The Energy Digital Year in Stories: May

December 27, 2024

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Raízen is the third largest Brazilian energy company by revenue

We look at the articles that made the news across the energy space 2024. Today, it is April's turn, featuring Raízen, Formula E, DHL and Rockwell

Behind Raízen, Brazil’s Sugar-Driven Biofuel Powerhouse

Raízen steps up to the plate as one of the world’s most innovative and sustainability-centric energy producers, giving a glimpse into what the future of clean energy could look like in Brazil as well as the wider world.

Its CEO Ricardo Mussa is one of the Americas’ leading Energy chiefs, heading up a team of 46,000 professionals dedicated to sustainable solutions for multiple industries.

Raízen’s home country of Brazil is the world's biggest producer of biofuel derived from sugarcane. Raízen itself is the country's largest exporter of sugar and ethanol, and, as of last year, its extensive sugarcane growing operations produced 3.5 billion litres of ethanol and produced 2.9TWh of electricity from biomass-fueled cogeneration facilities.

The Brazilian giant — the third largest Brazilian energy company by revenue and the fifth largest in the country — plays a significant role in the global bioenergy market. This is thanks to its work in serving more than 50 million end consumers each year with 35 billion litres of fuel sold, 11.3 million tons of sugar sold, and 3 billion litres of cane ethanol produced.

It makes significant investments in the clean energy and sustainability spaces, helping reshape it alongside the growing demand for cleaner fuels while enhancing the value extracted from crops and by-products.

In simple terms, this is done through sugar biofuels — a win-win as this boosts business profits by meeting the growing demand for clean energy and helping the environment by reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainable farming.

Operating in Argentina and Paraguay as well as Brazil through the distribution of fuels, Raízen works, through advanced technologies, to play a leading role in the energy transition by expanding its portfolio of renewable energy sources.

Shanghai: Formula E & DHL Champion Green Logistics with SAF

Groundbreaking moves in sport and energy efficiency continue to take place, this time centring around electrified motorsport and the logistics that make it happen.

Formula E and DHL – its official founding and logistics partner – have shared that the all-electric ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has transported its teams’ and championship freight from Berlin to Shanghai using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Transported via DHL’s GoGreen Plus service on three planes, Formula E has managed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions for the trip by 80% while still safely moving 257 tons of freight safely from one side of the world to the other.

DHL’s GoGreen Plus service reduces carbon emissions by approximately 1,145 tonnes CO2e compared to standard air freight methods.

Formula E’s use of SAF marks a pivotal moment in the journey towards greener logistics in sport. The partnership with DHL not only highlights the potential of SAF in reducing emissions but also sets an example of how the sporting world can lead in sustainability, driving positive change for a greener future.

Julia Pallé, VP of Sustainability at Formula E says: “This next big milestone in our sustainability journey builds on more than a decade of collaboration and success between Formula E and DHL.

“Together we continue to innovate and redefine sustainable mobility, ensuring we maintain our position as the world’s most sustainable sport.”