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Statkraft unveils its largest wind farm exterior Europe, the 519 MW Ventos de Santa Eugênia Wind Advanced in Bahia, Brazil. This hybrid challenge will incorporate a deliberate 163 MW photo voltaic farm to maximise power output.
The Ventos de Santa Eugênia wind advanced will increase Statkraft’s Brazil capability by 519 MW. Coupled with current acquisitions and initiatives within the pipeline, Statkraft goals to extend its complete era capability in Brazil fivefold inside a yr. By 2024, the corporate expects to have over 2,200 MW of era capability spanning hydropower, photo voltaic, wind, and battery applied sciences.
Located in Uibaí and Ibipeba, Bahia, the wind advanced spans 489 hectares, internet hosting 14 wind farms with 91 generators, every producing 5.7 MW. Anticipated annual renewable power manufacturing is 2,300 GWh, enough to energy 1.17 million Brazilian households. At its peak, the challenge employed practically 2,000 staff.
Building of the Ventos de Santa Eugênia hybrid photo voltaic farm will begin later this yr. Using battery expertise, the power advanced will boast a mixed capability of 682 MW, with operations slated for 2025.
“The profitable growth of the Ventos de Santa Eugênia Wind Advanced in Bahia marks a milestone for Statkraft in Brazil and exhibits our dedication to contribute to the inexperienced power transition within the nation. It locations Statkraft among the many ten largest wind corporations in an important power market in Latin America with vital worth creation potential for Statkraft,” says Statkraft CEO Christian Rynning-Tønnesen.
“Statkraft views Brazil as an thrilling market with nice potential and we’ve got excessive ambitions. We now have over time constructed a robust organisation, worthwhile operations and a substantial pipeline which provides us the mandatory platform to additional develop and function renewables inside a number of applied sciences. As well as, we’ve got developed a market group in Brazil, positioning us properly to grasp the market complexity and the client wants. We construct on the hydropower experience from Norway, whereas on the similar time we apply insights from Brazil to different markets wherein we function. It’s a win-win,” dded Ingeborg Dårflot, Government Vice President for Statkraft’s worldwide enterprise.
“We’re proud to be among the many first corporations to develop a hybrid renewable power challenge to optimise power manufacturing. This idea ensures higher utilisation of shared infrastructure between photo voltaic and wind applied sciences and contributes to power safety by way of a extra steady and balanced power era,” says Fernando de Lapuerta, Nation Supervisor for Statkraft Brazil.
“Good dialogue with the native communities situated close to the facility plant and a agency willpower to minimise environmental impacts has been a spotlight for us when growing this power advanced. We now have carried out a variety of social packages within the space and consequently, we’ve got been in a position to measure a big earnings enhance within the native inhabitants. This exhibits that renewable initiatives can have related optimistic impacts regionally, in addition to contributing to reaching the nationwide targets of accelerating renewables,” added additional Lapuerta.
