Brazil has launched a call for investors to support the country’s first offshore wind demonstrator project. The initiative is a project of the Senai Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energies, part of the Confederation of Brazilian Industry, together with engineering firm Dois A Engenharia e Tecnologia.
The pilot project, planned off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte in north-eastern Brazil, is the first offshore wind scheme to receive preliminary approval from environmental regulator Ibama. Senai expects to finalise contracts by December and begin work in April. The initial engineering and testing phase, estimated at BRL 42 million, will last up to 18 months.
If successful, the project will move into final engineering and construction, with production targeted by the end of 2028. The deployment system is based on a model developed by Spain’s Esteyco and licensed locally by Dois A Engenharia, allowing turbine towers to be assembled onshore and towed into position at sea.
