Translated from the release in Brazil
CERES NEWS | World Markets Brazil Biomass Power
Ceres Seeds presents the feasibility of High Biomass Sorghum Blade® in Brazil
Sorghum hybrids for high biomass company show performance that enhances their attractiveness to the consumer market bagasse and other biomass
São Paulo (SP) - The executive sales manager at Ceres Seeds of Brazil, Wagner Seara, participates in the period 3-5's November 2014 edition of the World forum Biomass Power Markets Brazil. The theme will be executive Blade® Biomass Sorghum: an alternative to add to the business of bioenergy in Brazil. Seara focus Blade® the varieties available in the Brazilian market and the good results obtained with the cultivation and processing of the product, as well as prospects for the future.
The calorific value of the biomass Blade® High hybrids, the company said, exceeded that of cane sugar in comparative tests in the last harvest. The average yield was 26-34 tons / ha at 50% moisture, depending on the region, reaching up to 47 tons per hectare, also at 50% humidity.
Studies show that the company has a total production cost of hybrid Blade® High Biomass is between £ 65 and £ 85 per ton, 50% humidity, the plant delivered (CIF) considering the distance of 20km. The useful calorific value (PCU) measured at 50% moisture, underscores Seara, reached a significant level of 1829 Kcal / Kg.
"The competitive advantage of high-biomass sorghum is confirmed each season," adds Wagner Seara. "In the current energy scenario, biomass sorghum Blade® brings additional businesses operating biomass boilers and intended to provide electricity to the grid ANEEL opportunity. Sorghum Biomass Blade® can still be applied to all types of boilers, respecting the technical characteristics of the product and small basic settings. There is also the option of mixing of sorghum with other types of biomass, "anticipates lecturer executive.
Founded in the US in 1996, Ceres Seeds arrived in Brazil for about four years. The company has exclusivity in one of the largest banks in the world sorghum germplasm and brought the whole process of improvement for Brazil to achieve gains in culture, adjusting the product according to the growing conditions in different regions of the country.
The forum World Biomass Power Markets Brazil held at the Hotel Tivoli, in the city of São Paulo.
More about Ceres
Ceres Seeds is a biotechnology company that develops and markets seeds of agricultural crops. The company combines the advanced breeding and biotechnology to provide cutting-edge solutions ante limiting the supply of raw materials for renewable energy in the sugarcane industry and the industrial area. Also operates in the animal feed sector. Hybrid seeds and Ceres are marketed under the brand BLADE®.
In Brazil, Ceres is focused on expanding the sorghum line and development of biotech traits for cane sugar. Recently, the company was awarded funds from PAISS, BNDES and FINEP program to consolidate the advances in sorghum crop varieties and research of transgenic sugarcane and energy cane. www.ceressementes.com.br
