reduce aviation greenhouse gas emissions by over 50%.

The study, published in the scientific journal Bioresource Technology, analyzed the conversion of microbial oil into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through a hydroprocessing of esters and fatty acids (HEFA) technology, the same used in biodiesel production.

Sugarcane is already used for ethanol production today, replacing gasoline and reducing vehicle emissions. Thus, this is an alternative to aviation kerosene, which would be a similar chemical compound but with lower greenhouse gas emissions.

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Paulo

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13/01/2025 15:14

Mais uma utopia ou um novo golpe

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Joe

#111782

13/01/2025 09:41

Espero que o Brazil não cometa o mesmo erro da época da borracha, quando usava somente a coleta do látex de plantas da floresta. Inglaterra se aproveitou, levou mudas e criou, nas suas colônias tropicais, os seringais. Hoje dominam o mercado produtivo e o Brasil, pra variar, lá nas últimas posições, sempre. Top 5, só na corrupção.

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Telmo Heinen

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13/01/2025 08:40

Outra planta para produzir SAF segundo meus conhecimentos é o Babaçu, existente em cerca de 17 milhões de hectares no Norte e Nordeste do Brasil.
Recomendo reportagem a respeito.

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Arabs Invest R$ 15 Billion to Transform Brazilian Plant Into Green Fuel and Revolutionize the Market With Sustainable Diesel and SAF Made From Macaúba

Arabs Invest R$ 15 Billion to Transform Brazilian Plant into Green Fuel. The Plant in Question is the Macaúba, Which Can Generate a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) – Up to 7 Times More Profitable.

Understand the Potential of the Macaúba in the Green Fuel SAF Sector

Other Initiatives by Acelen for the Domestication of the Macaúba

Green SAF Fuel Has Been Receiving Other Studies

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Arabs Invest R$ 15 Billion to Transform Brazilian Plant Into Green Fuel and Revolutionize the Market With Sustainable Diesel and SAF Made From Macaúba

Arabs Invest R$ 15 Billion to Transform Brazilian Plant into Green Fuel. The Plant in Question is the Macaúba, Which Can Generate a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) – Up to 7 Times More Profitable.

Understand the Potential of the Macaúba in the Green Fuel SAF Sector

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