Petrobras evaluates new wind energy projects on the Brazilian coast
Petrobras will examine the viability of seven wind energy era tasks offshore on the Brazilian coast. Potential wind farms cowl the states of Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Grande do Sul. The forecast is that they may generate as much as 14.5 GW (gigawatts) of vitality. The evaluation will probably be carried out in cooperation with the non-public firm Equinor, which has been working within the nation since 2001, and can take into consideration the technical, financial and environmental prospects.
“The settlement will pave the way in which for a brand new frontier of unpolluted and renewable vitality in Brazil, benefiting from the numerous wind potential offshore of our nation and boosting our trajectory in direction of the vitality transition”, said the president of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates.
Petrobras and Equinor had already signed a partnership in 2018 for the implementation of two wind farms on the border between the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo: Aracatu I and II. The brand new settlement consists of the evaluation of the parks in Mangara, in Piauí; Ibitucatu, in Ceará; Colibri, in Rio Grande do Norte/Ceará; and Atobá and Ibituassu, in Rio Grande do Sul. The time period is legitimate till 2028.
“We’re glad to broaden our collaboration to renewables, enabling a broad provide of vitality in Brazil. Collectively, we’re actively engaged to contribute to the conclusion of wind vitality offshore and Brazil’s vitality transition, creating the required preliminary circumstances for renewable vitality to develop in a sustainable means”, stated Equinor’s Government Director, Anders Opedal.
vitality transition
Petrobras intends to neutralize greenhouse fuel emissions in actions beneath the corporate’s management by 2050. Wind vitality offshore it’s among the many priorities of the strategic plan for the interval from 2023 to 2027, and meets the target of diversifying the nation’s vitality matrix. The expertise makes use of the facility of winds at sea to provide renewable vitality.
In accordance with the corporate, the principle benefits are the excessive pace and stability of the winds on the excessive seas, which aren’t interfered by pure geographic obstacles or city constructions.
One other ongoing Petrobras technological growth undertaking is testing the Distant Wind Evaluation Buoy Offshore (known as Bravo), made in partnership with the Nationwide Service of Industrial Studying (Senai) in Rio Grande do Norte and Santa Catarina.
