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São José — 85 MW Biomass

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São José is a 85 MW biomass power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
85 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1994

Year online

Owner
Eletrobras

Operator

Location
-22.48, -48.77

Coordinates

Insights

#306
largest in Brazil
#102
largest Biomass worldwide
#10,949
largest worldwide
1994
11 yrs older than avg
63
operated by Eletrobras
47
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
85 MW
Commissioned
1994
Status
Operational
Owner
Eletrobras
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-22.484, -48.771

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
111,062 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2,776,558 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

24,144
cars / year
14,808
homes / year
5,048,287
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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Chavantes

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Usina Hidreletrica de Chavantes

Brazil · Hydroelectric

414MW · 1959

Nova Avanhandava (Rui Barbosa)

Brazil · Hydroelectric

347MW · 1982

Promissão (Mário Lopes Leão)

Brazil · Hydroelectric

264MW · 1975

Guaimbe

Brazil · Solar

150MW · 2017

Barra Bonita

Brazil · Hydroelectric

141MW · 1963

About this plant

São José is an 84.805 MW biomass power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 1994.

Ranked #33 of 425 biomass plants in Brazil, São José contributes 0.67% to the country’s total biomass capacity of 12,644 MW. The largest biomass plant in Brazil is Klabin Celulose at 330 MW, making São José 4.1 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Barra Bonita (140.76 MW, Hydro), Bariri (136.8 MW, Hydro), and Barra Bioenergia (136 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in São Paulo state, approximately 200 km northwest of São Paulo city.

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