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Livia Neves pv magazine Brazil

Livia Neves pv magazine Brazil

Livia Neves

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Auctions

A critical moment for Brazilian energy storage A national procurement round for energy storage systems, planned in the second half of the year, is at risk of lengthy delay just as the grid operator is being forced to curtail large volumes of excess clean electricity.

May 20, 2025

Auctions

Brazilian battery auction order due before June Brazil's Minister for Mines and Energy has said auctions for thermal grid capacity reserve and battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be held this year.

Apr 11, 2025

Distributed

Brazil’s Brasol to invest $26m in commercial batteries-as-a-service The director of Brasol's new business unit, Diogo Zaverucha, said the company sees huge pent-up demand for applications that are not yet regulated, and intends to participate in the storage-dedicated capacity reserve auction planned for the second half of the year.

Apr 08, 2025

Auctions

Brazilian capacity reserve auction suspension makes batteries even more urgent With the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) revoking ordinances for a thermal and hydro tender planned for June, the need for a touted battery-specific exercise, in the second half of the year, has become even more urgent, according to PV body Absolar.

Apr 07, 2025

Manufacturing

IEA: Global battery industry has entered new phase China supplied three-quarters of a 1 TWh global battery market in 2024 and its domination enabled steep cost savings and a possible switch to lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) technology, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Mar 07, 2025

Distributed

‘Brazil could have $3.8bn battery energy storage market by 2030’ A study by Brazilian consultancy Greener has indicated that the country installed 269 MWh of energy storage capacity in 2024, growth of 29% from 2023.

Mar 04, 2025

Offgrid

Brazil installed 269 MWh of energy storage in 2024, Pará the most attractive state Consultancy Greener has estimated the state of Pará offers the most potential for battery rollout because of its high energy tariff. A report issued by the consultant also highlighted the big savings agribusiness could make by using batteries instead of diesel.

Alessandra Neris, Livia Neves

Feb 28, 2025

Auctions

Problems with Brazil’s planned battery auction A crippling tax burden; an inability to bank energy arbitrage income; and uncertainty about grid fees, network ancillary payments, and solar-plus-storage eligibility could all affect a procurement exercise planned for June.

Feb 17, 2025

Auctions

Aggreko mulls gas plant-battery hybrid projects for Brazil’s capacity auctions The English and US-owned business could offer gas-plus-storage projects in a thermal and hydro capacity reserve auction (LRCAP) planned for June as well as bidding in this year's planned energy storage tender.

Feb 03, 2025

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