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  2. Renewable energy in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Powerplant in Bahia. As of 2018, renewable energy accounted for 79% of the domestically produced electricity used in Brazil. [1] [2] [3]Brazil relies on hydroelectricity for 65% of its electricity, [1] [2] and the Brazilian government plans to expand the share of wind energy (currently 11%), solar energy (currently 2.5%) and biomass [1] [2] as alternatives.

  3. Energy in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Brazil is the 7th largest energy consumer in the world and the largest in South America. [1] [2] At the same time, it is an important oil and gas producer in the region and the world's second largest ethanol fuel producer.

  4. Energy - Wikipedia

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    Energy (from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia) 'activity') is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light.

  5. Renewable energy - Wikipedia

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    Researchers in this field strived to design molecular mimics of photosynthesis that use a wider region of the solar spectrum, employ catalytic systems made from abundant, inexpensive materials that are robust, readily repaired, non-toxic, stable in a variety of environmental conditions and perform more efficiently allowing a greater proportion ...

  6. Energy development - Wikipedia

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    Energy development is the field of activities focused on obtaining sources of energy from natural resources. [citation needed] These activities include the production of renewable, nuclear, and fossil fuel derived sources of energy, and for the recovery and reuse of energy that would otherwise be wasted.

  7. High-voltage direct current - Wikipedia

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    Long distance HVDC lines carrying hydroelectricity from Canada's Nelson River to this converter station where it is converted to AC for use in southern Manitoba's grid. A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. [1]

  8. Copel - Wikipedia

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    Originally Copel - Companhia Paranaense de Energia, the company was renamed Ligga in 2022. [ 3 ] The Company went public in April 1994 on the Brazilian B3 stock market, and in 1997 was the first company of the Brazilian electricity sector to be listed at the New York Stock Exchange .

  9. Waste-to-energy - Wikipedia

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    Incineration, the combustion of organic material such as waste with energy recovery, is the most common WtE implementation. All new WtE plants in OECD countries incinerating waste (residual MSW, commercial, industrial or RDF) must meet strict emission standards, including those on nitrogen oxides (NO x), sulphur dioxide (SO 2), heavy metals and dioxins.