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Bioenergy in LATIN AMERICA

The map above indicates the productive forest area in relation to the total area of the countries.

The map shows the fuelwood production in the different countries. The values are expressed in (metric) tonnes per capita. The energy equivalent of one tonne of wood is roughly 3.8 MWh.

The values are based on the Survey of Energy Resources 2004, published by the World Energy Council WEC (forest area: Survey 2001). They have been used with permission of the editor Elsevier, Oxford.

http://www.energie-atlas.ch/bi-100.htm

The map above shows the availability of sugar cane bagasse in the different countries. The values are expressed in (metric) tonnes per capita. The energy equivalent of one tonne of bagasse is roughly 2.5 MWh.

The energy potential reaches an interesting level in the sugar producing countries.

The values are based on the Survey of Energy Resources 2004, published by the World Energy Council WEC. They have been used with permission of the editor Elsevier, Oxford.

http://www.energie-atlas.ch/bi-200.htm

Countries

Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Brazil | Bolivia | Chile | Colombia | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador | French Guayana | Grenada | Guatemala | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Jamaica | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Suriname | Trinidad Tobago | Uruguay | Venezuela

Related GENI Resources

Definition Bioenergy
Current Articles on Renewable Energy Resources and Transmission
National Energy Grid Maps

Links

LAMNET (Latin America Thematic Network on Bioenergy)
Bioenergy World Americas
Aston University to train Latin America in bioenergy