Brazil’s World Cup stadiums’ solar PV capacity will reach 5.8 MW

14 June 2014 Geoff Zeiss

This is an update on my previous post about solar PV installations at the World Cup venues in Brazil.  Of the World Cup’s 12 venues,  three currently have solar photovoltaic (PV) panels installed. 

  • Arena Pernambuco in Recife recently completed a 1 MW PV installation.
  • The Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte has installed a 1.4 MW rooftop PV system.
  • PV modules with a capacity of 400 kW have been installed at the legendary Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro which will host the World Cup final.

for a total of 2.8 MW.  Brazil-Estádio_Nacional_de_BrasíliaHowever, after the World Cup it is planned for two more stadiums to install solar PV systems.

  • The Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasilia will be equipped with a PV system which will cover 75% of the stadium’s rooftop surface with capacity to generate 2.5 MW.  It is intended that the stadium will be self-sufficient in energy production and able to provide excess power to the rest of the city.
  • The Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador plans to install 500 kW of solar PV.

The total solar PV generation capacity is planned to reach 5.8 MW after the World Cup.

Thanks to Ilias Tsagas ‏@Ilias_Energia for pointing me to this update.

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. His particular interests include the convergence of BIM, CAD, geospatial, and 3D. In recognition of his efforts to evangelize geospatial in vertical industries such as utilities and construction, Geoff received the Geospatial Ambassador Award at Geospatial World Forum 2014. Currently Geoff is Principal at Between the Poles, a thought leadership consulting firm. From 2001 to 2012 Geoff was Director of Utility Industry Program at Autodesk Inc, where he was responsible for thought leadership for the utility industry program. From 1999 to 2001 he was Director of Enterprise Software Development at Autodesk. He received one of ten annual global technology awards in 2004 from Oracle Corporation for technical innovation and leadership in the use of Oracle. Prior to Autodesk Geoff was Director of Product Development at VISION* Solutions. VISION* Solutions is credited with pioneering relational spatial data management, CAD/GIS integration, and long transactions (data versioning) in the utility, communications, and public works industries. Geoff is a frequent speaker at geospatial and utility events around the world including Geospatial World Forum, Where 2.0, MundoGeo Connect (Brazil), Middle East Spatial Geospatial Forum, India Geospatial Forum, Location Intelligence, Asia Geospatial Forum, and GITA events in US, Japan and Australia. Geoff received Speaker Excellence Awards at GITA 2007-2009.

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