Brazil photovoltaic energy storage field

Does Brazil need a competitive and fair industrial policy for solar PV?

Source: ONS/MME, 2022. of the electricity supplied in Brazil was generated from solar PV energy in January 2022. Source: BNDES, 2022. Brazil needs a competitive and fair industrial policy for the solar PV sector, reducing the prices of components and equipments made in the country and creating more jobs, technology and innovation.

Are large-scale wind and solar photovoltaic infrastructures causing land problems in Brazil?

Nature Sustainability 7, 747–757 (2024) Cite this article Large-scale wind and solar photovoltaic infrastructures are rapidly expanding in Brazil. These low-carbon technologies can exacerbate land struggles rooted in historical inequities in landownership, lack of regulation and weak governance.

Where are wind and solar PV parks implemented in Brazil?

Our analysis covers the national scale of Brazil and focuses on implemented wind and solar PV parks in regions of the Northeast (Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Piauí), Southeast (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo) and South (Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul) (Supplementary Fig. 6).

Can Floating photovoltaic systems be installed in artificial reservoirs?

Brazil offers significant potential for installing floating photovoltaic systems in artificial reservoirs, as it represents the world's second-largest installed hydroelectric capacity, corresponding to 56.8% of the Brazilian electrical energy matrix.

Are wind and solar energy resources a complementary resource in Brazil?

In the light of the current moment of transformation of the electricity sector in Brazil and elsewhere, with a growing uptake of utility-scale wind and solar power plants, this work shows that the temporal complementary of wind and solar resources in the Brazilian Northeast is consistent and it can have a major role in the optimal portfolio design.

Are hydro-photovoltaic systems a good investment for Brazil?

Hydro-photovoltaic systems can also represent an increase in the reliability and availability of hydraulic reserves for Brazil, with a reduction in the flow of reservoirs in times of lack of rain, which is consequently linked to the greater availability of solar resources.