Perspectives for the expansion of new renewable energy sources in Brazil

Amaro Olimpio Pereira, Ricardo Cunha da Costa, Cláudia do Vale Costa, Juliana de Moraes Marreco and Emílio Lèbre La Rovere

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013, vol. 23, issue C, 49-59

Abstract: The aim of this article is to show the opportunities for penetration of new renewable energy sources into the Brazilian energy mix, enabling it to continue generating a high quantity of clean energy compared to the world average. Different scenarios for the evolution of such sources in Brazil and in the world were analyzed within the 2010–2030 horizon. The study showed not only the benefits brought by these sources in terms of GHG emission avoidance but also the impact in terms of employment creation and the public investment necessary to obtain such benefits.

Keywords: Renewable energy sources; Energy scenarios; Greenhouse gas emission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.02.020

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