Title :
Sustainable energy and distributed generation scenario in the Brazilian electricity sector
Author :
Ricciardi, T.R. ; Salles, D. ; Torquato, R. ; Freitas, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Energy Syst., Univ. of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
Brazil holds a lead position in renewable energy production and distributed generation. The economic growth of the country in the recent years is pulling up the electricity consumption and accelerating the installed generation capacity in the electric power system. This paper discusses the current scenario of distributed and renewable generation in Brazilian electricity sector as well as the potential for increasing sustainable sources in the future.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; power consumption; power generation economics; sustainable development; Brazilian electricity sector; distributed generation; economic growth; electric power system; electricity consumption; generation capacity; renewable energy production; renewable generation; sustainable energy; sustainable sources; Biomass; Distributed power generation; Electric potential; Electricity; Production; Wind power generation; Cogeneration; Dispersed storage and generation; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2727-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PESGM.2012.6344859
