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Brazil raises import tariffs on photovoltaic modules to 25%

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Now.Solar

Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) announced this week that it will raise the import tax rate on photovoltaic modules from 9.6% to 25%. The tariff increase applies to photovoltaic (PV) cells assembled into panels or modules. … Continue reading →

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Brazil is the sixth country to reach 50 GW of solar photovoltaic energy

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Now.Solar

Photovoltaics represents 20.7% of Brazil’s electricity matrix. Brazil has just surpassed the 50 gigawatt (GW) mark of operational installed capacity of solar photovoltaic energy. The country became the sixth to reach this level, joining the United States, China, Germany, India … Continue reading →

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Eletrobras and Ocean Winds sign partnership in offshore wind energy

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Now.Solar

Eletrobras signed the first Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate business opportunities in the generation of wind energy at sea.Eletrobras and Ocean Winds (OW) signed this Tuesday (22/10) a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to evaluate business opportunities in offshore wind projects … Continue reading →

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Vestas bets on wind power in Brazil and invests heavily to expand wind turbine factory

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Now.Solar

Danish wind energy company Vestas announced a solid investment of US$ 23 million to expand its wind turbine production in Aquiraz, Ceará, reinforcing the confidence of international investors in the Brazilian wind energy market. This expansion focuses on the implementation … Continue reading →

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Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy grows 56% in one year and reaches 39 GW in Brazil

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Now.Solar

Projections indicate that installed photovoltaic capacity should reach 45 GW in 2024. Brazil surpassed the mark of 39 GW in installed photovoltaic capacity of solar energy in the sum of GC (Centralized Generation) and DG (Distributed Generation), according to data … Continue reading →

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Brazil penalizes the import of photovoltaics

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Now.Solar

The increase in the import tax on photovoltaic solar panels, announced by Brazil in 2023, puts at risk the installation of 18 GW of solar plants, responsible for 540 thousand green jobs. This was stated by Rodrigo Sauaia, general director … Continue reading →

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Brazil’s own photovoltaic solar energy generation exceeds 26 GW and serves more than 3 million units

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Now.Solar

The association reported that there are 2.3 million solar photovoltaic systems in the country. Own generation of photovoltaic solar energy has just surpassed the mark of 26 gigawatts (GW) of installed power in homes, businesses, industries, rural properties and public … Continue reading →

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New industrial policy proposes production of photovoltaic cells in Brazil

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Now.Solar

Brazil’s new industrial policy, launched this Tuesday (22), with guidelines for the period from 2024 to 2026 and which includes a series of objectives that the country must achieve until 2033, contains in its content some important issues for the … Continue reading →

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New industrial policy proposes production of photovoltaic cells in Brazil

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Now.Solar

Brazil’s new industrial policy, launched this Tuesday (22), with guidelines for the period from 2024 to 2026 and which includes a series of objectives that the country must achieve until 2033, contains in its content some important issues for the … Continue reading →

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Wind energy reaches 21 GW of installed capacity in Brazil

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Now.Solar

Energy generation from wind power reached 21.03 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity in Brazil, compared to 17.7 GW in 2020, with 777 wind farms distributed in 12 states. The data is from the Brazilian Wind Energy Association (Abeeólica). According to … Continue reading →

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Ingeteam reaches 13 GW in India and Brazil in the wind energy industry

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Now.Solar

Ingeteam continues its firm commitment to wind energy, in which it is a global technology leader. Combined with its customer orientation, in 2018 the company decided to bring its production capacity closer to the Asian continent to improve its value … Continue reading →

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The development of wind energy in Brazil

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Now.Solar

One of the factors that helps in the development process of the wind sector is the decarbonization of energy matrices and the search for renewable solutions. The generation of wind energy, a source of renewable and sustainable energy, had important … Continue reading →

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Brazil hopes to have 10 GW installed in wind power and solar energy by 2023

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Now.Solar

Brazil is due to register a record in the expansion of centralized power generation capacity in 2023, with an increase of 10.3 gigawatts (GW), with more than 90% of this total in wind and solar power plants, according to a … Continue reading →

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Vestas secures 104 MW order with Polimix Energia in Brazil

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Now.Solar

Polimix Energia Ltda has signed an agreement with Vestas for the supply and installation of 23 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines for the Mundo Novo wind farm located in São Miguel do Gostoso in the municipality of Rio Grande do Norte … Continue reading →

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BIOJET FUELS

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION Tackling climate changeAlthough we have made progress in decarbonising many aspects of the world’s energy matrix, with solar, wind and hydro all adding to “green” electricity generation, longdistance transport has proven much more difficult to decarbonise. Increasing electrification of … Continue reading →

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RENEWABLE ENERGY BENEFITS LEVERAGING LOCAL CAPACITY FOR SOLAR WATER HEATERS

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTIONA large number of stakeholders were interviewed and/or responded to questionnaires regarding the requirements for developing local capacity around solar water heaters. These included project developers, component manufacturers, service providers, energy authorities and representatives of national and global associations dedicated … Continue reading →

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Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2018 – IRENA

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Ritesh Pothan

Global renewable energy employment reached 10.3 million jobs in 2017, an increase of 5.3% compared with the number reported in the previous year. An increasing number of countries derive socio-economic benefits from renewable energy, but employment remains highly concentrated in … Continue reading →

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