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As a future alternative to fuel technology, ethanol diesel is one of the bets on the sustainability of Brazil's sugarcane industry. Unlike traditional fuels in vehicles, generators and various industries that are derived from fossils and used to transport goods or passengers, new fuels produced using national technologies are seen as an option to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. , which will lead to global warming in the next few years.
Cane diesel has been used experimentally by the company and in São Paulo's public transport buses. Fuel was one of the main topics discussed at the opening ceremony of the 28th edition of Fenasucro & Agrocana, the main bioenergy expo on the planet, taking place in Sertãozinho (SP) the week of August 16th.
Plínio Nastari, president of consulting firm Datagro, explained that the fuel is formed by a chemical process that stretches ethanol molecules until they become diesel molecules, and if adopted, should boost the national economy.
“Brazil still imports more than 14 billion liters of diesel annually. The production of diesel using renewable resources, such as through the extension of ethanol molecules, is a very promising route that should be incorporated not only by land but also by sea”.
For Fenasucro director Paulo Montabone, the use of this new fuel is not far from becoming a reality. Ethanol diesel should spark a wave of investment in the sugar cane industry, he believes, and could even replace diesel used in machines running on plantations. This could bring plant certification into a new moment, increasing energy efficiency and reducing its negative impact on the environment.
According to Montabone, the production of diesel from ethanol is a Brazilian technology "under the hood." In addition to the environmental advantages, he also mentioned the economic benefits of export possibilities.
"This is the greatest technology of the moment. The industry in the interior of São Paulo wins and it will evolve to meet the new demands for biorefinery construction."
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Research
If there is optimism that this energy source will be consolidated, then research will play a very important role.
The technology is in the experimental stage and has not yet been authorized for commercialization by the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Administration (ANP). Although not released, academics work at universities, research institutes and companies to improve its functionality.
Marcos Daniel de Lima, technical director of Duo Automation, one of Fenasucro's exhibitors, explained that the company, which initially focused on the automotive industry, is now also operating in the agronomic market, starting research related to "green" diesel. .
"There's an internal need, because we're a company looking to innovate, and we're connected to universities, so we're starting these work to address what was originally a plant. But we know that's going to stretch."
According to Lima, Fenasucro is seen as the "start" of the company, which intends to publicize what has been achieved to entice industrialists to use the fuel.
“The technology can be deployed in any factory. It can even be profitable because factories, on average, spend around 10% of their total revenue on fossil diesel for fleets and machines.”
clean energy potential
The Fenasucro, held from August 16 to 19, is expected to spend 5 billion reais, and the potential of sugarcane in developing clean and renewable energy will stand out.
In addition to ethanol diesel, the sugar energy sector discussed second-generation ethanol, biogas and green hydrogen.
For Evandro Gussi, President of the Sugar Cane Industry Association (Unica), the exhibition is a moment of interconnection across the industry's entire value chain.
"Independent producers, sugarcane growers, suppliers and industrialists in the fields of ethanol, sugar, bioelectricity, biogas and biomethane, as well as industries in the capital goods field are all here. This is a great event for the industry, bringing together Brazil as an agricultural the status of an industrial power.”
