Brazil has one of the cleanest energy mixes in the world. In this sense, the country has a vast portfolio of alternative energy generation centers and relies on diverse facilities that permits technical research on this field. Besides that, Brazil’s oil sector is living a recent boom due to the huge oil discoveries in the pre-salt layer.

Join us for 05 technical tours in Brazil, and don’t miss the chance to visit some of the country’s most important places what concerns scientific research on energy resources and the generation of energy. You will find out why Brazil is such a special case what concerns energy.

We have prepared the following tours:

1) Technical Tours to Research Centers in the city of Rio de Janeiro:

Thursday, June 10
07:30 am – 15:30 pm
R$ 90,00 per person

-  Visit to CEPEL, the research center of Eletrobras. This research center is dedicated to research on electric power systems what concerns generation, transmission, distribution and energy efficiency.

-  Tour to COPPE, the technology research center of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. You will be able to see the institute’s well known ocean waves simulation lab.

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2) A tour to a modern sugarcane mill РUsina Santa Ad̩lia in Ṣo Paulo State in which ethanol is produced. This technical tour includes a 40 minutes flight from Rio de Janeiro to Ṣo Paulo and a short bus trip from Ṣo Paulo to the sight of interest.

Thursday, June 10
10:00 am – 16:00 pm

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3) Technical tour to Itaipu, the world’s second largest hydroplant. It is located in Foz do Iguaçú, next to the border between Brazil and Paraguay and not far away from the world famous Iguaçu waterfalls. This technical tour includes a flight to Foz do Iguaçú.

Friday, June 11 – Saturday, June 12 (2 days, 1 night)
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4) Visit to ONS, Brazil’s electric grid operator. Brazil’s electric grid is one of the most complex in the world. You will have the opportunity to visit its facilities which are located just in downtown Rio de Janeiro.

Thursday, June 10
15:00 PM – 18:30 PM
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5) Visit to Niteroi/Ilha da Conceição shipbuilding yard. Brazil’s ship building industry has faced a long decline in the past decade. The huge recent oil investment announcements have though changed that picture. Join us to experience a glimpse of that new boom.

Saturday, June 5
08:00 am – 13:00 pm
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Contact us to learn more about IAEE’s Rio 2010 International Conference technical tours.