This paper aims to present a review of the increasing contribution of wind power to the
Brazilian electric matrix and an analysis of the main impact on technical, political and social …

Regulatory reforms of the electricity industry in South America have always been prompted
by the need of attracting enough investment to cover the fast-paced demand growth. In order …

Fluctuations in the output of wind and photovoltaic (PV) power limit the capacity of the grid to
accommodate these energy sources. However, these inherent shortcomings can be …

Brazil has to expand its power generation capacities due to significant projected growth of
demand. The government aims at adding hydropower capacities in North–Brazil, additional …

This paper focuses primarily on implementation of optimal power flow (OPF) problem
considering wind power. The stochastic nature of wind speed is modeled using two …

The complementary operation of wind, photovoltaic (PV) with hydropower stations has the
potential to increase the consumption of renewable energy into the power grid. However …

The present work introduces hydro-wind correlation maps of Brazil calculated with wind
speed data from weather stations and the registered historical natural inflows. The building …

With its abundance of renewable energy potentials, not only for hydropower and bioenergy,
but also for wind and solar, Brazil provides good prospects for a carbon neutral energy …

The new frontier for hydropower electricity generation in Brazil, the Amazon region, cannot
be used for energy storage as the construction of storage reservoirs would have deep …

The current energy consumption in most of the countries is weighing heavily on fossil fuels,
which account for about 70–90% of total energy used. The ecological concerns about air …