Throughout the country’s territorial extension and particularly in the northeast and south, Brazil has shown an extraordinary wind energy resource. Casa dos Ventos has conducted an extensive campaign to identify the areas with superior wind resources, starting with partnerships with landowners.

With the formation of this partnership, the regional wind energy measurement campaign begins, and, should the site demonstrate suitability for wind energy generation, the development process begins and continues through construction and operation.

Throughout this process, from the time the land rental contract is signed until the project ceases generation, the landowner obtains numerous benefits.

One of the most high-impact benefits of the presence of a project developed by Casa dos Ventos is the financial benefit. The landowner is a partner in the process and receives remuneration for ceding the right to use the property for wind energy generation. A portion of the income generated by energy sales goes to the landowner, who continues to own the property and, in addition to this source of income, may also have income from oncoming agricultural and stock operations. This duality is made possible by the fact that the wind energy project generally has a very limited impact on other activities on the property.

The installation of a wind energy project brings additional benefits for the region. For example, area roads are often improved to accommodate the transport of heavy equipment. In addition to infrastructure improvements, communities often see addition Jobs and income generated by the project, bringing new dynamism to the local economy. Further benefits often include increases in tourism in the region and increased fiscal revenues for the municipality and state. Finally, one of the most important benefits is the project’s contribution to the environment. The region can take credit for environmentally responsible energy generation that doesn’t cause greenhouse gases or flood forested areas.

Innumerable landowners, and their associated communities, have benefited from projects developed by Casa dos Ventos. The company continues to identify new areas with wind energy potential, that become new locations for sustainable development, always seeking a harmonious relationship between the environment, landowners, and local communities.