Encontro de Energia no Meio Rural
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Abstract

RODRIGUES, Mônica, XAVIER, Diogo, SOUZA, Rubem et al. O Projeto NERAM: modelo de negócio de energia elétrica em comunidades isoladas na Amazônia.. In: ENCONTRO DE ENERGIA NO MEIO RURAL, 6., 2006, Campinas. Proceedings online... Available from: <http://www.proceedings.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=MSC0000000022006000200017&lng=en&nrm=abn>. Acess on: 19 May. 2024.

This work presents an overview of the ongoing NERAM - A model for Eletric Power Enterprise in isolated comunities in the Amazon, a project from CDEAM (Center for Amazonian Energetic development), financed by CNPq (National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development). This project aims at estabilishing a model for rural eletrcification asssociated with income generation and based on the sustainable use of local resources. This paper presents the most relevant aspects of the context as well as a general description of the project. The current rural power suply, the socio-economic condition of isolatred comunities, the income generation from acai pulp and the sistem generation, the biomass caracterization are topics adressed herewith. This text aims at a global outlook and to provide basic understanding of the project, since specific papers will adress these issues separately and in depth.