Energias renováveis e sua importância para o desenvolvimento socioeconômico do município de Maceió, AL

Abstract

Renewable energies have been on the rise all over the world in recent decades, this is because they are a clean and sustainable way of generating energy, and due to concerns about the environment they have become even more important. Thus, this work aimed to analyze how renewable energy companies are influencing the socioeconomic development of the city of Maceió, Alagoas. For this, a survey was carried out from May to July of 2023 in 21 renewable energy companies that operate in the city of Maceió with the objective of knowing the profile of these companies. After collecting the data obtained through the questionnaire, the information was treated using Excel software. Through the analysis of the results, it was possible to observe that the companies, for the most part, are concentrated in the solar energy sector, being represented by 95.27% of the companies studied, this is because there are some climatic and economic factors that can influence the companies' preference for this sector, while the other 4.73% are from the biomass sector. These companies inject money into the city's economy, making it develop both economically and socially, through the generation of clean and sustainable energy. Thus, it is clear that the renewable energy companies present in the city of Maceió are concentrated in the solar sector, with the vast majority being considered micro and small companies and having an average of 18 employees.