Brazil is seeking to diversify its energy sources and will have more than 7 gigawatts in wind power generation capacity by the end of 2014, enough for about 13 million homes, according to Brazilian wind power association Abeeolica. Eletrosul Centrais Eletricas SA, a Brazilian state-run power company, received authorization from the Planning Ministry to … Continue reading Eletrosul to borrow $84 million for wind energy in Brazil from KfW
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Vestas loses wind power order in Brazil to Spanish Gamesa
Wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Energy lost a major contract in Brazil to Spanish rival Gamesa because the Danish company does not have the required local production to get cheap funding for its customer. The 254 megawatt (MW) order from CPFL Renováveis, part of CPFL Energia, was cancelled due to changes in Brazil’s regulations after … Continue reading Vestas loses wind power order in Brazil to Spanish Gamesa
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Vestas’ Brazil wind power order cancelled
Vestas can hereby inform that delivery of a 254 MW project to the customer CPFL Renováveis in Brazil has been cancelled. CPFL Renováveis and Vestas are currently in the process of discussing the details of the cancellation and its related consequences. The cancellation relates to changes to local Brazilian legislation which occurred after the contract … Continue reading Vestas’ Brazil wind power order cancelled
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Enel Green Power is growing in Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa and Morocco, increasing its wind energy and solar power capacity
Enel Green Power’s growth in the renewable energy markets of new emerging nations like Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa and Morocco continues, creating a network of worksites, new plants and tenders that stretches across the Atlantic Ocean. Work has started at the Talinay Poniente site for the construction of a new 61-megawatt wind farm. The … Continue reading Enel Green Power is growing in Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa and Morocco, increasing its wind energy and solar power capacity
Continue readingGamesa signs new wind power contract for the supply of 110 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines in Brazil
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed its first contract1 with CPFL Renováveis, a subsidiary of CPFL Energia, one of Brazil’s leading electric utilities, for the supply of 110 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines (220 MW) at nine wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte, in north-eastern Brazil. The turbines … Continue reading Gamesa signs new wind power contract for the supply of 110 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines in Brazil
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Brazil has created a unique energy matrix to fulfill its ever-growing energy needs
In the near future Brazil will remain South America’s economic engine, as can be seen by the country’s current economic surges. Many of Brazil’s recent economic successes have been closely related to energy developments, as well as the country’s unique energy infrastructure. This matrix includes a strong presence of renewable sources, particularly sugarcane and hydropower … Continue reading Brazil has created a unique energy matrix to fulfill its ever-growing energy needs
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Voltalia Starts Output From First Brazilian Wind Power Project
Voltalia SA, a French clean-energy producer, started operating its first wind power complex in Brazil. The first 3 megawatts of power from the Areia Branca project in the northeastern state of Rio Grande do Norte are online, the Neuilly-Sur-Seine-based company said. Voltalia said it expects to reach 90 megawatts of output by year end. … Continue reading Voltalia Starts Output From First Brazilian Wind Power Project
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Alstom has announced the third shift of its wind turbines factory located in Camaçari, State of Bahia, Brazil
Alstom’s announces the third shift of its wind turbines factory located in Camaçari, State of Bahia, Brazil, which will now reach a total manufacturing and assembly capacity of up to 900 MW per year. When the factory was inaugurated in 2011, its total production capacity was 300 MW. This was enhance in 2012 to 600 … Continue reading Alstom has announced the third shift of its wind turbines factory located in Camaçari, State of Bahia, Brazil
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Top Wind Power Markets 2014: China, Germany, Brazil, India, and USA
The worldwide wind energy capacity reached 336,327 MW by the end of June 2014, out of which 17,613 MW were added in the fi rst six months of 2014. This increase is a substantially higher than in the first half of 2013 and 2012, when 13,9 GW respectively 16,4 GW were added. All wind turbines installed … Continue reading Top Wind Power Markets 2014: China, Germany, Brazil, India, and USA
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Iberdrola Wins Permission to Start Two Brazilian Wind Power Plants
Iberdrola SA and developer Neoenergia SA were authorized to start operations at two wind farms in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Brazil’s electricity regulator, known as Aneel, granted permission yesterday for Caetite II and III to start generating power, according to a decision published by the official gazette. The facilities, which each have a … Continue reading Iberdrola Wins Permission to Start Two Brazilian Wind Power Plants
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Brazil will hold its second regional solar power auction
Brazil State to Have Solar Auction as It Seeks Local Panel Plant. Brazil will hold its second regional solar energy auction amid an effort to spur local panel manufacturing. Minas Gerais, in southeastern Brazil, is finalizing the rules for the November auction, Guilherme Augusto Duarte de Faria, superintendent of the state’s Economic Development Secretary, said … Continue reading Brazil will hold its second regional solar power auction
Continue readingBrazil will boost wind power as drought undermines hydro
By 2023, Brazil will have the capacity to generate 22.4 gigawatts of wind power, the government’s Energy Research Agency said. Brazil, the second-largest hydroelectric generator in the world, will expand the use of wind energy over the next ten years as the worst drought in decades raises concerns over the stability of hydro power. … Continue reading Brazil will boost wind power as drought undermines hydro
Continue readingBrazil to invest $14.9 bn in wind power between 2015 and 2018
Brazil plans to invest nearly $14.9 billion in wind power projects between 2015 and 2018 to boost the amount of installed capacity from that renewable source to 7,227 MW, according the Brazilian Wind Energy Association, ABEeolica. The association estimates that between 2005 and the end of 2014 Brazilian wind energy generation will have avoided 6.5 … Continue reading Brazil to invest $14.9 bn in wind power between 2015 and 2018
Continue readingBrazil’s wind power sector gets ready to build 2GW of capacity a year
Brazil has postponed, for a second time, an energy auction for new capacity to give developers more time to submit proposals for hydroelectric and fossil fuel-burning power plants. As Brazil’s wind energy sector gets ready to build 2GW of capacity a year, Brazilian wind power association ABEEólica is studying proposals that would allow projects to … Continue reading Brazil’s wind power sector gets ready to build 2GW of capacity a year
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Brazil wind energy will invest $7 billion in Brazil’s wind power sector this year
Renewable energy developers will invest $7 billion in Brazil’s wind power sector this year as the source continues its rapid expansion in South America’s largest country. But the sector must overcome supply chain concerns to ensure the success of new projects, according to Brazil’s association Abeeólica. “It’s an emerging challenge but we have to overcome … Continue reading Brazil wind energy will invest $7 billion in Brazil’s wind power sector this year
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Wind energy in Brazil is among the cheapest sources of power
Enercon GmbH’s Wobben Windpower is losing contracts in Brazil after tax authorities canceled some exemptions for wind power manufacturers in the country. The Brazil unit of Germany’s Enercon had a single customer so far this year, Mathias Moser, a vice president of Wobben, said. The company had considered leaving South America’s fastest-growing market after Brazilian … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil is among the cheapest sources of power
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Acciona Windpower wins 54 MW Brazil wind energy order
Acciona Windpower has signed a 54M W supply deal in Brazil, and said it is close to clinching another 117 MW in the South American country. The 54MW order – Acciona’s seventh in Brazil – is for 18 of its AW125/3000 wind turbines on 120-metre concrete towers. The wind turbines will go to the Santa … Continue reading Acciona Windpower wins 54 MW Brazil wind energy order
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GE Celebrates Wind Energy Milestones in Brazil
GE (NYSE: GE) announced today it has achieved a total installed capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) of wind energy in Brazil. During the first half of 2014, GE connected 381 wind turbines to the grid in Brazil, providing 600 megawatts (MW) of capacity to the country. In one week alone, GE connected 184 of these … Continue reading GE Celebrates Wind Energy Milestones in Brazil
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Alstom’s wind turbines offered highest yield in the Brazilian wind energy market
ONS (National Power System Operator) released the monthly commercial operation and generation results from wind power market in Brazil. The measurement, which determines the evolution and the production level of the wind farms, presented that Novo Horizonte and Seabra wind farms, from Brotas complex, which wind turbines ECO86 were designed, delivered, installed and commissioned by Alstom, and … Continue reading Alstom’s wind turbines offered highest yield in the Brazilian wind energy market
Continue readingEletrosul to expand Brazilian wind power
Last month, Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA announced it won an order to supply 24 wind turbines capable of generating 48 megawatts to Cerro Chato. The turbines are scheduled for delivery this year. Eletrosul Centrais Eletricas SA, a Brazilian state-run power company, will add 48 megawatts of capacity to its Cerro Chato wind farm at a … Continue reading Eletrosul to expand Brazilian wind power
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