Raízen's Biogas Plant in São Paulo Approved for Commercial Energy Operation

Raízen’s Biogas Plant in São Paulo Approved for Commercial Energy Operation

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Published on 14/08/2020 at 12:11

Planta de biogás da Raízen/ Imagem: Divulgação

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With a Capacity to Produce 138 Thousand MWh/Year, Raízen’s Biogas Plant Located in São Paulo Received About R$ 150 Million and Created Over 500 Jobs

The first generating units of Raízen’s biogas plant, located in Guariba, São Paulo, have been released for commercial operation. The plant, which has a capacity to produce 138 thousand MWh/year and will produce biogas from by-products of sugarcane, received authorization from CFPL and ANEEL to commercialize energy last Wednesday (12).

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The project received investments of R$ 150 million and generated approximately 500 job vacancies. Additionally, it is the first commercial-scale plant in the world to use the technology of converting filter cake and vinasse into biogas for electricity generation, mineral fertilizers, and biomethane.

“With the start of this operation, we reinforce our role at the forefront of energy generation by adopting filter cake and vinasse as a source for biogas production, highlighting the company’s ability to scale technologies for commercial plants, which means a great innovation for the sector and a major challenge for the company,” said Raízen’s Executive Vice President of Logistics, Distribution, and Renewable Energies, Antônio Simões.

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Raízen already operates a sugarcane plant in the municipality of São Paulo, with a capacity to crush 5 million tons of cane per year and with energy export infrastructure.

About Raízen’s Biogas Plant

The UTE Biogas plant, generated from filter cake and vinasse, by-products of sugarcane, from Raízen Geo Biogás, a joint venture between Raízen and Geo Energética, has three generating units of 2,985 kW daily each, totaling 8,955 kW of installed capacity. According to Raízen, its expected annual capacity is 138 thousand MWh.

Raízen will hold an 85% stake in the plant’s management, with the remaining 15% being managed by Geo Energética, which already operates a smaller-scale biogas plant in northwestern Paraná, as reported in 2018.

“Energy generation through renewable sources highlights the company’s commitment to acting sustainably, in a true circular economy system, utilizing all the waste generated in its processes to produce new products and contributing to the environment by generating less industrial waste and expanding its energy portfolio through renewable sources that help to clean up the Brazilian energy matrix,” Simões added.

Raízen’s Biogas Plant in São Paulo Approved for Commercial Energy Operation

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