Hydropower and the geopolitics of renewable energies in the Amazon Basin

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Main Author: Castro,Carlos Potiara
Publication Date: 2021
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Ambiente & Sociedade (Online)
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Summary: Abstract This article aims to reflect on the strategic importance of hydroelectric energy generated in the Amazon region for the interconnected Brazilian system. Its quantification shows a regional potential for higher energy generation compared to the current production of pre-salt oil. We consider this issue from the perspective of the geopolitics of renewable energy that brings new and relevant elements. In this article, the analytical framework focuses on path-dependence, smart-grids and energy-intensive societies and their energy security policies. As a result, we observe that in the current configuration, the advent of renewable energies can be an additional element of a long-term economic specialization of the Amazon, with worrying consequences from a socio-environmental perspective.
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title Hydropower and the geopolitics of renewable energies in the Amazon Basin
spellingShingle Hydropower and the geopolitics of renewable energies in the Amazon Basin
Castro,Carlos Potiara
Path dependence
Energy security policies
Energy-intensive societies
Amazonia
title_short Hydropower and the geopolitics of renewable energies in the Amazon Basin
title_full Hydropower and the geopolitics of renewable energies in the Amazon Basin
title_fullStr Hydropower and the geopolitics of renewable energies in the Amazon Basin
title_full_unstemmed Hydropower and the geopolitics of renewable energies in the Amazon Basin
title_sort Hydropower and the geopolitics of renewable energies in the Amazon Basin
author Castro,Carlos Potiara
author_facet Castro,Carlos Potiara
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Castro,Carlos Potiara
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Path dependence
Energy security policies
Energy-intensive societies
Amazonia
topic Path dependence
Energy security policies
Energy-intensive societies
Amazonia
description Abstract This article aims to reflect on the strategic importance of hydroelectric energy generated in the Amazon region for the interconnected Brazilian system. Its quantification shows a regional potential for higher energy generation compared to the current production of pre-salt oil. We consider this issue from the perspective of the geopolitics of renewable energy that brings new and relevant elements. In this article, the analytical framework focuses on path-dependence, smart-grids and energy-intensive societies and their energy security policies. As a result, we observe that in the current configuration, the advent of renewable energies can be an additional element of a long-term economic specialization of the Amazon, with worrying consequences from a socio-environmental perspective.
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