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BNDES will finance R$ 37,5 million to the company Aeris, manufacturer of wind blades in Ceará. The capital will be allocated to the acquisition of industrialized materials of national origin
The National Bank for Economic and Social Development – BNDES will finance a total of R$37,5 million to Aeris, a national company that manufactures wind blades, located in the state of Ceará, in the municipality of Pecém. The capital will be used mainly in the purchase of industrialized materials originating in the country to fulfill the contract for the sale of blades between 2020 and 2022.
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New wind farms
Brazil installed 38 new wind farms with a total capacity of 744,95 MW in 2019, according to data from ABEEólica's Annual Wind Energy Bulletin. At the end of 2019, there were 620 plants, 15,45 GW of installed wind energy and US$3,45 billion in investments for new projects in the wind energy sector, accounting for 53% of investment in renewable energy in Brazil.
According to the annual report of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Brazil rose one position in the accumulated ranking of global wind capacity last year and now occupies seventh place. Currently, wind energy is responsible for about 10% of Brazil's total energy generation.
