The Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) defended, on Tuesday (12), the construction of a positive agenda for the generation of energy in agriculture from renewable sources, such as forest and sugarcane biomass, in addition to wind and solar energy. The topic was discussed at a meeting in Brasília between the president of the National Forestry and Agroforestry Commission of the CNA, Walter Resende, and technical advisor Maciel Silva, with the secretary of Planning and Energy Development of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Reive Barros.
Among the CNA's proposals for this agenda are greater participation of renewable sources in public energy auctions and the creation of alternatives for rural producers to sell this input as a source of income and generate their own energy on rural properties.
“One of the issues was energy auctions. There is huge potential for forest biomass and sugarcane, but participation in these auctions is still minimal. We proposed to the government that some adjustments be made in the long term so that we can increase the participation of these sources,” reported technical advisor Maciel Silva.
According to him, the CNA seeks to outline some actions to change the way energy is generated, starting to use renewable inputs, mainly on rural properties, from non-polluting raw materials, to diversify the national energy matrix and contribute to the country's development.
“We want to improve the quality of the energy that reaches rural producers to reduce the peaks of oscillation through the generation of their own energy. We also advocate that they be able to generate energy to sell and have alternative sources of income,” he added.
He recalled that the sale of energy is seen positively, especially in the Northeast, due to the climate problems in the region and the potential for exploring solar and wind energy.
Source: agrolink | Author: CNA – BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK CONFEDERATION
