A Unesco commission will visit the site, but no date has been disclosed. State Governor Carlos Brandão is convinced experts will be delighted by “this natural paradise, the pride of all Maranhão citizens.” The park could be the eighth location in Brazil to receive the title.
Potential wind farms are located off the coast of the states of Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, and Rio Grande do Sul, and could generate 14.5 GW of energy. Studies should be conducted alongside Equinor, active in the country since 2001.
Four records were reported in average wind energy and four in instantaneous wind energy (when winds lead to a peak in production), in addition to two records under solar energy production.
Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant Petrobras and French companies Total and Total Eren signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at considering and promoting the joint development of business in on-shore wind and solar energy in Brazil.
Germany has launched an exhibit on Energiewende, a program that aims to lead the European country through a complete transition to renewable energy—with innovations, new jobs, and reduced pollution. The exhibit opened Tuesday (Apr.
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