the wind farm Fountains of the Winds II is located in the municipality of Tacaratu and has 99 MW of installed capacity
Company Enel Green Power in Brazil, one of the leaders in the production of renewable energy on the planet, announced the start of commercial operation of the Fontes dos Ventos II wind farm. Work on the venture began at the height of the Pandemic, with an investment of approximately R$ 430 million. The project is located in the quiet town of Tacaratu, in the Sertão de Pernambuco, more than 415 kilometers from Recife and has 99 MW of installed capacity of wind energy.
The Fontes dos Ventos II wind farm is installed in the same region where Enel Green Power has been operating since 2015. It was there that the company built the first hybrid solar and wind farm in Brazil, which already totaled 89,9 MW combining the Fontes projects dos Ventos I and Fontes Solar.
The new wind farm in Tacaratu contains 18 wind turbines that can produce more than 421 GWh of energy per year, according to Enel Green Power. This helps to avoid the emission of 230 kilotons of CO2, in addition to avoiding the purchase of 97 million cubic meters of gas per year. Thus, promoting a sustainable economy and contributing to a cleaner world.
“This new project illustrates Enel Green Power's permanent contribution to the expansion of renewable sources in the country in recent years. We are expanding our installed wind capacity in a region where we have had a presence for years. It was a project that generated important learning for the company and for other agents in the sector, in the sense of allowing the study of opportunities for the complementarity of sources and stimulating the regulation of associated projects”.
Roberta Bonomi – responsible for Enel Green Power in Brazil
Clean energy from Enel Green Power's new wind farm will be destined for the free market
The electricity produced at the Fontes dos Ventos II wind farm will be supplied to the free market. Enel Trading, the group's trading company in Brazil, is responsible for selling to commercial customers.
In July 2021, the Enel Green Power and Lojas Renner established a partnership so that 170 stores and a distribution center of the fashion retailer could be supplied with energy generated by the new Fontes dos Ventos II wind farm. The supply contract is for 15 years.
Lojas Renner also has contracts with Enel Green Power to gain access to international renewable energy certificates, which attest to the origin of the energy provided for in the agreement.
The total volume foreseen in the contract with Lojas Renner is 11,3 average MW, which is equivalent to a consumption of 100 GWh/year, as disclosed by the global energy producer.
In Brazil, the Enel Group has more than 4,7 GW of renewable installed capacity, with more than 2,1 GW coming from wind, around 1,2 GW comes from solar sources and around 1,3 GW comes from hydroelectric plants.
