Project

Production of sustainable, renewable biomass-based charcoal for the iron and steel industry in Brazil

Lead country

Brazil

Participating countries

Brazil

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From June 12, 2015 to June 12, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 9.4 Upgrade infrastructure, retrofit industries for sustainability
  2. 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy

Project ID: 4675

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy efficiency

Sub-area(s)

  • Type: Thermal
  • Resource: Biomass
  • Industrial

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Industrial site

Transformed sector(s)

  • Materials and manufacturing
  • Energy
  • Coal

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Innovative approaches
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Law regulation
  • Capacity building
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Alternative energy sources
  • Technical capacity building
  • Energy finance

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 9.4 Upgrade infrastructure, retrofit industries for sustainability
  • 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Iron and Steel

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration

About this project

Description

The objective of the proposed UNDP/GEF initiative is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the iron and steel sector in the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais, by (i) developing and demonstrating enhanced, clean conversion technologies for renewable, biomass-based charcoal production, and (ii) implementing an effective, supportive policy framework. The renewable biomass resources for charcoal production are obtained from existing or new, sustainably-grown eucalyptus plantations.

Objectives

To develop and demonstrate enhanced, clean conversion technologies for renewable, biomass-based charcoal production, supported by an effective policy framework.

USD $7,200,000

Grant amount

USD $36,835,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($7,200,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Brazil

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

A policy framework has been implemented to promote the use of renewable biomass-based charcoal by the I&S sector, supported by an internationally recognized system for monitoring achieved GHG emission reductions

 Indicators:

Average gravimetric yield implemented technologies
GHG emissions reductions (Mton CO2eq)
Investment capital leveraged for efficient charcoal production
Number of commercially demonstrated efficient charcoal conversion technologies.
Policy and regulatory framework (for renewable charcoal use in Minas Gerais)[1]
Acceptable methodologies and criteria to assess charcoal production chains.
Financial incentives for (a) use of renewable charcoal by I&S sector in MG; (b) investment in efficient, clean charcoal production chains
MRV system for charcoal production and GHG benefits for I&S sector agents
Renewable charcoal strategy in MG
(a) Number of developed business models; (b) number of expressions of interest (EoI) from local charcoal producers; (c) seminar/workshop on efficient charcoal production chains.
(a) Training material; (b) Number of training programs implemented
By-products utilization technology program carried out.
Charcoal technology test program carried out.
(a) Documents and presentations with best practices; (b) international event to disseminate clean charcoal production
(a) Number of efficient, clean charcoal production facilities in place; (b) Charcoal production per plant (tons/yr); (c) Wood-charcoal conversion rate per plant (%); (d) GHG emission reductions per plant (tons CO2eq/yr)
Consultancies to support project development
Tender mechanism negotiated and formalized
Outcome 2:

The technology and human capacity base for clean charcoal conversion in Brazil is strengthened by technical assistance and targeted training.
Outcome 3:

Commercial charcoal production facilities are built under a competitive bidding mechanism to deliver objectively verifiable renewable, biomass-based charcoal and GHG emission reductions.
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Production of sustainable, renewable biomass-based charcoal for the iron and steel industry in Brazil

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