Since the early 1980s, wind power technology has experienced an immense growth with
respect to both the turbine size and market share. As the demand for large-scale wind …

Hydropower is the backbone of the Brazilian electricity generation sector. Even though the
use of this resource is advantaged in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, last years׳ severe …

Policies can play a central role in the energy transition by promoting renewable sources.
The successful implementation of sustainable energy and climate policies requires political …

The Brazilian innovation system: a mission-oriented policy proposal Page 1 The Brazilian
innovation system: a mission-oriented policy proposal Mariana Mazzucato, Caetano Penna …

Energy production from renewable sources is already a reality in many countries, and with
that, different strategies for incentivizing investments in renewable energy generation have …

Onshore wind energy (WE) has achieved a significant diffusion worldwide, in spite of the
existence of multiple barriers to the large-scale implementation of wind farms. These barriers …

Brazil's wind energy program is a successful public-private sector response to an electricity
supply crisis in 2001 that created an attractive target for investors in renewable power. But …

Background: After the COVID-19 pandemic will be brought under control through mass
vaccination, the challenge of global climate change and related energy transition will return …

The Brazilian power generation sector faces a paradigm change driven by, on one hand, a
shift from a hydropower dominated mix and, on the other hand, international goals for …

As concerns about the greenhouse effect and the resulting increase in carbon dioxide levels
in the atmosphere continue to mount, there is an increasing need to curtail the use of fossil …