The paper begins by analysing the Brazilian economic development stressing the external sector of its economy. Brazil …

, the experience of Brazil in 40 years of usage of this fuel to the car fleet and recent developments are raised. Design …/methodology/approach – Traditional case study methodology is used to focus the analysis on the sugarcane industry in Brazil. This case study of this … Brazil and import to China. Research limitations/implications – The paper is a suggestion of policies, based on the …

evaluate the financial viability of both ethanol and biodiesel productions in Southern Brazil, the current battleground region … among food, ethanol and biodiesel. Southeastern Brazil was chosen to carry the analyses because that is the current … following steps: evaluate the investment needs for the ethanol and biodiesel programs in Southeast Brazil; gather information on …

institutional investors comparing wind energy investments in India, China and Brazil (as representatives of the BRICS countries) by …

design of a suitable support scheme is necessary for an efficient development of renewable energies sources (RES). In Brazil … Brazil. These countries are currently implementing new RES support schemes in order to increase electric systems’ efficiency … encouraging considering investors caution against new regulatory policies. Brazil has already adopted a similar scheme, the …

demand can provide guidelines for countries seeking to expand biofuel production into new regions. The case of Brazil serves … as an important example. In just over 10 years, the Cerrado region of Brazil, specifically the states of Goias and Mato … Brazil. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of policies and market drivers on ethanol expansion in the …

blends are being implemented by many countries, including major energy users such as USA, EU and Japan. As a result, Brazil …, the introduction of flex-fuel vehicles in Brazil is causing domestic sales of ethanol to increase steadily. In this paper … detail. Our modelling emphasises a number of features of ethanol production in Brazil which we expect to be important in …

Brazil has to quickly expand its power generation capacities due to significant growth of demand. Government plans aim … at adding hydropower capacities in Northern Brazil, additional to wind and thermal power generation capacities. However … in Brazil can be minimized by optimizing the daily dispatch of photovoltaic, wind, thermal, and hydropower plants. Using …