LAPSE:2023.23171
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LAPSE:2023.23171
Assessment of Offshore Wind Power Potential along the Brazilian Coast
March 27, 2023
Brazilian offshore potential exploration is still in its early stages, with no single offshore park in operation or being implemented. Unlike the already identified onshore wind potential—with over 14 GW installed in the form of onshore wind turbines—offshore wind potential research is absent and restricted to limited areas. In this context, this study aims to identify offshore wind potential throughout the Brazilian coast for electricity generation. The research method took into account the average annual wind velocity records as 100 m/s, as well as bathymetry and the distance from the coast baseline, to classify areas displaying the greatest potential, applying an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to the geographic information system for the identification of potential offshore wind energy exploration sites. Environmental conservation units were considered exclusion areas. The installable capacity using aerogenerators was estimated at 3 TW, while an annual average power production of 14,800 TWh was calculated for the sum of the viable areas. These results demonstrate that the wind potential identified throughout the Brazilian coast provides the conditions for significant energy sector development. To this end, it is necessary to establish an ecological economic zoning of the areas displaying the greatest potential identified herein for the beginning of offshore exploration in Brazil.
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Brazilian coast, geographic information system, multicriteria analysis, wind power potential offshore
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Azevedo SSPD, Pereira Junior AO, Silva NFD, Araújo RSBD, Carlos Júnior AA. Assessment of Offshore Wind Power Potential along the Brazilian Coast. (2023). LAPSE:2023.23171
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Azevedo SSPD: Natal Central Campus, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN), 1692, Tirol, Natal, RN 59015-300, Brazil; Energy Planning Program, Graduate School of Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Technology [ORCID]
Pereira Junior AO: Energy Planning Program, Graduate School of Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Technology Center, Block C, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-972, Brazil [ORCID]
Silva NFD: Natal Central Campus, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN), 1692, Tirol, Natal, RN 59015-300, Brazil; International Virtual Institute of Global Change (IVIG), Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-909, Brazil
Araújo RSBD: Natal Central Campus, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN), 1692, Tirol, Natal, RN 59015-300, Brazil [ORCID]
Carlos Júnior AA: Graduate Program in Soil and Water Handling, Semiarid Federal Rural University, 572, Costa e Silva, Mossoró, RN 59625-900, Brazil [ORCID]
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Energies
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13
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10
Article Number
E2557
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2020
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2020-05-18
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1996-1073
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