Estudo Panorâmico do uso da energia eólica no contexto atual

Abstract

The importance and focus on issues related to the production of electricity have increased significantly since the impact that it has on the environment began to be taken into consideration, both in Brazil and in the world. Such questions began to be treated in order to find a solution that would meet both the need for electric power production and the environmental preservation. In this context, renewable energy sources are presented as an excellent alternative to the problem mentioned, and, among them, the wind energy. Several studies on the capacities of various places around the world for the production of electricity from wind and also on their technical and economic viability have been performed. According to the research made, many countries have significant wind potential, and conditions for the deployment of such technology. Thus, this paper aims to explain, clearly and objectively, an overview of the use of wind energy in the current context, exposing what is already done, what has been done and its expansion prospects in the world, in Brazil and in the state of Maranhão