US/Brazil joint pilot project objectives

Conference · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:551996

This paper describes a joint US/Brazil pilot project for rural electrification, whose major goals are: to establish technical, institutional, and economic confidence in using renewable energy (PV and wind) to meet the needs of the citizens of rural Brazil; to establish on-going institutional, individual and business relationships necessary to implement sustainable programs and commitments; to lay the groundwork for larger scale rural electrification through the use of distributed renewable technologies. The projects have supported low power home lighting systems, lighting and refrigeration for schools and medical centers, and water pumping systems. This is viewed as a long term project, where much of the equipment will come from the US, but Brazil will be responsible for program management, and sharing data gained from the program. The paper describes in detail the Brazilian program which was instituted to support this phased project.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
• OSTI ID: 551996
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP--440-23409; CONF-9704141--; ON: DE97008397
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
17 WIND ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
BRAZIL
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
ELECTRIC POWER
MANAGEMENT
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RURAL AREAS
WIND POWER