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Offshore Wind Energy Promises to Boost Brazil’s Future

Written by Valdemar Medeiros
Published on 30/08/2020 at 12:17
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Brazilian Offshore Wind Energy Has About 7,491 Kilometers of Coastline, Brazil Has Immense Potential for Some of the Most Modern Renewable Energy Technologies: Offshore Wind Energy, Which Uses Fixed or Floating Wind Turbines Installed at Sea.

The offshore wind energy in Brazil is among the highlights of a recent study on the subject, produced by the Administrative Assistance Program for the Energy Sector and the International Finance Corporation, a branch of the World Bank Group for the development of the global private sector.

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Recently, Equinor requested permission from Brazil’s federal environmental agency, IBAMA, to conduct an environmental impact assessment that “will examine the possibility of developing an offshore wind farm project” in the country’s waters. In the video below, you can learn more about this topic from one of the representatives of Consutec RN:

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Major Offshore Wind Developers Present Plans for Several Gigawatts of New Offshore Wind Projects in Brazil

The developer does not have detailed plans, but local media reports that the developer is developing a wind farm in an area of 4.66 GW divided into two fields of 2.33 GW called Aracatu 1 and Aracatu 2. The wind energy projects are located in the neighboring states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, not in the southeast of the country.

There will also be four parks in each state, divided equally: 750 MW, from 50 wind turbines, four platforms with substations, transmission lines, and one onshore substation. They consider wind turbines with a nominal power of 15 MW each, 245 meters in diameter, 155 meters above sea level.

Offshore Wind Energy on the Rise in Brazil

Onshore wind energy or offshore wind energy has become the main choice for energy generation in the United States, and all indications are that Brazil will also embrace this market in the future. Currently, the sector has the capacity to supply 32 million households.

Valdemar Medeiros

Formado em Jornalismo e Marketing, é autor de mais de 20 mil artigos que já alcançaram milhões de leitores no Brasil e no exterior. Já escreveu para marcas e veículos como 99, Natura, O Boticário, CPG – Click Petróleo e Gás, Agência Raccon e outros. Especialista em Indústria Automotiva, Tecnologia, Carreiras (empregabilidade e cursos), Economia e outros temas. Contato e sugestões de pauta: valdemarmedeiros4@gmail.com. Não aceitamos currículos!

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