Joint U.S./Brazilian hybrid power system (wind-PV-diesel) on Marajo Island

Conference · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:92994

Leboeuf, C; Taylor, R W; Corbus, D ^[1]; Moszkowicz, M; Lima, J; Ribeiro, C ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
2. CEPEL, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

A cooperative renewable energy project is underway between the U.S. Department of Energy (through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL), and the Federal Republic of Brazil (through the Centro de Pesquisas de Energia Eletrica, CEPEL). The objectives of this joint US/Brazilian program are to establish technical, institutional, and economic confidence in using renewable energy systems to meet the needs of the people of rural Brazil, to build ongoing partnerships beneficial to both countries, and to demonstrate the potential for large-scale rural electrification through the use of renewable energy systems. Phase 1 of this program resulted in the deployment of more than 700 photovoltaic (PV) electric lighting systems in the Brazilian states of Pernambuco and Ceara. Phase 2 of the program extends the pilot project into six additional Brazilian states and demonstrates a wider variety of stand-alone end uses, including the use of wind electric power generation for selected sites and applications. Additionally, Phase 2 also includes the development of two hybrid village power systems, including one comprising PV, wind, battery, and diesel power sources. This paper focuses on this hybrid system, which is located in the Amazon River delta.

• OSTI ID: 92994
• Report Number(s): CONF-950116--; ISBN 0-7918-1294-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
17 WIND ENERGY
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
25 ENERGY STORAGE
DESIGN
DIESEL ENGINES
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
HORIZONTAL AXIS TURBINES
HYBRID SYSTEMS
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SUPPLIES