NREL helps to bring renewable energy to Brazil
Journal Article
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· Solar Industry Journal
OSTI ID:79348
- National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
The US DOE, through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is working with Brazilian government agencies and several utilities to bring adequate electric power to remote rural areas. These organizations are collaborating on a joint venture, begun in 1992, designed to bring photovoltaic- and wind-generated electricity to the Brazilian countryside. Rural homes in eight Brazilian states, rather than just the initial two states targeted in the original plan, will be provided with electric lighting powered by renewable energy systems. The project is also bringing much-needed electricity for refrigeration and water pumping to many village schools, community centers and medical clinics. The primary objective of the cost-shared, joint US/Brazilian project is to assess the efficiency, operability, and reliability of renewable energy-based rural electrification.
- OSTI ID:
- 79348
- Journal Information:
- Solar Industry Journal, Journal Name: Solar Industry Journal Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 5; ISSN SIJOE7; ISSN 1050-5660
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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