Atvos advances in the construction of a biomethane plant in Mato Grosso do Sul.

Atvos announced this Thursday (27) progress in the construction of its first biomethane plant, which will be installed next to the Santa Luzia Plant, in Nova Alvorada do Sul, in Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). The project, which marks a new stage in the company's operations, has an investment exceeding R$ 350 millionThe unit will have the capacity to produce approximately 28 million cubic meters of biomethane per harvest, utilizing sugarcane byproducts such as vinasse and filter cake. Recently, the inoculum reception phase began, an essential input to enable the biological process of biofuel production. In addition to the unit under construction, Atvos is evaluating the implementation of more seven plants in its other plants in Brazil. The combined potential of the eight units is approximately 137 million cubic meters of biomethane per harvestWith the full implementation of the project, the company estimates reductions of up to 88.3% of emissions are associated with the use of diesel..

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.