REFLECTIONS OF THE SURGENCY OF WIND COMPLEXES ON THE POTIGUAL COAST AND NEW VECTORS OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE SEMI-ARID
Renewable energy; wind energy; regional and local development; Socioeconomic impact; Environmental impact.
In view of the climate change scenario, renewable energies have gained greater importance, based on sustainable development and on the eminent need of countries to supply the demand and ensure energy security. Wind is considered a clean and sustainable source, and the energy contained in moving air masses is seen as one of the alternatives to fossil fuels with the greatest potential for generating electricity. Nowadays, wind energy has been showing increasing participation in the composition of the Brazilian electrical matrix. It is worth remembering about the potential of the Northeast region for this resource and the prominence of Rio Grande do Norte in the sector, creating new economic dynamics and territorial occupation in its municipalities. Therefore, this research aims to analyze in what perspective the wind activity can impact the socioeconomic and environmental context in the development of Potiguar municipalities with installed parks. The methodology used to achieve this purpose was a quali-quantitative approach using bibliographic and documentary research. The economic variables to be measured correspond to employment generation, tax collection, GDP and HDI of the municipalities.