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Brazil’s free market holds the key to big solar A proposal to open up Brazil’s free energy market could have a significant impact on its booming large-scale solar scene but, as pv magazine Brazil’s Livia Neves reports, that would require more new transmission capacity.
Lívia Neves
Sep 07, 2023
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Applications & Installations
Brazil could produce green hydrogen for $2.87/kg, says consultancy Sao Paulo-based Clean Energy Latin America says green hydrogen could be produced in Brazil at a levelized cost of hydrogen (LCoH) of $2.87 and $3.56 per kg in some strategic locations.
Lívia Neves
Sep 06, 2023
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BayWa re to acquire Brazilian PV distributor Ribeiro Solar BayWa re has agreed to acquire Ribeiro Solar, a Brazilian PV distributor headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná. The company also operates distribution centers in Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Pernambuco.
Lívia Neves
Aug 29, 2023
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Brazil added 6.8 GW of new PV in H1 Brazil installed 2.3 GW of large-scale solar and 4.5 GW of distributed-generation PV in the first six months of this year.
Lívia Neves
Aug 11, 2023
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Markets & Policy
Brazil imported 7.8 GW of solar modules in H1 Brazilian consultancy Greener says that Brazil imported 7.8 GW of solar modules in the first half of this year, down 21% year on year. However, it says a reduction in distributors’ inventories and module prices could drive up cost competitiveness in the second half.
Lívia Neves
Aug 10, 2023
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Brazil announces 2 GW solar plan for social housing program Brazil has announced a new 2 GW solar strategy. It plans to build 2 million new social housing units by 2026 and will deploy two PV modules in each home, providing 1 kW of power per dwelling.
Lívia Neves
Jul 18, 2023
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Largest PV plant in Americas goes online in Brazil Elera Renováveis has commissioned the 1.2 GW Janaúba solar complex. The facility, which went online this week, consists of 20 solar parks spread across 3,000 hectares.
Lívia Neves
Jul 06, 2023
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Brazil added 4.2 GW of distributed solar in H1 Brazil’s distributed PV systems, including installations up to 5 MW in size, have surpassed 22 GW of cumulative capacity. By the end of June, more than 2 million arrays had been deployed nationwide.
Lívia Neves
Jul 05, 2023
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Brazil hits 30 GW milestone The country has added 15 GW of new PV capacity since January 2022. In 2023 alone, it deployed 4.4 GW of new solar power, of which 3.15 GW comes from distributed generation and 1,24 GW from utility scale PV.
Lívia Neves
Jun 02, 2023
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