600 jobs have already been generated with the large Gravier wind farm project in Ceará. The development has about 70 MW of power
According to information provided by Aliança Energia, with total investments equal to R$ 294 million and 600 empregos generated, the new Gravier wind farm, which is still going through the construction process in Icapuí, in eastern Ceará – a state that has already invested BRL 50 billion in an offshore wind farm –, is expected to start operations in April 2022.
Thus, according to the publication by Victor Ximenes for the Diário do Nordeste portal, carried out on April 5, in the current stage of the work on the wind farm, 17 wind turbines. Each of these wind turbines has a capacity of 4,2 megawatts (MW), bringing together a total of over 70 MW of power. Started in January of last year, the construction of the new wind farm in Ceará is already 86% completed, as informed by Aliança Energia, which is responsible for the undertaking.
In this sense, the Wind and Solar manager of the company that manages the wind farm in Ceará, Christian Luz, says that 16 of the power plant's devices have already been assembled and structured. In addition, the manager also explained: “The rotor is made up of three blades of 72 meters each, with a diameter of 147 meters. The concrete tower is the element that supports the weight of the nacelle, generator and rotor, which together weigh approximately 275 tons at a height of 125 meters, the equivalent of a 40-story building. The height from the ground to the tip of the blade is approximately 197 meters”.
Thus, the electricity generated at the Gravier wind farm in Ceará will be connected to the National Interconnected System, also called simply SIN, through Chesf's substation (SE), Mossoró IV.
Other wind power generation systems in Ceará
In view of the great northeastern potential for wind energy production, Aliança Energia also has the presence of another wind farm in the state of Ceará, which has been in operation for about 5 years, since 2017: the Santo Inácio Wind Complex, which has 47 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 98 megawatts (MW).
Renewable energy: International Agency affirms the need to invest 5,7 trillion dollars to carry out energy transition in the coming years
On Tuesday, March 29th, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) launched the newest version of the report “World Energy Transitions Outlook”, in which priority actions for the next 8 years are portrayed. , by 2030, in order to preserve the target of imposing a limit on global warming of up to 1,5°C. As the IRENA document shows, it will be necessary to carry out investments of US$ 5,7 trillion annually until 2030 in the global energy transition, in addition to redirecting US$ 700 billion per year that would go to fossil fuels, avoiding idle assets. In this way, the world's renewable energy additions per year would grow three times more by 2030, following the recommendation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Thus, as disclosed in the original article by the PetroNotícias news vehicle, the director general of IRENA, Francesco La Camera, stated that “the energy transition is far from being on track and any less radical action in the coming years will reduce, even eliminate, the chances to meet our climate targets.” To learn more about renewable energy, click here and read this CPG news in full.
