Strategies to promote renewable energy in Brazil

• Published in: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 681 - 688
• Main Authors: Pereira, Amaro Olimpio, Pereira, André Santos, La Rovere, Emilio Lèbre, Barata, Martha Macedo de Lima, Villar, Sandra de Castro, Pires, Silvia Helena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2011; Elsevier
• Series: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Brazil; Brazilian power sector; Climate change; Cooperation; Economic data; Electric energy; Electric potential; electric power; Electric power generation; Electricity; Energy; Energy economics; Energy options; Energy options Greenhouse gases Climate change Renewable sources Brazilian power sector; Energy policy; Exact sciences and technology; General, economic and professional studies; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; international cooperation; Natural energy; power generation; prices; Renewable energy; renewable energy sources; Renewable sources; Strategy; Brazil; Renewable sources; Climate change; Brazilian power sector; Energy options; Greenhouse gases
• ISSN: 1364-0321; 1879-0690
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.09.027

The present study is the result of recent research that has been developed in Brazil in cooperation with international research centers. The aim is to analyze the best strategies for maintaining the high share of renewable sources in Brazil's electric power generation system. The results show that, for the time horizon considered, the country still has plentiful energy resources available, notably its hydroelectric potential, and that the introduction of mitigation measures in the electricity sector has only a small impact on the price of electricity. The study also shows that the country has made a significant contribution to the struggle against global warming.