![]() Īdequate buoy data are not available off the coast of Brazil thus, the dataset used for the present work is derived from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) data set. Considerable work has been undertaken on wave energy assessment in several areas of the European coastline and in others regions around the world. A maps of the global wave energy resources have been published earlier in, based on the WorldWaves data. Over the last fifteen years, several attempts have been made to map the offshore wave energy resource and to develop packages that enable the nearshore wave energy resource to be calculated. Recent work demonstrated that the reduction of the technically usable resource is not that significant. Shoreline devices are more convenient from the point of view of construction, access, maintenance, and grid connection, even if available energy at the shoreline is lower. Deep water is more profitable to install devices, even if installation costs rise. WECs can be located offshore or nearshore. Installation success strongly depends on the development of wave energy converters (WECs) and their implications for marine ecosystems. Wave energy is renewable, never-ending, and native resource. Considering that the majority of the population is centralized near the coast, tapping offshore wave power appears to be quite logical. Even though wave energy remains largely unknown in most of the country as a real energy alternative, this new and renewable energy shows many advantages. With a very large increase in energy demand, the Brazilian government was forced to attract the private sector in order for the electricity sector to have the investment capital to develop quickly. The energy market, and notably the electricity market, changed radically during the 1990s, to become a free and open market, which was attractive to private companies. Additionally, the Amazon River and its tributaries offer abundant potential for hydropower. A dry, sunny climate in the central area of the country provides an opportunity for the solar sector to be developed, and windy coasts, especially in the southeast, allow for great wind power potential. One of the great advantages for energy potential comes from having several different climate zones. Supplementary considerations are drawn on realistic perspectives for wave energy converters installations.īrazil has the largest electricity market in South America. The mean wave power of 20 m isobaths is 11.43 kW/m. The nearshore energetic patterns were studied by means of a numerical coastal propagation model (Mike21 SW). ![]() ![]() The annual offshore wave power was found to be equal to 15.25 kW/m, the bulk of which is provided by southeastern waves. This work studied the potential wave energy along the north-central coasts of Santa Catarina, in Southern Brazil, by analysis of the hindcast data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Assessment of wave energy resources is needed along the coastline. Brazil's Santa Catarina state government is starting a clean energy program in the state, which is expected to bring more than 1 GW of capacity. The potential for wind and wave energy is very large. Apart from biomass, no other renewable energy sources, besides hydroelectricity, play a relevant role in the energy mix. Brazil has one of the largest electricity markets in South America, which needs to add 6000 MW of capacity every year in order to satisfy growing the demand from an increasing and more prosperous population. ![]()
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