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The photovoltaic technologies have been developed year by year in different countries; however, there are some countries where this kind of energy is being born, such as the Brazilian case. In this paper, some important parameters are analysed and applied to different solar cell materials, identifying that if the fossil fuels were substituted by solar cells, it would reduce the CO2 emissions by 93.2%. In addition, it is shown that the efficiency of solar cells is not as farther as it could be thought from coal thermoelectrical plants in Brazil and the cost of energy using solar cells could be as good as these thermoelectrical plants. Finally, the potentiality of Brazilian territory to implant this technology is presented, identifying that with the use of 0.2% of the territory, the energy demand could be supplied.

Photovoltaic Solar Energy: Is It Applicable in Brazil? – A Review Applied to Brazilian Case

Graduation Program in Materials Engineering and Technology

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PGETEMA/PUCRS)

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

Materials and Geoenvironment

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The photovoltaic technologies have been developed year by year in different countries; however, there are some countries where this kind of energy is being...

Photovoltaic Solar Energy: Is It Applicable in Brazil? – A Review Applied to Brazilian Case

Published Online: Feb 07, 2020

Page range: 99 - 120

Received: Aug 24, 2019

Accepted: Sep 09, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rmzmag-2019-0012

Keywords
Solar cells, CO Emissions, Fossil fuels, Brazil, Thermoelectrical plants

© 2019 Wilmer Emilio García Moreno et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Photovoltaic Solar Energy: Is It Applicable in Brazil? – A Review Applied to Brazilian Case

Published Online: Feb 07, 2020

Page range: 99 - 120

Received: Aug 24, 2019

Accepted: Sep 09, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rmzmag-2019-0012

KeywordsSolar cells, CO Emissions, Fossil fuels, Brazil, Thermoelectrical plants

© 2019 Wilmer Emilio García Moreno et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Solar cells, CO Emissions, Fossil fuels, Brazil, Thermoelectrical plants