RDP Energia investirá em biometano
A distribuidora de combustíveis RDP Energia irá investir R$50 milhões para construir uma usina de biometano no Paraná.
A companhia processará o biogás produzido pelo Centro Internacional de Energias Renováveis (CIBiogás), que executa um projeto piloto em Toledo, no oeste do Paraná.
Toledo é um importante polo de produtores de suínos e aves. A região pode alimentar a CIBiogás com 340 m³/d de dejetos suínos e até 2,9 t/d de carcaças de animais.
A unidade estará totalmente operacional em 2024 e atingirá a capacidade de 7,3 milhões de m³/ano de biogás em 2026, quando a planta de processamento de biometano da RDP Energia começará a produzir 3 milhões de m³/ano do produto.
A empresa pretende utilizar o biometano para abastecer indústrias regionais e produzir bio-GNV para atender a demanda do setor de transportes em Toledo e Cascavel.
O próximo passo será pesquisar mais aplicações de biogás para produzir combustível de aviação sustentável (SAF, na sigla em inglês), disse o presidente da CIBiogás, Rafael Gonzalez.
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