Comments on: Brazil to Triple Renewable Energy by 2020 (Focus on Wind)

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:44:00 +0000

you definitely bring up some good points on the fossil fuel front.

from what i read, they were excluding large hydro from the “renewables” they
are talking about tripling. not sure if that is a legitimate decision, but
that seems to be where the discrepancy lies

By: guest

guest — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0000

i’m not sure if we’re reading the same EPE note.
the epe says that the share of renewables will stay at about 83% of brazil’s electric capacity during the next decade. that’s because while it certainly is increasing the percentage of alternative renewables (such as wind, solar, biomass, and small hydropower dams) the dependence on large hydropower dams will decrease (from 76% of electric production to 67%).
even in the case of overall energy needs, the pctage of renewables will go from 44.8% in 2010 to 46.3% in 2020, hardly a tripling.
and while it is good to see more financing for wind and solar, to say that brazil is opting for heavy investment in renewables over fossil fuels is inaccurate, i think. of the BRL1 trillion expected in investments over the next decade, half (510 billion) will go toward oil and gas exploration and production. less than one tenth of that, just 45 billion, will go toward building new alternative renewable electricity sources

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:20:00 +0000

Thanks for the excellent commentary! Agreed on all fronts

By: guest

guest — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:40:00 +0000

Energy, much like business is a lifestyle. If you consume more than you contribute you are part of the problem. If, like most people you don’t contribute any energy production perhaps you should reconsider that situation.

The place to start is by getting informed about the facts of energy production. It is rather interesting to see a National Plan, such as the Brazilian 10 year program made available by Clean Technia, but the rubber meets the road in your backyard, on your rooftop or at you local parks, schools and businesses. This is the battleground where humanity will either succeed and set itself on the path to global prosperity, or fail and retrench into the violent nationalistic chaos that we witnesses twice in the Tewntieth Centrury.

Peak oil argument aside, the real evidence is plain to see where responsible people in governments around the world are preparing to transition out of fossil fuel dependency by adopting and publishing plans that their citizens can at the very least read, if not adopt or comply with.

We, in the U.S.A. should not be so arrogant as to think we are lesser involved than the Brazilian are in global energy policy. These are not market matters that should only be handle by corporate interests. If the lights go out in your neighborhood, it really doesn’t matter if you have a backup emergency generator to serve your personal interests. Loss of electrical power from the public grid means a hit to productivity of the entire community not just disruption to the wealthy individuals norm.

This is a perspective that the utility industry isn’t publiclly stressing in their efforts to generate more stock value as opposed to greater reliability in the face of climate change and rapidly escalating demand. We need better leadership from all three quadrants; business, government, and media to get a NEP on the politcal platform of every politician seeking elected office. America needs a NEP.