Parque Eólico de Palmares is a 9.2 MW wind power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010. Ranked #373 of 410 wind plants in Brazil. This plant's capacity represents 0.08% of Brazil's total wind capacity of 11,309 MW. The largest wind plant in Brazil is Campos Neutrais Wind Farm at 583 MW, making Parque Eólico de Palmares 63 times smaller. Nearby plants include Parque Eólico Elebrás Cidreira 1 (70 MW, Wind), Atlântica I (30 MW, Wind), and Atlântica II (30 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Rio Grande do Sul, approximately 100 km south of Porto Alegre.
16 years old
Brazil, South America
- 1,235. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #25,019 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,313 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
37 plants within 100 km, 1,433 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Parque Eólico de Palmares is a wind power plant producing approximately 24 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Brazil- Continent
- South America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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