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2 Aug 2022

Author:
Diálogo Chino

Brazil: The country is accelerating offshore wind, discussing rules and ensuring sustainable expansion, says vice chair of the GWEC

Governo Federal do Brasil

"Global Wind Energy Council vice chair: ‘Brazil is accelerating offshore wind’", 02 August 2022

In a record year for offshore wind power, 2021 saw a total of 21.1 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity brought online...

...Although Latin America currently has no such installed capacity, the region has great offshore potential, and a market is beginning to open up, driven mainly by Brazil. The country has an established onshore wind industry and is now taking steps to regulate the growth of offshore facilities.

Elbia Gannoum is president of Abeeólica, the Brazilian wind energy association, and was recently reappointed vice chair of the GWEC...

Diálogo Chino spoke with Gannoum following the recent UN Ocean Conference...

...[T]he industry’s latest challenge...is ensuring that this expansion takes place in a way that is sustainable, not only for the climate, but for the regions where wind farms are installed...

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...China owns a large number of companies in Brazil, either with a stake or a majority stake. More recently, it is bringing wind turbine companies to Brazil...

...[T]here are socio-environmental impacts related to wind power installations, and there have previously been reports of conflicts emerging near sites. Are your organisations aware of this and is it something being monitored?

...[I]ts carbon footprint is mainly in the factories...

... More recently the discussions have revolved around the distance from residences to the parks, so as not to have problems with noise and shadows. We are discussing these rules.

...Wind energy is highly “modular”, so it doesn’t cause big impacts, such as moving a population...

...Companies have tried not to run into these situations. If you have a traditional community in a certain location, you go and make the park somewhere else. Companies have this sensitivity, they can make this choice...

...This term of reference was built from the experience of the best international practices, mainly from Europe. There are still no licences [for offshore projects], but there are a number of requests at IBAMA...