Precificação de energia eólica offshore no Brasil

Offshore wind power emits low amounts of gases, is renewable and has better performance than onshore due to its greater stability and higher wind power density, less visual and noise impact, among others. Brazil has a high capacity of generation, but has not yet developed any offshore projects. High costs are a strong impediment. This study is an effort towards pricing offshore resources through Livelized Cost of Energy - LCOE, which represents the minimum return to cover the costs of development, production and maintenance of a wind project. Initially LCOE was calculated for all Brazilian onshore wind farms listed at Bloomberg New Energy Finance R○, accounting for 71 farms. Then hypothetical offshore wind farms were created from the onshore farms, tripling the cost of generation, which is consistent with the literature, and estimating the offshore energy for two locations off the Brazilian coast using satellite data extracted from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The results demonstrate that offshore resources have the potential to significantly reduce the energy price due to the better performance of the wind at sea

Precificação da energia eólica offshore no Brasil

Offshore wind power emits low amounts of gases, is renewable and has better performance than onshore due to its greater stability and higher wind power density, less visual and noise impact, among others. Brazil has a high capacity of generation, but has not yet developed any offshore projects. High costs are a strong impediment. This study is an effort towards pricing offshore resources through Livelized Cost of Energy - LCOE, which represents the minimum return to cover the costs of development, production and maintenance of a wind project. Initially LCOE was calculated for all Brazilian onshore wind farms listed at Bloomberg New Energy Finance R○, accounting for 71 farms. Then hypothetical offshore wind farms were created from the onshore farms, tripling the cost of generation, which is consistent with the literature, and estimating the offshore energy for two locations off the Brazilian coast using satellite data extracted from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The results demonstrate that offshore resources have the potential to significantly reduce the energy price due to the better performance of the wind at sea

Precificação da energia eólica offshore no Brasil

Offshore wind power emits low amounts of gases, is renewable and has better performance than onshore due to its greater stability and higher wind power density, less visual and noise impact, among others. Brazil has a high capacity of generation, but has not yet developed any offshore projects. High costs are a strong impediment. This study is an effort towards pricing offshore resources through Livelized Cost of Energy - LCOE, which represents the minimum return to cover the costs of development, production and maintenance of a wind project. Initially LCOE was calculated for all Brazilian onshore wind farms listed at Bloomberg New Energy Finance R○, accounting for 71 farms. Then hypothetical offshore wind farms were created from the onshore farms, tripling the cost of generation, which is consistent with the literature, and estimating the offshore energy for two locations off the Brazilian coast using satellite data extracted from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The results demonstrate that offshore resources have the potential to significantly reduce the energy price due to the better performance of the wind at sea

Energia eólica em alto mar: distribuição dos recursos e complementaridade hídrica

The stabilization of energy supply in Brazil has been a challenge for the operation of the National Interconnected System in face of hydrological and climatic variations. Thermoelectric plants have been used as an emergency source for periods of water scarcity. The utilization of fossil fuels, however, has elevated the cost of electricity. On the other hand, offshore wind energy has gained importance in the international context and is competitive enough to become a possibility for future generation in Brazil. In this scenario, the main goal of this thesis was to investigate the magnitude and distribution of offshore wind resources, and also verify the possibilities of complementing hydropower. A data series of precipitation from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) Blended Sea Winds from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC/NOAA) were used. According to statistical criteria, three types of complementarity were found in the Brazilian territory: hydro × hydro, wind × wind and hydro × wind. It was noted a significant complementarity between wind and hydro resources (r = -0.65), mainly for the hydrographical basins of the southeast and central regions with Northeastern Brazil winds. To refine the extrapolation of winds over the ocean, a method based on the Monin-Obukhov theory was used to model the stability of the atmospheric boundary layer. Objectively Analyzed Air-Sea Flux (OAFLUX) datasets for heat flux, temperature and humidity, and also sea level pressure data from NCEP/NCAR were used. The ETOPO1 from the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC/NOAA) provided bathymetric data. It was found that shallow waters, between 0-20 meters, have a resource estimated at 559 GW. The contribution of wind resources to hydroelectric reservoir operation was investigated with a simplified hybrid wind-hydraulic model, and reservoir level, inflow, outflow and turbine production data. It was found that the hybrid system avoids drought periods, continuously saving water from reservoirs through wind production. Therefore, from the results obtained, it is possible to state that the good winds from the Brazilian coast can, besides diversifying the electric matrix, stabilize the hydrological fluctuations avoiding rationing and blackouts, reducing the use of thermal power plants, increasing the production cost and emission of greenhouse gases. Public policies targeted to offshore wind energy will be necessary for its full development.

Energia eólica: uma alternativa de energia renovável para a matriz energética do Brasil?

O presente trabalho possui o intuito de analisar o panorama de energia eólica em âmbito mundial, dando um enfoque maior para seu cenário no Brasil. Primeiramente, estudando a história da energia eólica, seu advento, para fins de solução ao viés ambiental e à necessidade de diversificação da matriz energética mundial, com a finalidade de assumir os compromissos firmados no Protocolo de Kyoto, e, no caso do Brasil, da menor dependência do abastecimento externo

A engenharia Civil e a produção industrial de energia eólica

Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Engenharia Civil na Área de Especialização de Edificações

Sistema de conversão de energia eólica baseado no gerador de indução duplamente alimentado: análise e contribuição ao controle da máquina

The humanity reached a time of unprecedented technological development. Science has achieved and continues to achieve technologies that allowed increasingly to understand the universe and the laws which govern it, and also try to coexist without destroying the planet we live on. One of the main challenges of the XXI century is to seek and increase new sources of clean energy, renewable and able to sustain our growth and lifestyle. It is the duty of every researcher engage and contribute in this race of energy. In this context, wind power presents itself as one of the great promises for the future of electricity generation . Despite being a bit older than other sources of renewable energy, wind power still presents a wide field for improvement. The development of new techniques for control of the generator along with the development of research laboratories specializing in wind generation are one of the key points to improve the performance, efficiency and reliability of the system. Appropriate control of back-to-back converter scheme allows wind turbines based on the doubly-fed induction generator to operate in the variable-speed mode, whose benefits include maximum power extraction, reactive power injection and mechanical stress reduction. The generator-side converter provides control of active and reactive power injected into the grid, whereas the grid-side converter provides control of the DC link voltage and bi-directional power flow. The conventional control structure uses PI controllers with feed-forward compensation of cross-coupling dq terms. This control technique is sensitive to model uncertainties and the compensation of dynamic dq terms results on a competing control strategy. Therefore, to overcome these problems, it is proposed in this thesis a robust internal model based state-feedback control structure in order to eliminate the cross-coupling terms and thereby improve the generator drive as well as its dynamic behavior during sudden changes in wind speed. It is compared the conventional control approach with the proposed control technique for DFIG wind turbine control under both steady and gust wind conditions. Moreover, it is also proposed in this thesis an wind turbine emulator, which was developed to recreate in laboratory a realistic condition and to submit the generator to several wind speed conditions.

Prevenção e controlo da corrosão na exploração de energia offshore: estudo experimental no protótipo WindFloat [Comunicação oral]

Palestra no âmbito do projeto WIND_ENERMAR

Energia eólica

Actualmente, é indiscutível a importância das energias ditas renováveis no contexto da produção mundial de energia, destacando-se, dentro destas, a energia eólica pelas suas inúmeras vantagens. Neste artigo descrevem-se as vantagens e desvantagens deste tipo de energia e apresenta-se uma discussão da evolução da potência instalada de acordo com os dados fornecidos pelos organismos correspondentes. Pretende-se, além disso, explicar a evolução da potência instalada na Europa e, mais especificamente, no caso de Portugal, explicar a baixa potência instalada tendo em conta o elevado potencial eólico disponível. The importance of renewable energies in the context of the world energy production is nowadays unquestionable, namely in the case of the eolic energy, due to its specific advantages. In this paper, the advantages and disadvantages of this type of energy are described, and a discussion of the evolution of the wind power installed is presented according to the data published by the different organisms involved. It is intended to show and explain the evolution of the wind power capacity installed in the European Union. Finally, it is discussed the Portuguese specificity characterized by a low wind power installed despite the high eolic potential available.

Ventos de Mudança – A Energia Eólica em Port

No contexto das energias renováveis, a energia eólica em Portugal tem registado um forte incremento nos últimos anos, sendo hoje uma referência incontornável no panorama europeu e mundial. A dependência externa de fontes energéticas fósseis, o crescimento da procura interna e a actual política de protecção ambiental, tornaram cada vez mais atractiva a exploração de energias renováveis. Entre as várias modalidades disponíveis (solar, hídrica, eólica, geotérmica, das marés e das ondas), a energia eólica tornou-se uma das mais exploradas, quer pelos avanços tecnológicos entretanto obtidos na sua eficiência, quer pelos incentivos e maior rentabilidade a curto e médio prazo do investimento. O seu contributo para o desenvolvimento da economia nacional é já notório e os seus efeitos podem medir-se por vários indicadores, nomeadamente pela redução da utilização de petróleo na produção de electricidade, pelos ganhos na redução da emissão de gases poluentes para a atmosfera ou pela criação de emprego e desenvolvimento económico que lhe está directa e indirectamente associado. Este artigo pretende deste modo: (i) analisar a evolução de alguns indicadores da energia eólica em Portugal por comparação com os de outros países; (ii) destacar os principais desafios, nomeadamente as metas definidas pelo Protocolo de Quioto; (iii) e suscitar alguma reflexão sobre a importância deste tipo de en

L'energia eòlica aplicada a l'extracció d'aigua : els molins aiguaders de les Pitiüses.'La energía eólica aplicada a la extracción de agua : los molinos aguaderos de las Pitiusas'.

Resumen tomado de la propia revista

Evolução tecnológica dos sistemas de conversão de Energia Eólica para ligação à rede

Desde muito cedo, na história da humanidade, que a energia eólica é aproveitada pelo homem, primeiro sob a forma de energia mecânica e mais recentemente sob a forma de energia elétrica. O crescimento rápido do consumo de eletricidade, no final do século XIX, motivou a aplicação do princípio de funcionamento dos tradicionais moinhos de vento à conversão da energia eólica em energia elétrica. No entanto, foi após os choques petrolíferos da década de 1970 que as atividade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento (I&D) se intensificaram de forma significativa conduzindo à instalação das primeiras turbinas eólicas comerciais no início da década de 1980 na Europa e nos EUA. Desde então, as tecnologias de conversão da energia eólica têm registado um desenvolvimento considerável que se estende desde as técnicas de construção cada vez mais robustas até à utilização de sistemas de conversão com possibilidade de serem explorados em velocidade variável, com consequências refletidas ao nível do aumento progressivo da potência unitária instalada e da diminuição do custo do kWh gerado.

Fontes energéticas sustentáveis : um estudo sobre a viabilidade do aproveitamento da energia eólica em três localidades, no RS

O trabalho consiste no estudo da viabilidade técnico-econômica da utilização da energia eólica em três localidades no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. A pesquisa inicia com uma revisão bibliográfica acerca do assunto, situando o leitor no cenário eólico mundial, brasileiro e riograndense. Seguindo-se a esta, são apresentados os levantamentos desenvolvidos nos municípios de Nova Hartz, São Lourenço do Sul e Tapes. A primeira localidade foi escolhida devido ao projeto do Centro Experimental de Tecnologias Habitacionais Sustentáveis (CETHS) ter sido lá desenvolvido. Neste caso a pesquisa, por constituir-se em um provimento energético consoante à filosofia do projeto, integrou-se nas metas do mesmo. Nesta localidade, foi efetivamente desenvolvido o método de medição da velocidade do vento, aplicando-se a metodologia mundialmente reconhecida do MEASNET, durante um prazo de 11 meses. Nas outras duas localidades, o levantamento dos dados de campo não foi realizado por esta pesquisadora, pois o Instituto de Geociências, dessa Universidade, especificamente, o Centro de Estudos de Geologia Costeira e Oceânica, dispunha à época, de dados de medições da Lagoa dos Patos, ainda não tratados, e tinha interesse na promoção de um estudo técnico acerca dos mesmos. A partir do tratamento estatístico dos dados colhidos e disponibilizados, foi desenvolvido o estudo de viabilidade técnica dos locais com o emprego do Programa Alwin A dissertação conclui com um estudo econômico preliminar, analisando-se o único equipamento nacional em fabricação no momento, o aerogerador E-40/6,44, produzido pela tecnologia da alemã Wobben através de sua subsidiária brasileira, a Empresa Enercon, frente a diferentes alturas, diferentes taxas de financiamento e sob as condições do Programa de Incentivo às Fontes Alternativas (PROINFA) do Ministério das Minas e Energia. Isto resultou em diferentes alternativas de geração de energia elétrica com o uso da energia eólica disponível nas condições locais.Nestes cenários foram destacados os fatores condicionantes que determinaram a viabilidade de um empreendimento nestas localidades, sob os critérios do citado programa.

Relação entre stakeholders, recursos estratégicos e sustentabilidade em uma organização atuante na cadeia de valor da indústria brasileira de energia eólica

This paper approaches the strategy in business management and aimed at identifying and outlining the interests and commitment of stakeholders in strategic resources management concerning production and implementation of wind turbine equipment of a Brazilian wind power company and also verifying if internal and external results deriving from such activities were sustainable, taking as main reference seminal publications and periodicals relevant to the research point that discuss the Resource Theory, Stakeholders and Sustainability. An analysis was carried out to assess how stakeholders, beyond the temporal context, intermediated the composition, development and management of the organization´s resources, as well as the social, environmental and economic results obtained from resources management in the production and supply of wind turbines to a Wind Power Plant located in the State of Ceara, in order to portray that Brazil sustainability can be an important competitive advantage source that creates value for shareholders and the community (Hart & Milstein, 2003). The strategy herein applied was the qualitative investigation using a single study case, which allowed for the thorough examination of an active organization operating in the Brazilian industry of wind power and also the resources used in the production and implementation of wind turbines supplied to the a Wind Power Plant in Ceara. Considering the content analysis and the triangulation principle, three qualitative data collection methods were applied to identify and characterize stakeholders’ interest and commitment in resource management of the organization operating in the Brazilian wind power industry, as follows, semistructured deep interview with managers of tactic-strategic level and analysts of organization´s value chain nine activities, analysis of public internal and external documents; and analysis of audio-visual material. Nonetheless, to identify the internal and external economic, social and environmental results of implementation and supply of wind turbines to the Wind Power Plant in Ceara, semistructured interviews were also carried out with the residents of the region. Results showed the BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank) and the organization head office were the stakeholders who exerted the strongest influence on resources related to production and implementation of the aerogenerator product at Trairi Wind Plant in Ceara. Concerning the organization resources, at the current stage of the Brazilian Wind Industry ,although the brand, reliability and reputation of the organization under study were valuable esources, rare, hard to imitate and exploited by the organization, it was noticed that opposed to RBV, they did not actually represent a source of competitive advantage . For the local community the social, economic and environmental results related to the wind turbines implementation were more positive than negative, despite the fact that the productive process caused negative environmental impacts such as the high emission of CO2 to transport wind turbines components to Trairi Wind Power Plant.