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T1 Comparison of externalities of biogas and photovoltaic solar energy for energy planning
A1 Gonçalves Rigueira Pinheiro Castro, Pedro Henrique
A1 Filho, Delly Oliveira
A1 Rosa, André Pereira
A1 Navas Gracia, Luis Manuel
A1 Almeida Silva, Thais Cristina
A1 Castro, Pedro Henrique Gonçalves Rigueira Pinheiro
K1 Renewable energy
K1 Public policies
K1 Indirect impacts
K1 Avoided emissions
K1 Quality of life
AB The Brazilian electricity matrix is around 80% renewable, and it has registered continuous growth in the expansion of biogas and photovoltaic (PV) systems. The main current Brazilian incentive program for the distributed generation of renewable energy, through a single net metering tariff, that is, a generation compensation system in credits to the consumer who owns the generating unit, does not seem to be effective to promote the expected growth of the biogas. Thus, the objective of this paper was to evaluate quantitatively and qualitatively a set of significant externalities for both sources to contribute to a more realistic energy planning. The externalities quantitatively evaluated for these two renewable sources were: avoided emissions, employment and income, biofertilizers for biogas and use as a constructive element for PV systems. A significant result was that the economic value of the externalities of biogas can exceed those of PV systems for the rural producer by more than 11 times, for society by 1.7 times. It is concluded that, due to the value of biogas externalities being much higher economically than those of PV systems, Brazilian public policies for energy planning should prioritize biogas over solar photovoltaic energy systems.
PB Elsevier
SN 0301-4215
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/82072
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/82072
LA spa
NO Energy Policy, Mayo 2024, vol. 188, p. 114070
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 24-ene-2026