Offshore Wind Energy Promises to Boost Brazil's Future

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:

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.

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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.

Offshore Wind Energy Promises to Boost Brazil’s Future

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.

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

Offshore Wind Energy on the Rise in Brazil

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