je.st
news
From the favelas: the rise of rooftop solar projects in Brazil
2016-05-24 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Sunny days have long been considered a competitive advantage for Brazil. Before the 2014 World Cup, the countrys tourist board set up a website allowing visitors to compare the number of sunny days in US and European capitals to cities in Brazil (eg Brussels 103, Rio de Janeiro 212). But while tourism may have been capitalising on the sunshine, the solar industry has not. According to statistics from the Brazilian electricity regulatory agency, Aneel, solar accounts for just 0.02% of the countrys...
Tags: projects
brazil
rise
solar
Category:Electronics and Electrical