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Energy system of Brazil. Brazil''s energy policies measure up well against the world''s most urgent energy challenges. Access to electricity across the country is almost universal and …

Financing Instruments for Energy Efficiency Cities in Brazil ...

The Financing Instruments for Energy Efficiency Cities in Brazil Project aims to unlock private financing for urban energy efficiency projects, by reducing the credit risk and enhancing the technical quality of Efficient Street Lightning (ESL) and Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE), thus offering the F2E industry financing models.

Energy efficiency in social housing: Opportunities and barriers from …

The beginning of energy efficiency activities in Brazil was marked by the establishment of the National Institute of Meteorology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) in 1984. INMETRO started debate on energy efficiency, informing consumers of energy-efficient products, and encouraging consumers to purchase such products. ...

Energy efficiency standards for refrigerators in Brazil: A …

In Brazil energy efficiency standards policy formally begins with the ''''Energy Efficient Act'''' enacted in 2001 (Brazil, 2001). The specified set of MEPS for refrigerators, freezers and fridge freezers and air conditioning devices was adopted only 6 years after the Law (MME—Ministry of Mines and Energy, 2007). ...

Energy efficiency labeling program for buildings in Brazil …

Brazil. Energy efficiency targets are being studied, having as base the first published labels, in order to propose benchmarks [52]. A pioneer survey was published in 2008 involving different commercial buildings such as hotels, banks, supermarkets, education institutions and hospitals, describing its final energy use and its consumption ...

Power sector reforms in Brazil and its impacts on energy efficiency …

The energy challenges facing Brazil call for a pivotal role for technologies and technology policies in finding, transforming and utilizing energy resources in an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sound manner. This paper intends to analyse the Brazilian experience in implementing provisions in regulation and legislation to …

Comparative cost-benefit analysis of the energy efficiency …

Comparative cost-benefit analysis of the energy efficiency measures and photovoltaic generation in houses of social interest in Brazil. ... Characterisation of representative building typologies for social housing projects in Brazil and its energy performance. Energy Policy, 87 (2015), pp. 524-541, 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.08.041.

Energy Efficiency in Brazil

LEI 13.280/2016. P&D +PEE- 8,600 projects, investments around U$ 2,18 billion. Savings of approximately 9,000 GWh/year and a demand withdrawal at the peak of 2.8 MW, where for every U$14. invested in energy efficiency, 1MWh is saved.

Country Analysis Brief: Brazil

gas. Brazil''s energy production in 2021 accounted for 2.0% of global production and 48.8% of South America''s total. • Energy consumption in Brazil increased by an average annual growth rate of 0.5% between 2011 and 2021, compared with 3.3% between 2000 and 2010, driven by Brazil''s real GDP per capita growth (Figure 4).

Towards more resilient and energy efficient social housing in Brazil ...

Improving Residential Energy Efficiency International Conference, IREE 2017 Towards more resilient and energy efficient social housing in Brazil Luise Mesquitaa*, JosÃ© Rippe KÃ³sa,b aUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Dept. Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Florianopolis, SC 88040-970, Brazil bUniversidade Federal do …

Renewable energy in the Brazilian energy matrix: the …

In Brazil, the capacity to generate renewable energy corresponds to 84%, higher than the world average of 38%. Due to massive investments, the share of solar energy in the Brazilian energy matrix …

Brazil

Brazil, with a large and complex grid system that has not fully kept up with the demands of the energy transition, loses about 16% of the power it generates. …

The energy efficiency of crude oil refining in Brazil: A Brazilian ...

The energy efficiency of internal generation in the refinery is on average 30%, while the energy efficiency of the utility companies who sell electricity to the refineries is taken to be 37.5% using the Solomon calculation of IIE. ... The energy cost in US refining was around US $6.83/barrel, which represents 83% of the cash margin. In Brazil ...

FP065: Financial Instruments for Brazil Energy Efficient Cities ...

Financial Instruments for Brazil Energy Efficient Cities (FinBRAZEEC) Providing a mix of public and private sector finance to provide funds for reducing energy intensity across Brazil. Brazil has a high potential to achieve energy efficiency at scale given the country''s high-energy intensity. Challenges exist, however, in mobilizing …

Building energy efficiency: An overview of the Brazilian residential ...

The portion of renewable energy sources supplying the Brazilian energy matrix (39.4%) also remained significantly above the global and the OECD average (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), estimated by the International Energy Agency to be 13.2% and 8.6%, respectively [3].. With an essentially clean energy …

An assessment of energy benefits of efficient household air

Increasing efficiency of electrical equipment is essential to national energy rationality, enabling energy consumption reduction and postponing inversion in distribution, transmission and generation, as well as mitigating environmental impacts associated with such activities. Considering such purposes, two actions have been …

Electronics recycling as an energy efficiency measure – a Life …

As electrical energy has become increasingly expensive in Brazil, rising more than 30% above inflation in the first half of 2015 (IBGE, 2015), the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) considers energy efficiency as one key factor for the country''s competitiveness on the international market s national energy efficiency plan (PNEf) …

Energy efficiency standards for refrigerators in Brazil: A …

In Brazil energy efficiency standards policy formally begins with the ''''Energy Efficient Act'''' enacted in 2001 (Brazil, 2001).The specified set of MEPS for refrigerators, freezers and fridge freezers and air conditioning devices was adopted only 6 years after the Law (MME—Ministry of Mines and Energy, 2007).Criteria to specify the …

Brazil: Energy Efficiency in Urban Mobility

Energy efficiency in transport systems results from three dimensions: the entire system (system efficiency), individual trips (trip efficiency), and vehicle technology (vehicle efficiency). These are directly linked to the A-S-I strategy: (1) Avoid the increase of transport activity and reduce current transport demand.

United States and Brazil Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation on Energy …

The United States of America and the Federative Republic of Brazil reaffirmed today their commitment to joint energy cooperation at the second U.S.-Brazil Energy Forum (USBEF) Ministerial in Washington, D.C. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm hosted the meeting with Brazil''s Minister of Mines and Energy Adolfo Sachsida.

Energy Research Office

EPE and IEA publish the Atlas of Energy Efficiency Brazil 2023 28/12/2023 - The main objective of the Atlas of Energy Efficiency Brazil 2023 is to monitor the progress of …

Proposed business plan for energy efficiency in Brazil

As shown in Table 1, in 2009 the Brazilian electric consumption reached 443 TWh and the amount of energy saved that year was 5.47 TWh. For 2030, the MME projects consumption is expected to reach 1025 TWh, with a 10% energy efficiency goal (102.5 TWh/year).The current goal is eighteen times larger than the historical values …

Comparing energy efficiency labelling systems in the EU and Brazil ...

It contributes to a better understanding of the implementation of energy efficiency systems in Brazil, particularly, by reviewing the issues, challenges and difficulties facing the European countries during the initial implementation 2005–2015) of the Directive 2010/31/EU. The experience and lessons from the European countries could be used ...

United States and Brazil Strengthen Bilateral Clean Energy …

GOA, India — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and the Federative Republic of Brazil''s Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, announced today their commitment on joint clean energy cooperation when they met on the margins of the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial and 8th Mission Innovation meetings in …

Energy Efficiency in Brazil

Energy Efficiency Law. National Policy for Conservation and Rational Use of Energy – defines the establishment of minimum energy performance standards for machinery and …

Fuel Economy Roadmap for Brazilian Energy Efficiency Regulatory

Brazil approved in December of 2018 the Brazilian Energy Efficiency Regulatory Program, ROTA 2030, which starts on 2022 with 11% improvement target in fuel consumption over the current INOVAR AUTO Program targets, and possibly same squeeze will be applied for the second phase in 2027, which will drive the industry for a high …

Energy-efficiency standards for electric motors in Brazilian industry

In Brazil, the high-efficiency motor line is more expensive and more efficient due to many design improvements: magnetic core with plates made of ferrosilicon alloys (with lower reluctance and thinner than SAE 1006/1008 ones used in standard motors), better-filled slots using more copper, larger rotor conductors, and improvements …

EPE publishes the "Atlas of Energy Efficiency in Brazil 2021 ...

The main objective of this document is to monitor the progress of energy efficiency in Brazil, through the use of indicators. In 2020 the first "Atlas of Energy …

New financial instrument to make Brazilian cities more energy efficient

BRASÍLIA, June 28, 2018 – A new financial instrument will allow Brazil to increase its investment in urban infrastructure and make the country more energy efficient. The Financial Instruments for Brazil Energy Efficient Cities – FinBRAZEEC will catalyze resources from the private sector and climate funds to create new markets in the areas of …

Energy efficiency in building installations using thermal insulating ...

Highlights This paper presents a solution for improvement of energy efficiency in buildings by using thermal insulation materials including non conventional materials like Vermiculite and EVA, an ethylene-vinyl acetate. It is a residue from expanded sheet cuttings in the shoe industry in northeast Brazil and was environmental problem. …

Electricity generation potential from natural gas pressure

These contribute to the environment using the energy efficiency achieved through the installation of PRTs, consequently, Brazil can help to a cleaner and more sustainable energy future. This paper addresses the urgent need to meet increasing energy demand while avoiding greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency.

Energy Efficiency – Topics

The International Energy Agency recently brought together over 120 policy makers and energy professionals from more than 40 countries at its energy efficiency training week in Paris to develop expertise in energy efficiency policy making and underline the important role it can play in emerging and developing economies.

Diffusion of new automotive technologies for improving energy ...

This study aimed to determine whether in light-duty vehicles deploying environmental technologies met the energy efficiency ratings of the Brazilian Vehicle Labelling Programme (BVLP) in 2013, 2015, and 2017. In 2013, Brazil implemented the ''INOVAR-AUTO'' regulation to improve vehicle energy efficiency.