Energia heliotérmica para geração elétrica: panorama atual e potencialidade de utilização no Brasil

Abstract

The use of new renewable energies has been growing consistently in recent years in the world, which indicates a process of energy transition global. In this context, the use of technologies that take advantage of heliothermic energy (concentrated solar thermal – CSP) for large-scale electrical generation is relatively recent. Compared to the global installed capacities of wind and solar photovoltaic technologies, the installed capacity of the technologies heliothermal is still very incipient and reduced, but has been showing significant growth and is one of the promising energy modalities. Still there are no large CSP plants in Brazil, but there is a region with potential for implementation of these projects, called the Solar Belt. In this way, This work aims to carry out an exploratory study on the current situation of heliothermal energy in the world, the potential of implantation in Brazil and the possible benefits, consulting several thematic bibliographic sources. As results obtained, it was confirmed the existence of potential for implantation of heliothermic projects and the possibility of them acting in a complement the plants of other existing and future energy sources.