The environmental protection agency, Fepam, has issued a license for the 50 MW biomass project in Pinheiro Machado, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
The facility is owned by local company, Pellco Brasil, and uses ground logs, bark, twigs, bundles of trees and rice hulls as fuel. The pellets will be exported to countries such as Japan and the US, to be burned in power plant boilers.
Pellco Brasil will be investing a total of BRL 1 billion (USD 255.5m) for the development of the project.
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July 03, 2018
Aneel suspends Energimp's Buriti and Cajucoco, Coqueiros wind farms
Aneel, the power sector regulator of Brazil, has temporarily suspended the 30 MW Buriti and Cajucoco wind plants and the 27 MW Coqueiros project. The decision was made due to the...
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June 26, 2018
Siemens Gamesa signs purchase order for 163 MW wind project in Brazil
Voltalia has signed a purchase contract for 47 wind turbines with Siemens Gamesa. The turbines will be installed at the Ventos da Serra do Mel power plant in Brazil, a 163 MW wind project won in...
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June 25, 2018
Nordex, the wind turbine supplier, confirmed has received the 123 MW supply order worth BRL 450 Million (USD 119 Million)
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June 19, 2018
Poyry wins consultancy contract for 14 MW solar project in Brazil
Vientos Solutions LLC has awarded Pöyry a contract to provide project management and engineering consulting services to support the construction of the Verde Vale 3 photovoltaic power plant, loca...
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June 14, 2018
AES Corp has concluded the sale of its interest in Eletropaulo with AES Corp
