Replacing diesel, the Noronha Verde project will be carried out by Neoenergia with an investment of 300 million BRL ($52.1 million).


Brazilian islands will have 85% solar and battery storage by 2027 – pv magazine International

The Hill of the Two Brothers in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. |

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From pv magazine Brazil

Brazilian renewable energy company Neoenergia has received approval from the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) to develop renewable energy production on the Atlantic island chain of Fernando de Noronha, part of the State of Pernambuco.

An unspecified amount of solar and battery energy storage capacity will be used to reduce carbon emissions by up to 85% in the diesel-dependent island archipelago.

The Noronha Verde project is expected to come into operation in early 2027 and cost BRL 300 million.

Fernando de Noronha has already invested in solar, via a floating solar power plant announced by Neoenergia and Compesa and the Noronha I and II solar power plants of the former, inaugurated in 2015 and 2017, have 3,480 solar modules.

Aerial view of the Noronha II solar power plant, installed on an 8,000 m² concrete area owned by the Pernambuco state government, which was used to capture rainwater. Image: Reproduction of the Energy Classes/Neoenergy portal

The Noronha Verde solar energy and storage project, supported by the federal and Pernambuco governments, will be authorized by the Environmental Agency of the State of Pernambuco, with the agreement of the administrative branch of the Ministry of Environment , the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.

After the publication of the official order relating to the project, Neoenergia will have 30 days to present an investment plan.

While taxpayers across Brazil subsidize diesel consumption through the Federal Fuel Consumption Account, the Noronha Verde project will also provide a nationwide financial benefit.

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