State government plans to reduce environmental licensing fees
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The high investment required to build a wind farm at sea (around US$ 2.5 billion for every 1,000 MW installed) is still an obstacle to be overcome for the growth of this sector. However, the Senior Manager of Business Development at TotalEnergies, Fernanda Scoponi, indicates that the offshore wind source, in the world, has been presenting relevant technological improvements that have allowed the reduction of the installation costs of the plants (between 2010 and 2021, the calculation is a decrease of 43%).
Currently, data from the Brazilian Association of Wind Energy and New Technologies (ABEEólica), the planet has more than 57 thousand MW of offshore wind production installed, with China leading the ranking among countries, with around 27.6 thousand MW. Particularly regarding TotalEnergies, Fernanda says that the company’s goal is to reach 100,000 MW in renewable energy capacity by 2030. Within this goal, she says that one of the focuses is offshore wind generation, as it has a significant scale of energy production . The company is present in 130 nations, employing more than 100,000 people. In Rio Grande do Sul, TotalEnergies has a 3,000 MW offshore wind project pending before Ibama.
In turn, Corio records globally 2,000 MW in operation in offshore wind farms and another 25,000 MW under development. The company has three projects to be installed in Rio Grande do Sul with environmental licensing by Ibama. These complexes, called Brigadeiro III, IV and V wind generators, add up to 4,800 MW. Corio’s project developer, Gustavo Ferreira, reveals that among the factors that make the State attractive for this type of activity are the satisfactory depth of the sea (up to 50 meters is advisable for a park with a fixed base), adequate wind speed and a shorter distance from the coast, which reduces the cost of transmission and operation lines. Ferreira reports that the removal of Corio’s projects from the coast of Rio Grande do Sul should be 30 to 50 kilometers.
The country managing director Brazil of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Diogo da Nóbrega, adds that entrepreneurs in the offshore wind energy segment, before investing, evaluate factors such as environmental, economic and social impacts. “But the main criterion in which we need to move forward very quickly is the regulatory aspect”, defends the executive. He comments that just in the initial development of an offshore project, in order to make the decision whether the venture will go ahead or not, it is estimated that a contribution of around US$ 100 million will be needed and no group will disburse amounts of that order if there is no legal security.
For the technical director of Dossel (consultancy in the environmental area), Daniel Moreira Cavalcanti, something that can favor the development of the sector in Brazil is the reduction of subjectivities in the environmental licensing process, mitigating the risks of eventual judicial discussions about undertakings. Blue Float’s country manager Brazil, Emilio Matsumura, adds that thinking about offshore energy is having a vision of the country, envisioning a competitive and diversified matrix.
However, he adds that it is necessary to implement a predictable horizon for the entry of projects to materialize this market. The founding partner of Brain Energy, Telmo Magadan, points out that it is important to discuss new technologies, but also not to forget the development of onshore wind generation (on land). “We cannot take what happens in Brazil and Rio Grande do Sul out of focus”, he argues. He recalls that due to limitations in the gaucho energy transmission system, which are currently being remedied, the State was hampered for a long time with regard to the construction of new plants and now is the time to remove the bottlenecks in these undertakings.
Currently, data from the Brazilian Association of Wind Energy and New Technologies (ABEEólica), the planet has more than 57 thousand MW of offshore wind production installed, with China leading the ranking among countries, with around 27.6 thousand MW. Particularly regarding TotalEnergies, Fernanda says that the company’s goal is to reach 100,000 MW in renewable energy capacity by 2030. Within this goal, she says that one of the focuses is offshore wind generation, as it has a significant scale of energy production . The company is present in 130 nations, employing more than 100,000 people. In Rio Grande do Sul, TotalEnergies has a 3,000 MW offshore wind project pending before Ibama.
In turn, Corio records globally 2,000 MW in operation in offshore wind farms and another 25,000 MW under development. The company has three projects to be installed in Rio Grande do Sul with environmental licensing by Ibama. These complexes, called Brigadeiro III, IV and V wind generators, add up to 4,800 MW. Corio’s project developer, Gustavo Ferreira, reveals that among the factors that make the State attractive for this type of activity are the satisfactory depth of the sea (up to 50 meters is advisable for a park with a fixed base), adequate wind speed and a shorter distance from the coast, which reduces the cost of transmission and operation lines. Ferreira reports that the removal of Corio’s projects from the coast of Rio Grande do Sul should be 30 to 50 kilometers.
The country managing director Brazil of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Diogo da Nóbrega, adds that entrepreneurs in the offshore wind energy segment, before investing, evaluate factors such as environmental, economic and social impacts. “But the main criterion in which we need to move forward very quickly is the regulatory aspect”, defends the executive. He comments that just in the initial development of an offshore project, in order to make the decision whether the venture will go ahead or not, it is estimated that a contribution of around US$ 100 million will be needed and no group will disburse amounts of that order if there is no legal security.
For the technical director of Dossel (consultancy in the environmental area), Daniel Moreira Cavalcanti, something that can favor the development of the sector in Brazil is the reduction of subjectivities in the environmental licensing process, mitigating the risks of eventual judicial discussions about undertakings. Blue Float’s country manager Brazil, Emilio Matsumura, adds that thinking about offshore energy is having a vision of the country, envisioning a competitive and diversified matrix.
However, he adds that it is necessary to implement a predictable horizon for the entry of projects to materialize this market. The founding partner of Brain Energy, Telmo Magadan, points out that it is important to discuss new technologies, but also not to forget the development of onshore wind generation (on land). “We cannot take what happens in Brazil and Rio Grande do Sul out of focus”, he argues. He recalls that due to limitations in the gaucho energy transmission system, which are currently being remedied, the State was hampered for a long time with regard to the construction of new plants and now is the time to remove the bottlenecks in these undertakings.
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