Brazil launches 2nd 1-MW floating solar array at HPP
March 11 – Brazil launches on Friday a 1-MW floating solar system at the Sobradinho hydropower plant (HPP) as part of a research and development (R&D) project that already saw a similar array be deployed at another HPP.
The government switched on the first floating photovoltaic (PV) system at the Balbina HPP on March 4.
Now, the Federal Universities of Amazonas and Pernambuco, the states where the HPPs are located, will conduct a study under the supervision of the federal government. Its goal will be to review factors from the economic feasibility to potential environmental impact. Depending on the outcome of the study, the solar installations at each site could be expanded by 4 MWp through October 2017.
The R&D project will end in January 2019 with the presentation of the results gathered during the three-year study. Brazilian power utilities Eletronorte and Chesf will invest BRL 100 million (USD 27.4m/EUR 24.7m) in the scheme.
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