The objective of this research is to analyze the effectiveness of wind power and solar energy
to supply electricity to the grid during peak demand periods in the Northeast of Brazil. To …

This study compares the economic viability of renewable energy technologies–wind, solar
photovoltaic, concentrated solar thermal, biomass and wave power–to traditional generation …

By the end of this century higher temperatures and significantly reduced rainfall are
projected for the Brazilian North and Northeast (NE) regions due to Global Warming. This …

This study examines the optimal integration of high proportions of wind energy into an
electricity grid which traditionally depends on hydroelectricity. Wind power in the Brazilian …

O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar zonas pluviometricamente homogêneas no Estado
da Bahia e analisar as condições climáticas de cada zona entre 1981 e 2010. Foi aplicada …

Centralized water supply systems provide an essential service for society, although they
generate direct and indirect environmental burdens to water resources. Quantifying the …

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the temperature increase forecasted
by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on agricultural zoning of cotton …

Improved water resource management relies on accurate analyses of the past dynamics of
hydrological variables. The presence of low-frequency structures in hydrologic time series is …

Deltas, essential economic hubs, are increasingly vulnerable to coastal erosion driven by
anthropogenic pressures within coastal zones. This study examines shoreline changes in …

Aim This study formally evaluates the ability of three models to use geographical data on
species distribution to predict the habitat use patterns of species in heterogeneous …