Panorama da energia eólica offshore no mundo e perspectivas para o Brasil

Abstract

The debates regarding renewable energies and energy efficiency are increasingly important on the (inter)national agenda, particularly in the context of the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a consequence, the sea has come to be recognised as a source of exploration/exploitation of different energy and mineral resources, as well as a means for the development of different economic activities - reinforcing the relevance of the Sea Economy. Recent studies highlight the importance of offshore wind energy for the future of energy generation in the maritime environment both in generation potentials and in cost-benefit to the countries that have adopted it. Therefore, it seeks to portray, through exploratory research and documentary analysis, whether the sources of wind power generation and their development projects at/in the sea can be a good alternative to meet the Brazilian energy demand. Thus, it will be up to the proposed report to identify the international panorama of the sector, based on the analysis of international experiences and which are the most viable possibilities and prospects for Brazil. The energy demands and natural characteristics that Brazil has are favorable to research and development projects, which in view of the maritime extension aspects not used in this sense, could be of great use not only for the diversification of our electrical matrix, but for better to insert Brazil in the context of the International Sustainable Development Programs, among other benefits such as integration, economy, employability and sustainability agreements