Bigger Is Not Always Better: Review of Small Wind in Brazil

Fábio Ricardo Procópio de Araújo; Marcio Giannini Pereira; Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos Freitas; Neilton Fidelis da Silva; Eduardo Janser de Azevedo Dantas

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LAPSE:2023.29651

Published Article

LAPSE:2023.29651

Bigger Is Not Always Better: Review of Small Wind in Brazil

Fábio Ricardo Procópio de Araújo, Marcio Giannini Pereira, Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos Freitas, Neilton Fidelis da Silva, Eduardo Janser de Azevedo Dantas

April 13, 2023

This century registers a significant expansion in the wind power market. However, the vast majority of these investments are concentrated in large wind turbines. The century begins with an installed capacity of about 20 GW, which reaches 650 GW in 2019. On the other hand, it is important to highlight that small wind turbines have not followed this virtuous path, a fact that is evident in Brazil’s reality. In this context, the article aims at evaluating the current situation of the wind energy market for Small Wind Turbines in Brazil (SWT) and its future perspectives, identifying the main characteristics of the sector, its challenges, and opportunities. It is an exploratory−explanatory research study that investigates the theme, generating knowledge that turns to practical application, as it seeks answers to solve local interests. This methodological approach provides objective evidence that the production of knowledge about the use of SWT in Brazil still remains embryonic, shaded by the impressive progress registered by the major wind farms in the country, despite all the potential and socioeconomic and environmental attractions. This fact credits the revision research with an innovative role in the apprehension of knowledge related to the development of SWT in Brazil.

Record ID

LAPSE:2023.29651

Keywords

Brazilian small wind market, energy planning, Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Subject

Planning & Scheduling

Suggested Citation

Araújo FRPD, Pereira MG, Freitas MAV, da Silva NF, Dantas EJDA. Bigger Is Not Always Better: Review of Small Wind in Brazil. (2023). LAPSE:2023.29651

Author Affiliations

Araújo FRPD: Energy Planning Program (PPE), Coordination of Post-Graduation Programs in Engineering of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ), Bloco C, Sala C-211, C.P. 68565, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro 21945-970, Brazil; Fed [ORCID]
Pereira MG: Electric Power Research Center (CEPEL), Av. Horácio de Macedo N. 354-Sala C-22, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro 21941-911 , Brazil; International Virtual Institute of Global Change-IVIG, Centro de Tecnologia, Cidade Universitária, [ORCID]
Freitas MAV: Energy Planning Program (PPE), Coordination of Post-Graduation Programs in Engineering of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ), Bloco C, Sala C-211, C.P. 68565, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro 21945-970, Brazil; Int
da Silva NF: Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte-IFRN, Rua Dr. Nilo Bezerra Ramalho, 1692, Natal 59015-300, Brazil; International Virtual Institute of Global Change-IVIG, Centro de Tecnologia, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Jan [ORCID]
Dantas EJDA: Energy Planning Program (PPE), Coordination of Post-Graduation Programs in Engineering of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ), Bloco C, Sala C-211, C.P. 68565, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro 21945-970, Brazil; Fed [ORCID]

Journal Name

Energies

Volume

14

Issue

4

First Page

976

Year

2021

Publication Date

2021-02-12