Brazil awarded 20-year power supply contracts totaling 889.7MW of solar PV from 31 projects at an average price of R$215.12/MWh ($86.8MWh). The price was 17.9% below the cap prices of R$262/MWh set by the government. Brazilian developers on Friday sold 769.1MW of wind power from 31 wind farm projects at the government’s reserve auction … Continue reading Brazil contracts 769 MW of wind energy and 890 MW photovoltaic
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Brazil finally entered the solar power sector
Brazil finally entered the solar power sector on Friday, granting contracts for the construction of 31 solar plants as it tries to diversify its sources of generation amid an energy crisis caused by the worst drought in eight decades. Wind energy developers won contracts to sell 769 megawatts in installed capacity, at an average price … Continue reading Brazil finally entered the solar power sector
Continue readingEolica Faisa Approved to Start 27 MW Wind Power Plant in Brazil
Eolica Faisa V Geracao & Comercializacao de Energia SA, a Brazilian energy provider, received approval to start a wind farm with 27.3 megawatts of capacity in the country’s northeast. Brazil’s electricity regulator, known as Aneel, authorized the start of the Faisa V wind farm in the state of Ceara, according to the government’s official … Continue reading Eolica Faisa Approved to Start 27 MW Wind Power Plant in Brazil
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Brazil’s first solar power auction to clear 500 MW
Brazil will take its first leap into commercial solar power generation on Friday with a rights auction of at least 500 megawatts of new solar energy plants, adding a new energy source as a drought reveals the danger of depending on hydropower. Sun-kissed Brazil has one of the highest solar radiation factors in the … Continue reading Brazil’s first solar power auction to clear 500 MW
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Brazil Raises Power-Rate Cap on Projects for Next Auction
The maximum rate for wind energy and solar power projects has been set at 137 reais a megawatt-hour. Brazil increased a cap on electricity rates for hydroelectric and thermal power projects to be auctioned next month in a bid to lure investment. Bidders at the Nov. 28 auction for hydroelectric projects with as much as … Continue reading Brazil Raises Power-Rate Cap on Projects for Next Auction
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Alstom to supply 8 additional ECO 122 wind turbines to Enerplan wind farm in Brazil
Alstom signed a contract worth around 26 million euros with Enerplan, a power company from the Brazilian group Oleoplan, to supply 8 wind turbines to the Pontal 2A wind project in the South of Brazil. This is the second contract with Enerplan, which also ordered 10 units last year for the first wind farm of … Continue reading Alstom to supply 8 additional ECO 122 wind turbines to Enerplan wind farm in Brazil
Continue readingBrazil’s Eletrosul begins 181 MW wind farm
Rio Grande do Sul have authorized federal company Eletrosul to start construction of the 181 MW Hermenegildo wind power complex. Estimated total investment in the 13 wind energy projects is R$900m (US$362m). They should enter commercial operation by 1 January 2016 since Electrosul contracted the power at last year’s A-3 auction. General Electric will … Continue reading Brazil’s Eletrosul begins 181 MW wind farm
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Eletrosul to Borrow $34 Million for Brazil Wind Energy and Solar Power
Eletrosul Centrais Eletricas SA, a Brazilian state-run power company, arranged 81.4 million reais ($34 million) in loans to expand its renewable energy generation and transmission operations. The company will borrow 11.3 million reais from the country’s research-financing agency Finep to develop wind energy and solar power projects. It’s borrowing an additional 70.1 million reais … Continue reading Eletrosul to Borrow $34 Million for Brazil Wind Energy and Solar Power
Continue readingSKF to invest in Brazil’s wind energy
Investment enables the SKF Group to capitalize on the fast growing wind energy market in Brazil. SKF (STO:SKFB) (STO:SKFA) (LSE:SKFB) (Pink Sheets:SKFRY) today announces that it is investing around SEK 220 million in a new factory at its existing SKF Campus in Cajamar, Brazil.The 6,600 m2 facility, which will employ up to 150 people, will … Continue reading SKF to invest in Brazil’s wind energy
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Alstom will connect wind power projects for Voltalia in Brazil
Alstom has signed two contracts, valued at €14 million, to supply Voltalia Energia do Brasil with Electrical Balance of Plant (EBoP) systems. The systems will connect two wind farm complexes in the northeast of Brazil, São Miguel do Gostoso and Vila Amazonas, to the transmission grid, and inject approximately 201 MW of wind power into … Continue reading Alstom will connect wind power projects for Voltalia in Brazil
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Gamesa will install 34 wind turbines at the Guirapá wind power complex in Bahia, Brazil
Year-to-date, Gamesa has signed orders for the supply of more than 700 MW in Brazil, a wind energy market in which it is one of the leading OEMs. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, continues to strengthen its presence in Brazil, having been awarded a new contract for the supply of 68 MW … Continue reading Gamesa will install 34 wind turbines at the Guirapá wind power complex in Bahia, Brazil
Continue readingEletrosul to borrow $84 million for wind energy in Brazil from KfW
Brazil is seeking to diversify its energy sources and will have more than 7 gigawatts in wind power generation capacity by the end of 2014, enough for about 13 million homes, according to Brazilian wind power association Abeeolica. Eletrosul Centrais Eletricas SA, a Brazilian state-run power company, received authorization from the Planning Ministry to … Continue reading Eletrosul to borrow $84 million for wind energy in Brazil from KfW
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Vestas loses wind power order in Brazil to Spanish Gamesa
Wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Energy lost a major contract in Brazil to Spanish rival Gamesa because the Danish company does not have the required local production to get cheap funding for its customer. The 254 megawatt (MW) order from CPFL Renováveis, part of CPFL Energia, was cancelled due to changes in Brazil’s regulations after … Continue reading Vestas loses wind power order in Brazil to Spanish Gamesa
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Vestas’ Brazil wind power order cancelled
Vestas can hereby inform that delivery of a 254 MW project to the customer CPFL Renováveis in Brazil has been cancelled. CPFL Renováveis and Vestas are currently in the process of discussing the details of the cancellation and its related consequences. The cancellation relates to changes to local Brazilian legislation which occurred after the contract … Continue reading Vestas’ Brazil wind power order cancelled
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Enel Green Power is growing in Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa and Morocco, increasing its wind energy and solar power capacity
Enel Green Power’s growth in the renewable energy markets of new emerging nations like Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa and Morocco continues, creating a network of worksites, new plants and tenders that stretches across the Atlantic Ocean. Work has started at the Talinay Poniente site for the construction of a new 61-megawatt wind farm. The … Continue reading Enel Green Power is growing in Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa and Morocco, increasing its wind energy and solar power capacity
Continue readingGamesa signs new wind power contract for the supply of 110 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines in Brazil
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed its first contract1 with CPFL Renováveis, a subsidiary of CPFL Energia, one of Brazil’s leading electric utilities, for the supply of 110 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines (220 MW) at nine wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte, in north-eastern Brazil. The turbines … Continue reading Gamesa signs new wind power contract for the supply of 110 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines in Brazil
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Brazil has created a unique energy matrix to fulfill its ever-growing energy needs
In the near future Brazil will remain South America’s economic engine, as can be seen by the country’s current economic surges. Many of Brazil’s recent economic successes have been closely related to energy developments, as well as the country’s unique energy infrastructure. This matrix includes a strong presence of renewable sources, particularly sugarcane and hydropower … Continue reading Brazil has created a unique energy matrix to fulfill its ever-growing energy needs
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Voltalia Starts Output From First Brazilian Wind Power Project
Voltalia SA, a French clean-energy producer, started operating its first wind power complex in Brazil. The first 3 megawatts of power from the Areia Branca project in the northeastern state of Rio Grande do Norte are online, the Neuilly-Sur-Seine-based company said. Voltalia said it expects to reach 90 megawatts of output by year end. … Continue reading Voltalia Starts Output From First Brazilian Wind Power Project
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Alstom has announced the third shift of its wind turbines factory located in Camaçari, State of Bahia, Brazil
Alstom’s announces the third shift of its wind turbines factory located in Camaçari, State of Bahia, Brazil, which will now reach a total manufacturing and assembly capacity of up to 900 MW per year. When the factory was inaugurated in 2011, its total production capacity was 300 MW. This was enhance in 2012 to 600 … Continue reading Alstom has announced the third shift of its wind turbines factory located in Camaçari, State of Bahia, Brazil
Continue readingTop Wind Power Markets 2014: China, Germany, Brazil, India, and USA
The worldwide wind energy capacity reached 336,327 MW by the end of June 2014, out of which 17,613 MW were added in the fi rst six months of 2014. This increase is a substantially higher than in the first half of 2013 and 2012, when 13,9 GW respectively 16,4 GW were added. All wind turbines installed … Continue reading Top Wind Power Markets 2014: China, Germany, Brazil, India, and USA
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