Despite the recent economic downturn, high interest rates and currency devaluation, Brazil continues to chart a favorable course for renewable energy development.

PEC Energia, one of Brazil’s foremost renewable energy developers, is nearing completion of a $435 million, 150-MW wind park in the northeastern state of Pernambuco. During the project development stages, relied on Vaisala’s Triton remote-sensing system for crucial wind measurement data. The Triton Wind Profiler is manufactured by Vaisala, a provider of environmental and industrial measurement. Triton…

Vestas has received an unconditional order in Brazil for 45 of the V110-2.0 MW turbines. The contract covers supply, installation, and commissioning of the wind turbines, with a total capacity of 90 MW. Turbine delivery is planned for the fourth quarter of 2016, with commissioning expected in 2017. The customer remains currently undisclosed. Vestas www.vestas.com

Strong policy frameworks in the Latin American countries of Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina have led to increased investment in renewable power over the past few years.

The state-owned Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) has certified that Vestas complies with the FINAME II code, the set of local manufacturing requirements established by the bank for foreign manufacturers operating in Brazil. Compliance with these rules is a prerequisite set by the BNDES to have access to the bank’s special credit…

GE has announced the completion of the nationalization of its 3.15 MW Double Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) which integrates with onshore wind turbines of 3 MW power range.

Brazil’s non-hydro renewable power sector is expected to account for more than 25% of Brazil’s total capacity by 2025, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. Non-hydro renewables’ cumulative installed capacity will also more than triple from 17.1 GW in 2014 to an estimated 57.8 GW by 2025. The company’s report, Brazil Power Market Outlook to…

ACCIONA Windpower the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs and manufactures wind turbines, has created a Wind Power Service Center in the city of Mossoró. It will service wind farms located in northeast Brazil, where the company has signed contracts for the supply of 264 turbines totaling 792 MW overall capacity. The center, located in one…

ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA subsidiary dedicated to the design, manufacture and sale of wind turbines, has opened a turbine assembly plant at Simões Filho (Bahia, Brazil). It is already producing all of the three-megawatt (MW) machines for the Brazilian market. The opening ceremony was presided by the Governor of Bahia, Rui Costa dos Santos, who…

ACCIONA Windpower reached an agreement to supply 195 megawatts (MW) of wind power to the joint venture set up by Atlantic Energias Renováveis and Actis. ACCIONA will supply 65, 3-MW turbines for a wind power complex located in the State of Piauí (northest Brazil). The project, developed through a joint venture between Atlantic and Actis…

The President and CEO of Brazil’s Energy Research Company (EPE), Mauricio Tolmasquim, says for the first time ever in Brazil, wind power prices are less expensive than natural gas prices. This announcement follows the results of energy auctions held last week by Brazil’s National Electric Power Agency (Aneel). The auctions resulted in contracts for 78…