Brazil is one of the top countries in the world when it comes to wind resources. According to the Brazilian Energy Research Office (EPE), Brazilian offshore wind technical potential is around 700 GW in locations with water depths of up to 50 m. In addition to relevant potential for the development of offshore wind projects, Brazil may also rely on other renewable sources that are currently at a more developed stage of maturity in the country.

This white paper presents a synthesis of the discussions held in the webinar "Offshore Wind Energy Development in Brazil" convened by the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Rio de Janeiro, in partnership with CEBRI, on August 11, 2021, which was attended by Niels Veenis, Deputy Consul General of the Netherlands in Rio de Janeiro and co-host of the event on behalf of the Consulate, Ruud de Bruijne, Offshore Wind Energy Project Manager at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, and Winston Fritsch, CEBRI Trustee. Participants Gustavo Pires da Ponte, Deputy Superintendent at the Brazilian Energy Research Office (EPE), Élbia Gannoum, CEO at Associação Brasileira de Energia Eólica (ABEEólica), André Araújo, President of Shell Brasil, and Verônica Coelho, President of Equinor Brasil, submitted their contributions and promoted an important exchange of knowledge in a debate moderated by Rafaela Guedes, Senior Fellow at CEBRI, and André Bello de Oliveira, Innovation Coordinator at Petrobras.