Cunha, Paulo Eduardo VieiraSilva, Ana Luiza Ferreira da2019-12-032021-09-202019-12-032021-09-202019-11-20SILVA, Ana Luiza Ferreira da. Potencial de aproveitamento energético do biogás produzido no Aterro Sanitário Metropolitano de Natal. 2019. 55 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Engenharia Ambiental) - Centro de Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2019.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/37069Intensification of consumption has increased solid waste generation and, although Brazilian legislation has defined a form of environmentally suitable disposal in the Plano Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, one of the environmental concerns regarding this final disposal refers to the fact that landfills are sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Part of the gravimetric composition of Brazilian waste is organic waste that, when anaerobically decomposed by bacteria, releases methane-rich biogas, one of the biggest villains of the greenhouse effect. However, currently numerous works are being developed in order to provide the energy use of this gas. In this context and in view of the need to renew Brazil's energy matrix, the country is considered a great power for useful energy generation through biogas. Thus, based on data on the amount of organic waste disposed of in the Aterro Sanitário Metropolitano de Natal and applying them to the Biogas, generation and energy use - Aterro 1.0 software developed by the São Paulo State Environmental Company (CETESB) in order to estimate the amount of methane gas produced in the landfill and the available power were estimated, which averaged approximately 23.5 million m³ / year and 19.9 thousand kW, respectively. From the results obtained, it was inferred that the energy available in this study area between 2020 and 2066 can be used to supply, on average, a population of about 118 thousand inhabitants, and can be considered a good energy alternative source.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/Resíduos sólidos. Estimativa de metano. Potência disponível.Solid waste. Estimation of methane. Available power.bachelorThesis