The Positive Impacts of Sustainability in the Community

The Positive Impacts of Sustainability in the Community

The Brazilian electric power matrix has always been profoundly dependent on hydroelectric power plants. According to the 2019 decennial plan by the Energy Research Company (EPE, in Portuguese), 60% of the instal led power from Brazil's electrical system is in large hydroelectric plants, and 4%...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE potentials 2021-01, Vol.40 (1), p.30-37
Hauptverfasser: Martins de Moraes, Thiago Matheus, Jacintho, Felipe Fernandes, Camargo, Gabriela Maia, Adami, Jose Feliciano, Dias, Rubens Alves
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Hydroelectric plants
Hydroelectric power
Maintenance engineering
Planning
Power plants
Power systems
Resource management
Social factors
Statistics
Sustainable development
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Zusammenfassung:The Brazilian electric power matrix has always been profoundly dependent on hydroelectric power plants. According to the 2019 decennial plan by the Energy Research Company (EPE, in Portuguese), 60% of the instal led power from Brazil's electrical system is in large hydroelectric plants, and 4% is in small hydroelectric plants. Recently, however, between 2014 and 2016, the most representative Brazilian federative unit, in terms of gross domestic product, suffered a severe hydroelectric crisis, which highlighted discussions about the future of power generation.
ISSN:0278-6648
1558-1772
DOI:10.1109/MPOT.2020.3005295