{"id":2881,"date":"2017-09-29T14:56:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T13:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainablegasinstitute.org\/?p=2881\/"},"modified":"2017-09-29T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T13:56:11","slug":"insights-into-a-brazilian-sustainable-energy-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/2017\/09\/29\/insights-into-a-brazilian-sustainable-energy-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Insights into a Brazilian sustainable energy future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Dr Ivan Garcia Kerdan, a research associate at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainablegasinstitute.org\">Sustainable\u00a0Gas Institute (SGI),<\/a>\u00a0at Imperial College, is developing a specialised energy systems model for Brazil which will help ensure the country has a low carbon economy in the future. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>In this short blog post, Ivan tells us about how he is building a picture of the Brazilian\u00a0energy economy and gathering\u00a0data for a specialised\u00a0MUSE-Brazil (funded by FAPESP\/Newton Fund).\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/08\/south-america-1804901_1920.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2658 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/08\/south-america-1804901_1920-e1506686181375-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>Currently Brazil is in a post-World Cup\/Olympic hangover, with the country\u2019s economy shrinking for two years in a row. This has resulted in reduction of energy consumption in every sector of the economy. Between 2015 and 2016, the economic sector that suffered the most was Agriculture, where there was a reduction of 10.4% in energy use.\u00a0 Energy use also has decreased across the energy (by 5.3%) and industrial sectors (1.1%). But on the other hand,\u00a0the energy sector has increased its domestic supply. Fortunately, the Brazilian economy is already showing good signs of recovery. It is expected that there will be a 60% growth in the domestic energy demand in the next decade, and therefore careful energy planning is needed.<\/p>\n<p>Currently Brazil\u00a0 has clean energy mix, with 46% of its energy from renewables (hydropower and biofuels). MUSE-Brazil aims to generate plausible transitions to ensure a low carbon energy system remains. The framework for the model is based on a global energy systems model, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainablegasinstitute.org\/home\/muse-energy-model\/\">MUSE ,\u00a0<\/a>being developed at SGI.\u00a0 MUSE-Brazil\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/MUSE-brazil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" class=\" wp-image-2882 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/MUSE-brazil-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>will help us understand what role natural gas (a transitional fuel) and biomethane will play in the energy system in 2050.<\/p>\n<p>So how does Brazil\u2019s developing gas market currently look? 10% of the country&#8217;s primary energy supply comes from gas. Brazil\u2019s gas reserves are around 388-453 billion m\u00b3, with a daily production rate in 2016 of 103.8 million m\u00b3 and a reinjection rate of 35.0 million m\u00b3. Brazil also imports 32.1 million m\u00b3\/day, mainly from the Bolivian pipeline and LNG imports. In the case of biogas and biomethane, despite a large production potential of between 63-100 million m\u00b3\/day (mainly from agriculture and livestock residues and vinasse),\u00a0 there are only 33 biogas power generation plants in operation. This accounts for 127 MW installed capacity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/Logo_oficial_EPE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2899\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/Logo_oficial_EPE-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In order to get a better understanding of the current Brazilian energy situation, I visited the largest two cities in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro and S\u00e3o Paulo. My first visit in May was to Rio and the EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica or Department Energy Research). This\u00a0 department is linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, and supports studies and research in planning the national energy sector.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, EPE was created in 2004 after blackouts occurred in the country at the beginning of the century, which was mainly attributed to lack of planning. It was also in this period that the majority of the current gas-based power plants installed capacity were put in place (<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.aneel.gov.br\/aplicacoes\/capacidadebrasil\/capacidadebrasil.cfm\">currently this stands at 12.9 GW<\/a>), and provides the much-needed energy security to the power system.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainablegasinstitute.org\/people\/dr-ricardo-gorini\/\">Ricardo Gorini\u2019s<\/a> team from the energy economic department\u00a0arranged meetings with specialists at each one of these sectors. As part of my work on MUSE-Brazil, I need to fully comprehend the specific characteristics of every energy subsector in the economy and the various interactions between them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/parceiros_COPPE.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"125\" class=\" wp-image-2885 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/parceiros_COPPE.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While in Rio, I also visited <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coppe.ufrj.br\/\">UFRJ-COPPE<\/a>\u00a0Energy Planning department led by Prof Roberto Schaeffer. This department is the first energy planning programme in Brazil and is recognised worldwide for its contributions to the international reports on climate change.\u00a0 Characterised by an interdisciplinary approach, it associates the technological dimension of energy with political, economic, social and environmental aspects. At COPPE, I learnt\u00a0 more about their own energy system model (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iiasa.ac.at\/web\/home\/about\/events\/ALucena_CAPES_25april2017.pdf\">MESSAGE-Brazil<\/a>) which aims to evaluate Brazil\u2019s role in a low carbon global economy and has been used to produce outputs for government and academic reports.<\/p>\n<p>As part of bigger\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fapesp.br\/en\/9750\">FAPESP\/NERC project<\/a>, MUSE-Brazil is only a small part of a wider collaborative research with the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP), University College London (UCL), University of Cardiff and University of Leeds. Other projects are looking at optimising bio-refinery efficiency, and the socio-economic impacts of bioenergy production, as well as examining land use and ecosystems impact of bioenergy production.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/research-centre-gas-innovation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2900\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/research-centre-gas-innovation-300x107.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>During my first visit to Brazil, I also spent\u00a0 time at USP which is also the home of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcgi.poli.usp.br\/\">Research Centre for Gas Innovation (RCGI)<\/a>. This Institute works very closely with the Sustainable Gas Institute (SGI). RCGI aims to examine the sustainable use of natural gas, biogas, hydrogen and management, transport, storage and and usage of carbon dioxide on a global scale.<\/p>\n<p>In late September, I returned again to S\u00e3o Paulo, and USP to present an update of MUSE-Brazil based on some of my findings from my first trip. Although the model is still in its early stages, this was also an opportunity to present at the joint SGI\/RCGI conference, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcgi.poli.usp.br\/events\/138-sustainable-gas-research-innovation-2017\/\">Sustainable Gas Research &amp; Innovation 2017.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2887\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/SGI-325.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-2887 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/SGI-325-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delegates at the Sustainable Gas Research &amp; Innovation Conference 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>RCGI projects are spread across three different disciplines: i) Engineering, ii) Physical-Chemistry and iii) Policies and Economics topics. At the conference, some of the most insightful presentations were, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcgi.poli.usp.br\/programmes-and-projects\/engineering-programme\/project-9\/\">Studies of the application of laser (LIDAR) for atmospheric pollution measurement<\/a>\u201d by Roberto Guardani, which focused on the application of remote sensing to measure fugitive emissions associated with the petroleum industry. I also enjoyed the presentation given by Renato Romio and Clayton Barcelos, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcgi.poli.usp.br\/programmes-and-projects\/engineering-programme\/project-29\/\">Development of a hybrid penta-fuel flex vehicle<\/a>\u201d which uses big data techniques to understand the use of a hybrid car in real traffic conditions with the aim of improving efficiency in the transport sector. It is planned that some of these outputs, directly or indirectly will be used in MUSE-Brazil to populate the model.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2892\" style=\"width: 134px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/FullSizeRender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-2892\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/sustainable-gas-institute\/files\/2017\/09\/FullSizeRender-154x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ivan in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several contacts and collaborations have been put in place from this visit.\u00a0 I am looking forward for the upcoming year and expecting great results from this collaboration. Most importantly, the insights gained from my experience at both at UFRJ\/EPE in Rio de Janeiro and USP in S\u00e3o Paulo has been crucial for understanding the requirements, needs, and challenges of the energy sector in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>What I am taking away from my time working in Brazil is that although there is still plenty of research to do, we are following the right path to understand the potential of Brazil in a low carbon economy. More data and modelling efforts are still necessary to produce robust outputs with MUSE-Brazil. The model should be ready by April 2019; we will provide open access to the code and the majority of the data.<\/p>\n<p><em>About the author: Ivan<\/em><em>\u00a0is currently based in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College. He\u00a0<\/em><em>has a degree and MSc from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a PhD in the Energy Institute at University College London. His areas of interest are energy analysis, thermodynamics, low-carbon technologies, energy systems modelling and optimisation.<\/em>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Ivan Garcia Kerdan, a research associate at the Sustainable\u00a0Gas Institute (SGI),\u00a0at Imperial College, is developing a specialised energy systems model for Brazil which will help ensure the country has a low carbon economy in the future. 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