1) In the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio +20, the FIESP (Federation of Industries of Sao Paulo State) argued that Brazil have to give priority to hydropower, and stop, at least for now, investments in solar energy. This week, a similar concern was highlighted by ABRACE (Brazilian Association of Large Industrial Energy Consumers) ...
2) The Brazilian government is not willing to make hirings of solar plants. The revelation comes from the Competitiveness Council on Renewable Energy. The organ, attached to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, says that the issue of auction-specific solar energy is the cost. Today, the benefit does not outweigh the cost, in view of terms most competitive sources ...
3) Behind the potential of microgeneration, European companies of the sectors of wind and photovoltaics are coming and opening branches in Brazil to host their business in Latin America. What more attracts investors are favorable locations and market potential, that go against the European crisis and cuts in subsidies to clean energy ...
Marcus Parpinelli
