Presentation - Brazil-US Business Council
Presentation - Brazil-US Business Council
Presentation - Brazil-US Business Council
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Ethanol<br />
Overview<br />
► 456 facilities producing ethanol from sugarcane and<br />
generating electricity from bagasse in 2008.<br />
► 100% of <strong>Brazil</strong>’s sugar and ethanol factories are selfsufficient<br />
in electricity.<br />
► 5.31% of <strong>Brazil</strong>’s energy mix, corresponding to an<br />
installed capacity of 6,254 MW, are from bioelectricity from<br />
sugarcane bagasse.<br />
► <strong>Brazil</strong> has world-class expertise in the technology and<br />
construction of ethanol plants that generate electricity by<br />
burning sugarcane bagasse.<br />
Source: UNICA, ANEEL
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