Macaé Opens Its First Biogas Plant, Capable of Supplying Approximately 4,000 Homes

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 28/06/2022 at 13:41

Updated on 28/06/2022 at 18:32

Macaé recebe Usina de Biogás gerado através do lixo – imagem: Prefeitura de Macaé/Reprodução

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Macaé Will Receive Its First Biogas Plant, With a Capacity to Produce 1 Megawatt. The Gas Will Be Generated Through the Treatment of Waste from the Waste Treatment Center

Macaé received its first biogas plant on Tuesday (28), which will operate at the Waste Treatment Center (CTR). The inauguration took place at 10 AM.

Biogas Plant in Macaé Will Have a Capacity of 1 MW

According to Juninho Luna, Secretary of Environment, Sustainability and Animal Protection, the start of operations for the biogas plant will occur after the testing phase, and he reveals that the electricity generated by the plant will come from waste at the Waste Treatment Center.

According to Luna, the 30 biogas wells built around the CTR will have the capacity to generate up to 1 megawatt (MW) of clean energy in this first phase, able to supply around 4,000 homes, in addition to preventing the emission of tons of methane gas into the atmosphere, bringing a significant positive impact to the environment of Macaé.

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Transforming Waste into Energy

Recently, the transformation of waste into biogas has gained more popularity, and besides Macaé, companies Aggreko and Eva Energia have partnered for a biogas plant, generating energy from landfills.

The first unit was installed in Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, and the second was installed in Mauá (SP). It is important to highlight the significance of these initiatives, considering that, despite the implementation of public policies for waste control and incentive for proper urban solid waste disposal, part of the waste collected in cities is inadequately disposed of, which proves that Brazil has immense potential to generate a greater amount of energy from these urban wastes.

In 2014, approximately 200,000 tons of MSW were generated daily in Brazil, equivalent to around 78 million tons annually. According to the data, the South and Southeast regions have a higher percentage of waste deposited in landfills compared to other regions.

Federal Government Launches Measures to Promote Biogas Production

With the aim of advancing the sustainability agenda, the Federal Government launched several measures on Monday (20) to promote the production of biogas through waste treatment.

The information came from the Minister of the Environment, Joaquim Leite, who was interviewed last Sunday on the Brazil in Focus program. According to the Minister, several initiatives by the Federal Government are already being implemented to ensure that waste treatment is effectively carried out and transformed into biogas, especially from poultry and swine waste, sugarcane, and others not sourced from landfills.

The transformation of these wastes reduces the amount of methane gas generated by this type of waste.

Macaé Opens Its First Biogas Plant, Capable of Supplying Approximately 4,000 Homes

Macaé Will Receive Its First Biogas Plant, With a Capacity to Produce 1 Megawatt. The Gas Will Be Generated Through the Treatment of Waste from the Waste Treatment Center

Biogas Plant in Macaé Will Have a Capacity of 1 MW

Transforming Waste into Energy

Federal Government Launches Measures to Promote Biogas Production

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Macaé Opens Its First Biogas Plant, Capable of Supplying Approximately 4,000 Homes

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Biogas Plant in Macaé Will Have a Capacity of 1 MW

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