Renewable energy grows in Brazil
Country has a vocation in this area with hydroelectricity and biomass
In the current Brazilian Energy Matrix, production corresponds to petroleum and derivatives (38.4%), hydroelectricity (15%), sugarcane (13.9%), firewood (13.1%), natural gas %), coal (6.4%), others (2.7%) and nuclear uranium (1.2%). Regarding clean and renewable energies we have hydroelectric (63.7%), biomass (27.8%), wind (7.8%) and solar (0.7%). According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy the demand for electricity in Brazil will increase around 20% in the next three decades. There is a close correlation between the country's total energy consumption and its economic growth, as measured by its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). At the moment, we eagerly seek substitutes and lower cost for oil derivatives and natural gas or diesel-powered thermoelectric plants using new energy sources. For a long time, we have been mixing anhydrous ethanol with gasoline, which improves the octane of the petroleum derivative and pollutes less. The sugarcane derivative will gain greater momentum in the RenovaBio Program, which will prioritize the increased production and use of renewable fuels. Even the best way to electrify vehicles is biofuels, with an emphasis on ethanol. In addition, we suppressed the use of lead compounds, added to gasoline, being the second Country in the world to achieve this, behind only in Japan. Worldwide, more than 4 million people die annually due to diseases associated with pollutants. Brazil is one of the countries that most uses biomass as a form of renewable and clean energy. This is not only due to the manufacture of ethanol and the compulsory use of sugarcane bagasse in the plant boilers, but also the burning of the waste from sawmills, agglomerates and cellulose, which use wood as raw material. Solar collectors have already been used on a large scale during World War I. To ensure a permanent production of hot water, even in the "sunless" periods, a conventional water system must be associated with the solar system. Common water heaters are most competitive in sunny climates. The direct conversion of sunlight into electrical energy is achieved by means of batteries, by a process that is usually called the photovoltaic effect. According to a recent study by the São Paulo Regional Council of Administration (CRASP), Brazil is currently one of the world's cleanest and most renewable energy sources.