Free online training on renewable energy will have live broadcast on Youtube on 08/03, at 2pm
CEBDS is coordinating the implementation of free online training on renewable energy on August 3rd at 2:00 pm. The event is supported by the Brazilian Wind Energy Association and the Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association, and the participation of the companies Anglo American and Neoenergia.
The webinar is a great opportunity to understand the role of renewable energy for Brazil's post-pandemic green recovery and future resilience.
Energy is a crucial factor for the development of countries and plays an important role in combating climate change. With the goals set out in the Paris Agreement, the main agreement on climate change, countries and companies need to work together to ensure that the average temperature does not exceed 2 degrees by 2050, but with efforts to ensure that it does not exceed 1.5 degrees.
Renewable energy can help make this path to a more sustainable future viable. Brazil has one of the world's greatest potentials for these types of energy, including wind, solar, biomass, solid waste and hydroelectric power. This event will therefore bring together two major associations on the subject and two companies that will show how this transition is possible.
ABSOLAR and ABEEólica will present in the webinar an overview of photovoltaic and wind energy in Brazil, bringing current figures, market trends, challenges and opportunities for these technologies.
Anglo American will share the company’s long-term sustainability strategy and clean energy investment plans. Neoenergia will present its operations across the sector’s supply chain in line with environmental objectives. The company has set targets to reduce its carbon intensity by 50% by 2030 and to be carbon neutral by 2050, demonstrating its climate ambition.
Largest corporate renewable energy contract in Brazil
Anglo American recently closed the largest renewable energy PPA contract in the country. The contract has a term of 20 years starting in 2022 and will be responsible for supplying approximately 30% of all the energy consumed by Anglo American's plants in Brazil.
O PPA (Power Purchase Agreements) It is an electricity contract, similar to a regular contract in the free market, for large volumes signed between the buyer and the project developer, generally with a term of 8 to 20 years.
This type of contract plays an important role for society as a whole, as it brings greater competitiveness to renewable sources and, therefore, reduces fossil fuel emissions that have a direct impact on climate change.
Want to know more about PPA? Check out the guide Why Corporate Purchasing of Renewable Energy is a Good Deal? The paper provides an overview of the use of corporate PPAs for renewable energy, focusing mainly on the opportunities they present for companies in Brazil.
