Brazil

Volta do Rio — 42 MW Wind

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Volta do Rio is a 42 MW wind power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
42 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Renova Energia

Operator

Location
-2.85, -39.97

Coordinates

Insights

#437
largest in %s
#2,134
largest %s worldwide
#14,931
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs older than avg
40
operated by %s
34
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
42 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Renova Energia
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-2.851, -39.966

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,214 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
30,353 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

264
cars / year
162
homes / year
55,188
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Volta do Rio is a 42 MW wind power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010.

Ranked #17 of 410 wind plants in Brazil, it represents 0.37% of Brazil’s total wind capacity of 11,309 MW. The largest wind plant in Brazil is Campos Neutrais Wind Farm at 583 MW, making Volta do Rio 13.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Eólica Icaraizinho (54.6 MW, Wind) and Icaraí II (37.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Ceará, approximately 200 km from Fortaleza.

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