Remote monitoring of biogas plants Brazilian cases William

Remote monitoring of biogas plants: Brazilian cases William Carlos Marenda

ELECTRICAL POWER MATRIX BRAZIL – 2018 Biomass 9% Solar Nuclear 1% 1% [NOME DA CATEGORIA] <1% (149 MW) Wind 9% 0% Total of 163 GW Eletrical Power Fossil 16% Hydro 64% Source: National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) http: //www 2. aneel. gov. br/aplicacoes/capacidadebrasil/Operacao. Capacidade. Brasil. cfm

BIOGAS PRODUCTION POTENCIAL IN BRASIL SUGARCANE* 39 BI m³/year LIVESTOCK* TOTAL 9 BI m³/year 52 BI m³/year ELETRIC ENERGY ~100 TWh/year SLAUGHTERHOUSE* 4 BI m³/ano *Source: Associação Brasileira de Biogas https: //www. abiogas. org. br/setor-no-brasil 22 % of brazilian eletric energy consumption in 2018 (472 TWh)

BIOGAS BARRIERS IN BRAZIL Lack of technological development in the biogas sector in Brazil Lack of skilled labor and suppliers specialized in biogas High importing costs Lack of specific regulations and public policy

MOST COMMON DIGESTER IN BRAZIL

CASE 1 – ITAIPU BIOGAS PLANT 6 TON/day Organic residues from restaurantes 80 VEHICLES Itaipu’s fleet 450 M³ /day Methane produced

CASE 1 – ITAIPU BIOGAS PLANT

CASE 2 - ENTRE RIOS DO OESTE/PR 17 RURAL PROPERTIES 39. 000 SWINES 21 km pipeline 480 k. W Installed Power 145 % City Hall Eletric Energy Consumption

CASE 2 - ENTRE RIOS DO OESTE/PR DIGESTATE LAGOON PIGGERY DIGESTER

CASE 2 - ENTRE RIOS DO OESTE/PR POWER PLANT

CASE 2 - ENTRE RIOS DO OESTE/PR CHP UNIT GASOMETERS

CASE 2 - ENTRE RIOS DO OESTE/PR FARMS POWER PLANT

Dashboard Rural Properties User Lo. Ra WAN node Measuring sensors Router CHP Controler Power Plant Switch web server Database CHP units Measuring sensors

Biogás temperature, pressure and flow meter Electronic board of the Lo. Ra Node device

ACKNOWNLEDGMENT We thank COPEL Ge. T for funding the project PD 6491 -0287/2012

CONTACT DETAILS CIBIOGÁS CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ENERGIA RENOVÁVEIS Foz do Iguaçu – Paraná – Brasil www. cibiogas. org | cibiogas@cibiogas. org William Carlos Marenda Projects and Technologies +55 (45) 3576 -7461 | +55 (45) 9 -9125 -7507 william. cm@cibiogas. org