Eco-Business, World Cup stadium generates more solar power than 11 competing countries: report

Brazil’s recently constructed national stadium, and World Cup venue, the Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha in Brasilia has been built with the capability to produce a tremendous amount of solar power – 2.5 MW. When combined with the solar power producing capabilities of the other 2014 World Cup venues, Brazil has the potential for producing a total of 5.4 MW of power, more power than any previous World Cup.

• The Mineirao in Belo Horizonte can produce 1.4 MW; Itaipava Arena in Pernambuco is capable of 1 MW and the Estadio do Maracana has a 500 kW array.
• Many of the countries competing in the World Cup can’t match the production of the 2.5 MW of solar power made by Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha alone.
• The 2014 World Cup is sponsored by Yingli Green, a global solar company.

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