Biogas in Brazil： A Governmental Agenda
Biogas in Brazil： A Governmental Agenda作者机构：Department of Mechanical Engineering Pontificia Universidade Catolica Rio de Janeiro 22451-900 Brazil Institute of Economics Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro 22 290-240 Brazil
出 版 物：《Journal of Energy and Power Engineering》 (能源与动力工程（美国大卫英文）)
年 卷 期：2015年第9卷第1期
页 面：1-15页
学科分类：02[经济学] 080702[工学-热能工程] 0201[经济学-理论经济学] 020105[经济学-世界经济] 08[工学] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理]
主 题：Biogas renewable energy policy Brazil.
摘 要：Environmental issues have become an important aspect in the energy sector and also in governmental policies all over the world. Renewable energy plays a decisive role in a cleaner energy production with less environmental impacts. In this new world scenario, several countries create incentive programs aiming to increase the renewable energy share in their energy balance. Biogas is an interesting example of a smart and rational use of organic waste material. Nevertheless, international experience shows that its production relays mainly on government incentives. This paper investigates what the Brazilian government role is to introduce and promote the biogas industry in the country. We estimate the production of agricultural waste energy using biogas derived from cattle and swine waste and analyze the Brazilian legal and regulatory framework for renewable energy, focusing on biogas production, transport and sale. The results point to an unexplored potential of the use of cattle and swine waste for biogas production in Brazil. However, this potential can only become a reality if some legal and regulatory issues are solved. Brazilian government agenda has to include not only filling the legal and regulatory blanks but also creating incentives for the use of biogas.
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