EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF SUGARCANE BIOMASS IN THE HÉCTOR RODRÍGUEZ SUGAR FACTORY USING THE RESIDUE-TO-PRODUCT RATIO

Abstract

Introduction:
Energy resource assessments should be used to determine the size or energy production capacity of an area, or to make a decision on the location of a plant. The evaluation of the sugarcane biomass potential that could be obtained, in a sustainable way, varies significantly and covers a large range since all the estimates are based on different criteria and assumptions.
Objective:
To assess the behavior of potential sugarcane biomass, by the residue to product ratio method, in the period between 2007 and 2021 at the Héctor Rodríguez sugar mill for its use in power generation.
Materials and Methods:
The residue-to-product ratio calculation method is used, by means of the statistical information of cane and bagasse production obtained from the industry.
Results and Discussion:
The results allowed obtaining the values of the average RRP 0.3 and the average of the potential biomass 108 974 _tbagasse that enable the evaluation of the sugarcane biomass in the Héctor Rodríguez sugar company.
Conclusions:
The closeness of the average RRP calculated to values reported in the literature supports the result obtained. The determined average potential biomass allows planning the use of the bagasse energy resource in the Héctor Rodríguez sugar company. The technological changes made as of 2016 suggest the need for a new evaluation to determine the potential sugarcane biomass in the aforementioned sugar company.