As a diverse source of clean and renewable energy, sugarcane has succeeded in the trajectory of the sugarcane industry. In addition to sugar, ethanol and bioelectricity, the production portfolio of the plants in Brazil’s Northeast will soon include the supply of biogas and biomethane. According to Renato Augusto Pontes Cunha, president of Novabio and Sindaçucar (PE), the initiative brings important improvements to the country’s energy security, as well as greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the electricity and transport sectors. “Biogas is a renewable alternative to replace natural gas of fossil origin. In the electricity sector, in terms of logistics and production costs, the new version of the gas has several advantages. Unlike its competitor extracted from oil, biogas can be produced by using agricultural and urban waste as raw materials”, said Cunha.
Source: Jornal Cana (*Translated by Ia Niani)