Nova Aurora — Brazil

Nova Aurora is a 4.45 MW solar power plant in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.9k homes (estimated). It ranks #1663 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 11.8% of Brazil's electricity; the national grid averages 110 gCO₂/kWh (88.7% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id BRA0031430.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 4 MW for Nova Aurora solar farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: ANEEL SIGA official registry; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 4.45 MW, Nova Aurora is below the median solar plant in Brazil (72 MW). Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Key facts

Share of Brazil solar capacity

0.2% of 1,825 MW across 24 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

2 of 11 dated solar plants in Brazil are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest solar plants in Brazil

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 28.4°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Monthly mean temperature

Heating degree-days here run 94% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 16/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #22 largest solar power plant of 24 in Brazil by capacity.

Brazil has 24 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 1,825 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Jorge Lacerda power station · Gas · 454.3 MW · Santa Catarina
• Jorge Lacerda I e II · Coal · 232 MW · Santa Catarina
• Jorge Lacerda III · Coal · 262 MW · Santa Catarina
• Jorge Lacerda IV · Coal · 363 MW · Santa Catarina
• Kiarroz · Biomass · 1.2 MW · Santa Catarina
• Cerâmica Urussanga · Oil · 2.45 MW · Santa Catarina

Location

Coordinates -28.448, -48.9749 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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