Brazil will probably scale down its plans for new nuclear plants due to safety concerns following the 2011 radiation leak in Japan and pick up some of the slack with a revolution in wind energy, the head of the government’s energy planning agency said. Mauricio Tolmasquim, chief of the Energy Research Company, told Reuters it … Continue reading Brazil cools on nuclear energy plans; favors wind power
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Enel Green Power at Wind Power Forefront in Latin America
Enel Green Power recently won another public wind power tender in Brazil, strengthening its already significant presence in Latin America and showing just how committed it is to green energy development.
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Alstom to supply ECO 122 wind turbines for wind energy project in the South of Brazil
Alstom signed a contract worth around 25 million euros with Enerplan, a power company from the Brazilian group Oleoplan, to supply wind turbines to the Pontal wind project in the South of Brazil. The equipment will be installed in a new wind farm located in Viam
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290 MW of CSP have been registered for Brazilian energy auction
A total of 10 projects amounting 290 MW of Concentrated Solar Power have been filed with the Brazilian Energy Research Agency (EPE in Portuguese). The large majority of these proposed projects are in the state of Bahia, at 1.75 GW of PV and 240 MW of CSP.
Continue readingAlstom to supply ECO 122 wind turbines for wind energy project in the South of Brazil
Alstom signed a contract worth around 25 million euros with Enerplan, a power company from the Brazilian group Oleoplan, to supply wind turbines to the Pontal wind project in the South of Brazil. The equipment will be installed in a new wind farm located in Viam
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GE Expands Brazil Wind Turbine Production Facility
GE Installs 500th Wind Turbine in Brazil
1.6-Megawatt Wind Turbine at DESA’s Eurus wind power project in Rio Grande do Norte marks 500th GE Wind Turbine Installation in Brazil. GE Recognized as Number One Installer of Wind Turbines in Brazil in 2012 with 435 Megawatts Represents Rapid Growth of Wind Energy in the Country GE (NYSE: GE) today announced its 500th wind … Continue reading GE Installs 500th Wind Turbine in Brazil
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Acciona Windpower will manufacture wind turbines in Brazil
Towards the end of 2014 the company will put a 3-MW wind turbine assembly plant into service in the state of Bahia. With this initiative, and others taken previously, ACCIONA will meet the local content rules established by Brazil to finance the acquisition of wind turbines by wind energy developers. The new plant strengthens ACCIONA’s … Continue reading Acciona Windpower will manufacture wind turbines in Brazil
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Enel Green Power awarded 88 MW in Brazil wind energy auction
Enel Green Power has been awarded three energy supply contracts with wind power projects located in the Brazilian state of Bahia. These projects will add a further 88 MW to the 313 MW of wind projects Enel Green Power obtained in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Brazilian public auctions
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Alstom inaugurates its first wind tower factory in Latin America
Installed in Canoas in Rio Grande do Sul State, South part of Brazil, the site will have the capacity to produce 120 steel towers per year, enough to supply approximately 350 MW of electricity. This factory will supply the southern region of Latin America, a market currently experiencing strong growth. The ceremony was attended by … Continue reading Alstom inaugurates its first wind tower factory in Latin America
Continue readingBrazil reduced the amount of wind farm projects competing to sell electricity in an auction this month
Brazil reduced the amount of wind energy projects competing to sell electricity in an auction this month after tightening eligibility requirements to avoid delays. Wind power projects with 9,000 megawatts of combined capacity will participate in the auction, about 24 percent less than in last year’s bid, national energy agency Empresa de Pesquisa … Continue reading Brazil reduced the amount of wind farm projects competing to sell electricity in an auction this month
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Alstom inaugurates its first wind tower factory in Latin America
Installed in Canoas in Rio Grande do Sul State, South part of Brazil, the site will have the capacity to produce 120 steel towers per year, enough to supply approximately 350 MW of electricity. This factory will supply the southern region of Latin America, a market currently experiencing strong growth. The ceremony was attended by … Continue reading Alstom inaugurates its first wind tower factory in Latin America
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Wind energy in Brazil: new five wind farms
Brazil is to see an increase of wind power capacity after the Brazilian National Development Bank, BNDES, approved a $40.5m long-term loan for five wind power projects totalling 137 MW in the northeast of the country. The Faisa wind energy complex, previously owned by Suzlon, will be built in the city of Trairi, located in … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: new five wind farms
Continue readingBrazil lowers wind energy prices by 20 percent in august auction
The Brazilian government lowered the maximum price developers may sell energy by 20 percent in next month’s auction for new wind farms. Developers that win contracts in the so-called reserve energy auction won’t be allowed to charge more than 117 reais ($52.70) a megawatt-hour, Brasilia-based electricity regulator Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica, known as Aneel, … Continue reading Brazil lowers wind energy prices by 20 percent in august auction
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Voltalia to build 90 MW wind farms in Brazil
Voltalia said it will begin construction August 1 on three wind farms in Brazil for a total installed capacity of 90 MW. Civil engineering works will be carried out by Brazilian Cortez Engenharia, while WEG Equipamentos Eletricos will be in charge of electrical infrastructure. Wind turbines and towers will be provided by Acciona Windpower. The … Continue reading Voltalia to build 90 MW wind farms in Brazil
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil, the country of the future
At the end of 2012, Brazil had 2.5 GW of installed wind capacity, enough to power four million households, accounting for 2% of national electricity consumption. In 2012 alone, 40 new wind farms came online, adding more than 1 GW of new capacity to the Brazilian electricity grid and creating 15,000 new jobs. This represents … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil, the country of the future
Continue readingRenewable Energy, Brazil
Brazil is the second largest oil producer in Latin America, but renewable sources account for about 44 percent of domestic energy production and that percentage is set to keep on growing. It has become a renewable energy nation. According to the UN
Continue readingGE Accelerates Wind Energy Development in Brazil with New Services Center
This facility, the first of two service centers opening in Brazil this year, enables GE to more quickly and efficiently put local expertise to work for customers, responding to rapidly growing demand for advanced wind energy services. According to the Global Wind Energy Council, wind energy is one of Brazil
Continue readingBNDES disburses bridge loans for Alto Sert
Renova Energia S.A. (RNEW11), the first company operating solely in power generation from renewable sources listed on the Brazilian stock exchange (BM&FBovespa), reports to stockholders and the market as follows: Today (June 25, 2013) the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) disbursed the funding for its bridge loan contracts with the companies comprising the Alto Sert
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Eletrobras to assess the feasibility of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Southern Brazil
“We have been researching and developing solar technology for a decade and now we want to analyze the technical feasibility of concentrating solar power (CSP) generation,” said engineering director Eletrosul, Ronaldo dos Santos Custódio. Electrosul launched a tender for the construction of four stations in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso … Continue reading Eletrobras to assess the feasibility of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Southern Brazil
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