Fuel Switching Project in Rio de Janeiro (Guaraí, Itabira & Santa Izabel Ceramics)

Description: This project is composed of three small ceramic businesses; Guaraí, Itabira and Santa Izabel ceramics, situated in the Itaboraí municipality, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. They produce structural ceramic products such bricks, to be sold in the regional market. The ceramics had used heavy oils as fuels for the kilns to produce its products, endangering the fragile ecosystems in the region. The project has replaced the heavy oils used in production to renewable biomass to generate thermal energy for the ceramic kilns. The new biomass came from sawdust and wood residues from areas of reforestation.

Project Type:	Fuel Substitution
Location:	Itaboraí, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Quantity:	423,036 tonnes CO₂e total
Accounting period:	10 years
Operator:	Sustainable Carbon
Standard:	SOCIALCARBON + VCS
Supported by:	Sustainable Carbon (Brazil)
Entry created:	2nd March 2010
Last updated:	22nd July 2010

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Project Description Document (PDD): PDD - Guaraí, Itabira & Santa Izabel Ceramics (link only)

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