The Guaíba Island Terminal in Rio de Janeiro will use energy from batteries produced by the American company Tesla to generate electricity. The project will be installed by Vale, in partnership with MicroPower and Siemens. The use of batteries from the company founded by Elon Musk will represent Tesla's first project in Brazil. The goal is to replace the energy consumed from the grid that comes from the concessionaire between 6 pm and 9 pm, when there is the highest demand for energy and the period in which the tariff is most expensive.
“The batteries have already arrived. Now, all we need to do is prepare the area and connect it to the electrical system. This is the first time we are using batteries to provide energy in an industrial area. The use of batteries is one of the technologies that should also be applied to replace diesel with renewable electrical energy in other transport equipment, such as locomotives and off-road trucks,” said Vale’s Energy Director, Ricardo Mendes.
