Archives of Renewable Energy

Um ano do Marco Legal da Geração Distribuída

One year of the Distributed Generation Legal Framework: what has changed?

The Legal Framework for Distributed Generation, instituted by Law No. 14,300 of 2022, completed one year of validity on January 6, 2023. Through the regulation of distributed generation, which has become an important source of renewable energy, its objective main objective was to encourage the development of projects of this type in the country. The new rule determines that those who manufacture their own energy will pay the distribution tariff, which does not happen today when they use grid energy.
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GNPW está contribuindo significativamente para a transição energética

The importance of the Energy Transition

Energy transition is crucial to achieving a more sustainable future, as it seeks to change the energy matrix to renewable sources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring the country's energy security. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy transition is one of the main measures to combat climate change and ensure a more sustainable future.
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Energia solar se torna a segunda maior fonte de energia do país

Solar energy becomes the second largest source of energy in the country

Solar energy in Brazil has evolved in an unimaginable way in recent years, with great adoption in the last decade. In early 2023, the source surpassed wind energy, which has 23.8 GW of installed capacity, becoming the second source of renewable energy for the country, reaching almost 24 GW, according to the Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Absolar).
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Panorama da energia solar no brasil

An overview of solar energy in Brazil

The growth in demand for solar energy in Brazil reflects the trend observed worldwide in the search for alternatives to fossil fuels. In addition to several warnings issued by specialists around the increase in global warming caused by greenhouse gases, the war between Russia and Ukraine highlighted the urgency of the need for countries, especially European countries, to invest in other sources of energy to avoid dependence on the Russian gas.
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Conheça 4 fontes de bioenergia

Discover 4 sources of bioenergy

Bioenergy is energy created from biomass that can be used both for the production of electricity and for the generation of heat and biofuels. Biomass is organic matter that can be of animal or plant origin. In other words, bioenergy can be generated from several sources, each of which has different characteristics and efficiency.
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Regulação de carbono: o que podemos esperar?

Carbon regulation: what can we expect?

In May 2022, Brazil took the first steps towards regulating the carbon market with the enactment of decree nº 11.075/2022. Despite leaving several gaps on this subject, the text laid the foundations for regulating the national carbon market, which has been expected for 13 years since the creation of the law that established the National Policy on Climate Change.
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