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Offshore wind dominates British renewable power sector
by Daniel J. Graeber
London (UPI) Jun 26, 2013


French company GDF Suez upbeat about Brazil's wind power
Paris (UPI) Jun 27, 2013 - Brazil is positioned well to establish itself as a major player in the wind energy sector, the chairman of French energy company GDF Suez said Friday.

"Brazil is particularly suitable for wind energy investments, taking into account the attractiveness of both the natural environment and the commercial background," Chairman Gerard Mestrallet said in a statement.

The French company said it was working through its regional subsidiary, Tractebel Energia, to build a strong renewable energy portfolio in Brazil.

Within the next six years, the company said it expects to commission around 750 megawatts of wind energy in northeast Brazil.

A report from the Global Wind Energy Council finds Brazil has total installed wind capacity of 4 gigawatts. GWEC expects Brazil to move into the global Top 10 in terms of wind power.

GDF Suez is the largest independent power producer in Brazil with a 6 percent stake in the country's power generation capacity. More than 85 percent of its energy generated in Brazil comes from renewable resources.

Offshore wind energy increased the most last year for any renewable energy resource available on the British grid, the government said Thursday.

The British Department of Energy and Climate Change published renewable energy data for 2013. Renewable resources last year accounted for 5.2 percent of all the energy consumed in the country, up from the 4.2 percent reported for 2012.

"Wind generation was the largest contributor to the overall increase in renewable electricity generation," the 13-page report said.

Offshore wind capacity increased by 52 percent and onshore wind by 40 percent. Combined, wind energy generated 28,4343 gigawatt hours of electricity for the British grid last year. Total wind energy represented 53 percent of the renewable electricity generated in 2013.

"The increases in wind generation were driven by high growth in installed capacity, as well as higher wind speeds across the year, and especially the final quarter," the DECC's report said.

The department said power generated from solar projects increased 51 percent from 2012. Power from biomass more than doubled as more coal plants were converted for biomass. Power generated from water resources was down 11 percent.

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