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EUBCE 2024 - Danilo PERECIN - The Ability of Flex Fuel Vehicles to Absorb the Fluctuation of Seasonal Ethanol Supply in Brazil

The Ability of Flex Fuel Vehicles to Absorb the Fluctuation of Seasonal Ethanol Supply in Brazil

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Biomass strategies and policies

The Ability of Flex Fuel Vehicles to Absorb the Fluctuation of Seasonal Ethanol Supply in Brazil

Short Introductive summary

The Brazilian supply system for light vehicles, with a relevant share of hydrous ethanol supported by flex fuel technology, is also ideal for accommodating fluctuations and seasonality of its supply. The national production of the biofuel may vary from year to year due to several factors, for example: climatic conditions, which alter the productivity of the crop; international prices of sugar and oil, which may change the decision for the production mix of the mills with attached distilleries; and structural and financial conditions of the sugar-energy sector, as well as the scenario of incentives and public policies. These flex fuel vehicles enable the use of hydrous ethanol and the accommodation of variations in the national supply of the biofuel, both temporal and geographical, promoting the reduction of logistics costs. In this article, we sought to demonstrate that the fleet of flex fuel vehicles contributes to the security of national supply and for Brazil to have one of the cleanest road transport matrices in the world. This is because these vehicles enable the use of hydrous ethanol and the accommodation of variations in the national supply of the biofuel.

Presenter

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Danilo PERECIN

Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation - Universidade de São Paulo, BRAZIL

Presenter's biography

Danilo Perecin is a chemical engineer and holds a PhD in energy planning from the University of São Paulo, when he was a visiting researcher at the Centre for Environmental Policy - Imperial College London. He is a public servant at the biofuels department of Brazil's Energy Research Office (EPE), a body tasked with providing data and studies to support the Ministry of Mines

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Co-authors:

D. Perecin, Empresa de Pesquisa Energética, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
D. Abensur Gandelman, Empresa de Pesquisa Energética, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
M. Damião Besteti Ribeiro, Empresa de Pesquisa Energética, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
R. Barros Araujo, Empresa de Pesquisa Energética, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL

Session reference: 2BV.9.10