Daily Intelligence Brief - 30 April 2025
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[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '5.799', 'text': 'Welcome to the daily intelligence brief'}, {'start': '2.320', 'end': '9.160', 'text': 'from Intel Store for the 30th of April'}, {'start': '5.799', 'end': '12.719', 'text': "2025. In today's top renewable energy"}, {'start': '9.160', 'end': '14.639', 'text': 'news, Brazil has surpassed 38 gawatt of'}, {'start': '12.719', 'end': '17.039', 'text': 'installed capacity for distributed'}, {'start': '14.639', 'end': '18.960', 'text': 'generation systems. Distributed'}, {'start': '17.039', 'end': '21.119', 'text': 'generation in Brazil remains the'}, {'start': '18.960', 'end': '24.320', 'text': 'dominant alternative in the photovoltaic'}, {'start': '21.119', 'end': '26.880', 'text': 'market, accounting for 68% of installed'}, {'start': '24.320', 'end': '30.400', 'text': 'photovoltaic capacity across more than'}, {'start': '26.880', 'end': '33.160', 'text': '3.4 million individual users. In the'}, {'start': '30.400', 'end': '36.000', 'text': 'first quarter of 2025 alone, more than'}, {'start': '33.160', 'end': '39.520', 'text': '56,000 installations were made totaling'}, {'start': '36.000', 'end': '42.239', 'text': 'more than 2.1 gawatt. The Ministry of'}, {'start': '39.520', 'end': '44.559', 'text': 'Mines and Energy foresees that micro and'}, {'start': '42.239', 'end': '47.760', 'text': 'mini distributed generation will exceed'}, {'start': '44.559', 'end': '50.039', 'text': '59 gawatt of operating capacity by 2030'}, {'start': '47.760', 'end': '53.039', 'text': 'in more than 4 million installed'}, {'start': '50.039', 'end': '56.079', 'text': 'systems. This will contribute around 9%'}, {'start': '53.039', 'end': '58.160', 'text': 'of the national electricity load.'}, {'start': '56.079', 'end': '60.879', 'text': "Chile's non-conventional renewables"}, {'start': '58.160', 'end': '64.439', 'text': 'produced 3,040 gawatt hours of'}, {'start': '60.879', 'end': '67.840', 'text': 'electricity in March. This represents a'}, {'start': '64.439', 'end': '69.600', 'text': '41.9% share of the power generation mix'}, {'start': '67.840', 'end': '72.080', 'text': 'according to the latest figures from'}, {'start': '69.600', 'end': '74.600', 'text': 'Chilean National Energy Commission.'}, {'start': '72.080', 'end': '77.280', 'text': 'Solar installations now represent'}, {'start': '74.600', 'end': '80.880', 'text': '56.3% of the installed capacity with'}, {'start': '77.280', 'end': '83.640', 'text': 'wind at 31.5% of non-fossil fuel'}, {'start': '80.880', 'end': '85.680', 'text': 'sources. The total net installed'}, {'start': '83.640', 'end': '88.280', 'text': 'non-conventional renewable energy'}, {'start': '85.680', 'end': '92.640', 'text': 'capacity in Chile reached'}, {'start': '88.280', 'end': '94.560', 'text': '17.348 gawatt in March. A Nova Scotia'}, {'start': '92.640', 'end': '96.079', 'text': 'Citizens Group is sounding the alarm on'}, {'start': '94.560', 'end': '98.920', 'text': 'what it calls the provincial'}, {'start': '96.079', 'end': '100.960', 'text': "government's overreach into municipal"}, {'start': '98.920', 'end': '103.280', 'text': 'responsibilities. Under the amended'}, {'start': '100.960', 'end': '105.600', 'text': 'regulations, the setback distance for'}, {'start': '103.280', 'end': '108.079', 'text': 'wind turbines must be at least four'}, {'start': '105.600', 'end': '110.240', 'text': 'times the turbine height. This is unless'}, {'start': '108.079', 'end': '113.439', 'text': 'a greater distance is required to ensure'}, {'start': '110.240', 'end': '115.680', 'text': 'that sound levels do not exceed 40 dB at'}, {'start': '113.439', 'end': '117.280', 'text': 'the exterior of a dwelling. That'}, {'start': '115.680', 'end': '120.240', 'text': 'provincial edict would effectively'}, {'start': '117.280', 'end': '122.320', 'text': 'reduce the minimum 2 km setback distance'}, {'start': '120.240', 'end': '125.439', 'text': 'regulated by the Colchester County land'}, {'start': '122.320', 'end': '127.600', 'text': 'use bylaw for the construction of 200'}, {'start': '125.439', 'end': '130.319', 'text': 'meter turbines at two proposed projects'}, {'start': '127.600', 'end': '132.120', 'text': 'near Debert. The setback would only be'}, {'start': '130.319', 'end': '135.440', 'text': 'required to be 800'}, {'start': '132.120', 'end': '138.000', 'text': 'm. The Australian energy market operator'}, {'start': '135.440', 'end': '140.160', 'text': 'says the capacity of wind, solar, and'}, {'start': '138.000', 'end': '142.720', 'text': 'battery storage projects queuing for'}, {'start': '140.160', 'end': '144.640', 'text': "connection in Australia's main grid has"}, {'start': '142.720', 'end': '146.800', 'text': 'jumped to a record high over the last'}, {'start': '144.640', 'end': '149.120', 'text': 'year. The increase has been driven by'}, {'start': '146.800', 'end': '151.440', 'text': 'battery storage project proposals, which'}, {'start': '149.120', 'end': '154.480', 'text': 'have nearly doubled from 11 gawatt to'}, {'start': '151.440', 'end': '159.040', 'text': '20.5 since the same time a year ago.'}, {'start': '154.480', 'end': '162.280', 'text': 'Wind projects grew from 7.5 to 8.7 gaw'}, {'start': '159.040', 'end': '166.680', 'text': 'and solar projects from 10.2 2 to'}, {'start': '162.280', 'end': '169.280', 'text': '12.1. The total in the queue is now 51'}, {'start': '166.680', 'end': '171.680', 'text': 'gawatt. The Dutch government has revised'}, {'start': '169.280', 'end': '173.760', 'text': 'its offshore wind plans, scaling back'}, {'start': '171.680', 'end': '175.760', 'text': 'its targets and eliminating one proposed'}, {'start': '173.760', 'end': '178.080', 'text': 'development zone to allow greater access'}, {'start': '175.760', 'end': '179.760', 'text': 'for the fishing industry. This is'}, {'start': '178.080', 'end': '182.319', 'text': 'according to a new draft amendment to'}, {'start': '179.760', 'end': '184.319', 'text': 'the North Sea program. The target for'}, {'start': '182.319', 'end': '187.920', 'text': 'offshore wind energy has been adjusted'}, {'start': '184.319', 'end': '189.599', 'text': "from 50 gawatt to 21. However, there's"}, {'start': '187.920', 'end': '192.599', 'text': 'also room left free for fishing'}, {'start': '189.599', 'end': '195.200', 'text': 'activities in the future wind energy'}, {'start': '192.599', 'end': '196.959', 'text': 'areas. You can learn more about all of'}, {'start': '195.200', 'end': '200.480', 'text': "Intel Store's market and sales"}, {'start': '196.959', 'end': '200.480', 'text': 'intelligence offerings at'}, {'start': '200.519', 'end': '205.920', 'text': 'www.intelsstore.com and subscribe to our'}, {'start': '202.720', 'end': '205.920', 'text': 'channel today.'}]