Uses of territory, electricity cogeneration and agents of the sugar and ethanol sector in the state of São Paulo: a proposed study of the performance of the company Raizen energia

• Grant number: 15/23249-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2016
• End date: December 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Principal Investigator: Fabrício Gallo
• Grantee: Amanda Gadotti
• Host Institution: Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas (IGCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project aims to examine the renewal of materiality and expansion of electricity generation in the State of São Paulo (Brazil), symmetrical to the system and cogeneration in Sugar and Alcohol Power Plant's. The sugar and ethanol sector takes advantage through the burning of biomass, and the majority of its power plants already contains its own energy source. This action of that sector emerged as a new way to supply the need the energy dependence and taking the almost exclusive oil. The central question posed in this project is the study of admission of the sugar and ethanol sector as a holder main agent of biomass for energy cogeneration. So, we will seek to promote this research through study of Raizen Energia case.