Análise da viabilidade para a produção e utilização de um gerador a combustão por etanol

Abstract

The increasing consumption of fossil fuels has drawn attention from pubic organs all over the world. The search for ways to reduce consumption through the use of renewable fuels is a topic discussed and researched today. In Brazil ethanol is a fuel that has great production potential. The use of electricity generators when done correctly and at more critical times where the price of energy from the grid is more expensive, can be an alternative to reduce costs with electric energy in addition to supplying possible power outages. Considering this scenario and also the search of the electric power company CEEE in the partnership for investment in research and development of an ethanol generator together with UFSM, the present study seeks to prove the economic viability of the production of a generator to the ethanol combustion with Return in royalties to the investing company and also to the public institution. The investment payback times were presented for three different analyzes. The study showed that a possible industrial production is feasible, but with regard to the purchase and use of the same the viability was not confirmed due to the high initial investment cost.