METHODOLOGIES FOR INTEGRATING BIOGAS IN THE AGRIBUSINESS VALUE CHAIN

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METHODOLOGIES FOR INTEGRATING BIOGAS IN THE AGRIBUSINESS VALUE CHAIN - GEF BIOGÁS BRASIL

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AUTORES -  UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION; BRAZILIAN MICRO AND SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICE. Methodologies for integrating biogas in the agribusiness value chain. Brasilia: MCTI, 2022. E-book. (GEF Biogas Brazil Project).

ABSTRACT

Brazil’s economic growth potential is significantly conditioned to the generation of energy to meet future demands. The Brazilian energy matrix is one of the most diversified in the world, with 48.4% of energy coming from renewable sources (Source: EPE, International Energy Agency), which allows the expansion of several renewable sources. According to the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - EMBRAPA, the agribusiness in Brazil, has a participation of approximately 6% in the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP). As an agro-industrial powerhouse, with intense production of organic residues, it presents extremely favorable conditions to produce biogas and biomethane that can be used to generate electricity, thermal energy or as vehicular fuel, contributing to the increase in the supply of energy and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In parallel to the energy potential of
agro-industrial organic residues, the solid waste background presents a worrisome environmental liability, but with the possibility, like the agribusiness, of turning it into an economic asset, contributing to strengthen the country’s energy matrix and mitigate socio-environmental impacts. In order to contribute to the process of changing this scenario through the proposed set of actions, the GEF Biogas Brazil Project adopted the Foresight Methodology. The approach of this book is to present this Methodology in a pragmatic way through a case study.

Profissionais, estudantes e interessados na cadeia do biogás e, atuantes nas diversas áreas, etapas de projetos ou operação na produção de biogás.