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Lívia Neves
Livia is covering the energy sector, especially solar and wind, since 2012. She was executive editor of Brasil Energia magazine from 2019 to 2020. She has been editing pv magazine’s Portuguese newsletter since June 2021, as well as collaborating with the company’s other projects and platforms, writing about business, policies and technologies for solar energy in Brazil.
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Articles written by Lívia Neves
Brazil introduces new rules for hybrid power plants
The new provisions define clearly what hybrid power plants are and what kind of grid tariffs they should pay. The regulation may be particularly favorable for hybrid wind-solar plants, especially in North-Eastern Brazil, where the grid is not strong enough to support further renewable energy development.
Dec 06, 2021
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Brazil may add another 20 GW of distributed solar by 2030, government agency says
The Latin American country may see unprecedented growth for PV systems not exceeding 5 MW in size during this decade, according to Brazil’s state-run Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica (EPE) agency. New rules now under discussion in the parliament may further boost this market segment and lead, eventually, to another 30 GW of installed solar power.
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Brazil imported 4.88 GW of PV modules in H1
According to a new report from Brazilian consultancy Greener, the Latin American country installed 1,450 MW of distributed generation PV systems and just 63 MW of large-scale PV plants in the first half of 2021. Despite the disappointing large-scale performance, the strength of the distributed segment should ensure another record year for the Brazilian solar sector.
Aug 16, 2021
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