Brazil Archives - Renew Economy

Floating solar installed at Brazil hydro plant
Brazil launches first stage of project targeting 10MW floating solar at its hydropower plants, in bid to reduce evaporation and bolster electricity output in drought.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 9, 2016

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Brazil forecasts jump in wind and solar investments as hydro wanes
Wind and solar power capacity expected to increase to as much as 11.6% and 3.7% of the energy mix as part of a new 10-year energy expansion plan in Brazil.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Jan 8, 2016

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Solar costs down another 14% in Brazil energy auction, as 1GW awarded
Nearly 1GW of new solar projects will be developed in Brazil as a result of the government’s latest ‘hugely competitive’ energy auction.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 16, 2015

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Brazil locks in 43% emissions reduction target – ‘one of world’s largest’
Brazil pledges to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030, putting the targets of most developed countries – including Australia – to shame.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 28, 2015

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Brazil awards over 800MW in public solar auction at 8¢/kWh
Brazil held its Leilão de Reserva public solar tender on August 28, and handed out over 800 MW of solar PV at 8 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 9, 2015

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Tesla lands 500MWh storage contract, renewable boom in Brazil, S. Africa
Gamesa, Spain’s biggest wind-turbine manufacturer plans to invest more than $25.7m to expand production capacity in Brazil.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Jun 10, 2015

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Brazil auction attracts offers of 26GW of wind, solar power capacity
Project developers in Brazil have offered to sell electricity from a total of 1,034 projects with a cumulative capacity of almost 26,300 MW.
Mridul Chadha

Aug 14, 2014

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Italy, Spain, Germany hit commercial solar grid parity in 2013
Commercial solar power hit grid parity in Italy, Germany, and Spain in 2013, meaning it was cheaper than retail electricity prices.
Zachary Shahan

Mar 25, 2014

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2013 wind energy installations stall in US, surge in China
Worldwide wind energy capacity has more than doubled over the past five years and is set to gust ahead in 2014 led by installation booms in China and US.
Silvio Marcacci

Feb 7, 2014

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