The availability and reliability of wind power depend a great deal on current and future climate conditions, which may vary in light of possible global climate change (GCC). Long-term energy planning, however, does not normally take possible future GCC into consideration, which may turn out to...

The concept of exergy is applied to a national economy as a tool for energy planning. Conversions and utilizations of energy carriers in Brazil are described in terms of both energy and exergy. The energy analysis of the Brazilian economy shows that the overall first-law efficiency of the...

This study evaluates the possibility of installing an offshore gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Brazil to reduce Natural Gas (NG) flaring, curb carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions and produce premium diesel. CO2e emissions abatement costs were estimated by comparing two alternatives. The...

This paper summarizes the methodological approach and the results of a study aimed at assessing the potential for electricity conservation and peak load reduction in the Brazilian residential sector. The study splits the residential sector into 15 subsectors, considering five different...