Featured in Harvest Potential – 10-2023

Blowin’ in the sun

Building a large-scale solar and wind hybrid project poses several technical challenges and requires a determined market and proper regulatory conditions. Early movers in Brazil and India have shown that building such facilities is not only doable but also beneficial to the energy systems and projects involved.

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Emiliano Bellini

11 Oct 2023

With the right mix of policy and regulation, Brazil could start to benefit from more solar and wind hybrid projects. | Photo: Casa dos Ventos

Brazil was a pioneering country in the design and construction of hybrid solar and wind projects. One of the first plants of this type in the world was built by Enel Green Power (EGP), a subsidiary of Italian group Enel, in Tacaratu, Pernambuco, in 2015.The Fontes complex features an 80 MW wind farm, Fontes dos …

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