Natural gas: The option for a sustainable development and energy in the state of Amazonas

Natural gas: The option for a sustainable development and energy in the state of Amazonas

The historical scenery of the fossil fuels used for power generation in the state of Amazonas (AM), indicates a great economic loss and imposes severe restrictions on the regional development of the region. This urged the necessity of seeking alternative energy sources that are cleaner, safer and le...

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Published in:Energy policy Vol. 38; no. 7; pp. 3830 - 3836
Main Authors: Frota, Willamy M., Sá, José Alberto S., Moraes, Sinfrônio S.B., Rocha, Brígida R.P., Ismail, Kamal A.R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01-07-2010
Elsevier
Elsevier Science Ltd
Series:Energy Policy
Subjects:
Alternative energy
Alternative energy sources
Amazonas
Amazonas (state), Brazil
Applied sciences
Brazil
Economic data
Economics
Electric power generation
Electric power plants
Electricity generation
Energy
Energy economics
Energy policy
Exact sciences and technology
Fossil fuels
Fossil fuels and derived products
Fuels
Gas
Gas pipelines
General, economic and professional studies
Implantation
Isolated systems
Isolated systems Natural gas State of Amazonas
Natural gas
Pipelines
Power plants
Regional development
Regional planning
Renewable energy sources
State of Amazonas
Studies
Sustainable development
Thermoelectricity
South America
America
Amazon Basin
Brazil
Amazonas Brazil
Brazil, Amazonas, Urucu
Brazil, Amazonas, Manaus
Brazil, Amazonas
Isolated systems
Natural gas
State of Amazonas
Isolated system
Sustainable development
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Summary:The historical scenery of the fossil fuels used for power generation in the state of Amazonas (AM), indicates a great economic loss and imposes severe restrictions on the regional development of the region. This urged the necessity of seeking alternative energy sources that are cleaner, safer and less expensive. In this way, the province of Urucu’s natural gas, in Coari—city of the state of Amazonas (AM), presents itself as the best short term option to substitute the petroleum derived liquid fuels by the natural gas for operating thermoelectric power plants not only in the city of Manaus—capital of the state of Amazonas, but also in the other seven cities in the state along the main trajectory of the Coari–Manaus pipeline. Additionally, natural gas can be considered as a viable option for the implantation of the natural gas based chemical pole in the state. In a manner the natural gas will be used for the implantation of many gas based projects highly sustainable and will certainly result in numerous improvements in the state of Amazonas from the social, economic and ambient points of view.
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ISSN:0301-4215
1873-6777
DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.003