Room: Poster Area
Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Time: 09:00 - 10:00 CEST
Session code 1CV.2
Biomass supply and value chains for energy and products
An Assessment of the Sustainable Energy Potential from Planted Forestry Biomass for Fossil and Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage: A Case Study in Southern Brazil
Short Introductive summary
This study evaluates the sustainable energy potential of planted forestry biomass for use in Fossil and Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (FBECCS) systems in southern Brazil. FBECCS enables electricity generation with net negative CO2 emissions, offering a just transition pathway for coal-dependent regions. The methodology defines five categories of biomass potential—Technical, Environmental, Sociocultural, Biodiversity, and Restrictive—based on spatial exclusions of sensitive areas using geoprocessing techniques. Sustainability criteria include protected environmental zones, sociocultural heritage sites, and biodiversity hotspots. Applied to Rio Grande do Sul, the analysis reveals that biodiversity constraints are the most limiting, reducing usable silvicultural area by nearly 50%, while environmental and sociocultural exclusions have minimal impact.
Presenter
Beatriz EL ASSAD
Fundacao COPPETEC, Energy Planning Dpt., BRAZIL
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Co-authors:
R. Moura, Centre for Energy and Environmental Economics (CENERGIA), Energy Planning Program (PPE), COPPE, Univ, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
B. Bezerra, Centre for Energy and Environmental Economics (CENERGIA), Energy Planning Program (PPE), COPPE, Univ, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
F. da Silva, Centre for Energy and Environmental Economics (CENERGIA), Energy Planning Program (PPE), COPPE, Univ, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
S. Hoffmann, School of Quemistry, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
A. Szklo, Centre for Energy and Environmental Economics (CENERGIA), Energy Planning Program (PPE), COPPE, Univ, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
R. Schaeffer, Centre for Energy and Environmental Economics (CENERGIA), Energy Planning Program (PPE), COPPE, Univ, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
Session reference: 1CV.2.21