What are the main solar energy technologies? The benefits of using alternative energy sources are already widespread. However, one of the major obstacles for this model to grow even more is the cost of systems and limited technological availability.
Photovoltaic solar energy in Brazil has prospects of continuing to grow in 2021. In relation to 2019, the source increased its installed capacity by 47.4%, reaching 3,215 MW in 2020, according to ANEEL.
Green hydrogen is one of the alternatives to reduce emissions and take care of our planet. Understand the prospects of this market.
The national electric matrix is formed by 82.9% of clean energy, such as hydroelectric, biomass and solar energy, while the global average is 26.7%.
According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil currently has 83% of its matrix originated from clean energy. The share is led by hydroelectric (63.8%), followed by wind (9.3%), biomass and biogas (8.9%) and solar (1.4%). Unlike the global average, Brazil is three times more sustainable than other countries.
With the increase in the electricity tariff and the search for sustainable sources, the solar energy sector should generate more than R $ 20 billion this year.
Renewable energy sources are wind, solar, hydro and biomass, but despite being sustainable sources, their use still needs to be expanded. How is the use of renewable energy sources in Brazil and in the world? Historically, world energy production has always been based on fossil fuels, such as oil and coal. However, over the decades it was realized that these fuels were finite and that their use caused the greenhouse effect and aggravated global warming.
Energy generation is totally related to the environment, since all energy produced is the result of the transformation of some natural resource. Thus, it is everyone's duty to take care of the environment to ensure that the resource is maintained for the next generations.
The production of energy from hydrogen is considered one of the bets of the energy market for the future. Hydrogen is abundant, efficient, storable and transportable, does not produce gases that aggravate the greenhouse effect and can be produced from renewable sources.