Vale has entered into a 23-year energy agreement with Casa dos Ventos for the Folha Larga Sul wind farm, located in Campo Formoso, Bahia. This facility boasts an installed capacity of 151.2 MW. This collaboration is in line with Vale's strategic objective to source 100% of its energy from renewable sources.


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On January 17, 2018, Casa dos Ventos, one of the pioneers and largest investors in the development of wind projects in Brazil, announced that it has signed a long-term power supply contract with Vale S.A. for the Folha Larga Sul wind farm, located in Campo Formoso, Bahia. With an installed capacity of 151.2 MW, the project has contracted energy for 23 years, the longest period ever secured by a wind farm in the country. Under the agreement, Casa dos Ventos is responsible for the entire investment in the plant, which is worth R$750 million. Commercial operation is scheduled for the first half of 2020.The contracting model, known as a bilateral PPA (Power Purchase Agreement), allows large energy consumers to negotiate directly with generating companies. The agreement also provides for the possibility of Vale becoming a future partner in the project.“We developed a customized model in which we are responsible for the construction and operation of the project, and our partner has the possibility, in the future, to become a shareholder of the asset, generating its own energy in the self-generation modality,” explained Lucas Araripe, Director of New Business at Casa dos Ventos.According to Araripe, the rapprochement between wind generators and large consumers is a global trend, as wind power has become one of the cheapest ways to generate energy and meets the growing demand from companies to ensure a sustainable energy supply. “Contracting for longer periods also guarantees predictability, which is interesting in countries like Brazil, where there is high price volatility,” he adds.For Executive Director of Business Support Alexandre Pereira, the partnership with Casa dos Ventos is another step in the company’s strategy of achieving 100% self-generation of clean electricity in Brazil by 2030. “Today, about 60% of all the energy we consume in the country is self-generated, from renewable sources,” explains Pereira. In Brazil, Vale owns or operates ten hydroelectric plants and three small power plants, in addition to a wind farm in Ceará.The Folha Larga Sul project will have 36 state-of-the-art turbines from the Danish company Vestas, the world leader in wind turbine manufacturing. Construction will begin in April of this year and is backed by one of the first financings contracted at Banco do Nordeste (BNB) for the free market. “Folha Larga Sul is the company’s first project with financing from BNB, demonstrating the strong support of the bank for the sector and the evolution of the conditions of support for the new commercial reality,” said Ivan Hong, Financial Director of Casa dos Ventos.Renewable PPAs: A global trendAlthough still little widespread in Brazil, countries such as the United States and many others in Europe have a large number of companies that are gradually acquiring renewable energy for their operations. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), as of September 2018, new bilateral PPAs for wind and solar totaled 8.4 GW of installed capacity in the world, representing an increase of 70% compared to 2017, when 5.4 GW were enabled in this modality. According to the report of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in 2018, the corporate supply of clean energy exceeded 465 terawatt-hours (TWh), an amount equivalent to the total electricity demand of France.“In the past three years, we have inaugurated five wind complexes aimed at the regulated market, totaling 1.1 GW of installed capacity in a R$6.5 billion investment program. Recently, we have been seeking to customize solutions and help large companies consume energy in the most efficient and sustainable way possible. In addition to the Folha Larga Sul wind farm, we are structuring new partnerships based on our large portfolio of projects in the Northeast of the country,” Araripe concluded, recalling that the self-generation model also guarantees benefits in exemptions from charges.About Casa dos VentosCasa dos Ventos is one of the pioneers and largest investors in the development of wind projects in Brazil. With over ten years in the market, it is responsible for the development of the largest number of projects that have traded energy in regulated auctions and in the free contracting environment in the country. In addition to having developed approximately 30% of all the projects under construction or operation in the country, the company is the holder of the largest portfolio of wind projects in Brazil. The company’s wind projects are located in Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Bahia, and Piauí.

Visão panorâmica de campo verde com aerogeradores ao fundo

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Em modelo de compra e venda de energia de longo prazo, projeto eólico de 151 MW nasce com potencial de autoprodução. Para mineradora, parceria significa mais um passo rumo à descarbonização de sua matriz energética São Paulo, 17 de janeiro de 2018 – A Casa dos Ventos, uma das pioneiras e maiores investidoras no desenvolvimento de projetos eólicos no Brasil, anuncia que assinou com a Vale S.A contrato de fornecimento de energia de longo prazo para o parque eólico Folha Larga Sul, localizado em Campo Formoso, na Bahia. Com potência instalada de 151,2 MW, o projeto possui energia contratada por 23 anos, o maior prazo já assegurado por um parque eólico no país. Pelo acordo, todo investimento na planta – de R$ 750 milhões – é de responsabilidade da Casa dos Ventos. O início da operação comercial está prevista para o primeiro semestre de 2020.O modelo de contratação, conhecido como PPA bilateral (Power Purchase Agreement, da sigla em Inglês), permite que grandes consumidores de energia negociem diretamente com as empresas geradoras. O acordo prevê ainda a possibilidade de a Vale configurar futuramente como sócia do projeto.“Desenvolvemos um modelo sob medida, no qual somos responsáveis pela construção e operação do empreendimento, tendo nosso parceiro a possibilidade de, no futuro, tornar-se acionista do ativo, gerando sua própria energia na modalidade de autoprodução”, explicou Lucas Araripe, diretor de Novos Negócios da Casa dos Ventos.Segundo Araripe, a aproximação entre geradores eólicos e grandes consumidores é uma tendência mundial, uma vez que a fonte se tornou uma das formas mais baratas de se gerar energia e vai ao encontro da crescente demanda por parte das empresas de garantirem um suprimento energético sustentável. “A contratação por prazos maiores também garante uma previsibilidade, o que é interessante em países como o Brasil, onde existe uma alta volatilidade de preços”, completa.Para o diretor-executivo de Suporte aos Negócios, Alexandre Pereira, a parcercia com a Casa dos Ventos é mais um passo na estratégia da empresa de atingir 100% de autoprodução de energia elétrica limpa no Brasil até 2030. “Hoje, cerca de 60% de toda a energia que consumimos no país é de autoprodução, vinda de fontes renováveis”, explica Pereira. No Brasil, a Vale é proprietária ou opera em parceria dez usinas hidrelétricas e três pequenas centrais elétricas, além de um parque eólico no Ceará.O projeto Folha Larga Sul terá 36 turbinas de última geração da dinamarquesa Vestas, líder mundial na fabricação de aerogeradores. As obras começam em abril deste ano e contam com um dos primeiros financiamentos contratados no Banco do Nordeste (BNB) para o mercado livre. “Folha Larga Sul é primeiro projeto da companhia com financiamento do BNB, demonstrando o forte apoio do banco para o setor e a evolução das condições de apoio a nova realidade de comercialização”, disse Ivan Hong, Diretor Financeiro da Casa dos Ventos.PPAs renováveis ​​: uma tendência mundialApesar de ainda pouco difundido no Brasil, países como os Estados Unidos e diversos outros da Europa apresentam um grande número de companhias que, gradativamente, vem adquirindo energia renovável para suas operações. Segundo a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), até setembro de 2018, os novos PPAs bilaterais de eólica e solar totalizavam 8,4GW de potência instalada no mundo, representando um aumento de 70% em relação a 2017, quando 5,4GW foram viabilizados nesta modalidade. De acordo com o relatório do International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), em 2018, o fornecimento corporativo de energia limpa ultrapassou 465 terawatts-hora (TWh), montante correspondente a demanda total de eletricidade da França.“Nos últimos anos três anos, inauguramos cinco complexos eólicos voltados para o mercado regulado, totalizando 1,1 GW de capacidade instalada em um programa de investimento de R$ 6,5 bilhões. Recentemente, temos buscado customizar soluções e auxiliar grandes empresas a consumirem energia da maneira mais eficiente e sustentável possível. Além do parque eólico Folha Larga Sul, estamos estruturando novas parcerias em função do nosso grande portfólio de projetos no Nordeste do país”,finalizou Araripe, lembrando que o modelo de autoprodução também garante benefícios em isenções de encargos.Sobre a Casa dos VentosA Casa dos Ventos é uma das pioneiras e maiores investidoras no desenvolvimento de projetos eólicos no Brasil. Há mais de dez anos no mercado, é responsável pelo desenvolvimento do maior número de projetos que comercializaram energia em leilões regulados e no ambiente de contratação livre no país. Além de ter desenvolvido aproximadamente 30% de todos os empreendimentos em implantação ou operação no país, a empresa é detentora do maior portfólio de projetos eólicos do Brasil. Os projetos eólicos da companhia estão localizados no Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Bahia e Piauí.

Parceria entre Vale e Casa dos Ventos traz ineditismo para ACL

Partnership between Vale and Casa dos Ventos brings innovation to ACL

This Policy aims to establish the internal and procedural rules so that Casa dos Ventos Energias Renováveis ​​(“CVER”) complies with the standards:

(i) privacy and data protection of customers, individuals, legal entities, employees, suppliers, service providers, business partners, lessors and all holders of personal data and sensitive personal data to which CVER has access in the regular exercise of its business activities;

(ii) application to the processing of personal data, including collection, recording, storage, processing, use, sharing, enrichment and deletion of data;

(iii) the General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”);

It is recommended that this Policy be read and interpreted in conjunction with the Casa dos Ventos Code of Conduct and other company rules, including those issued by the Person in Charge or Data Protection Officer (“DPO”).

Goal

Casa dos Ventos' Data Privacy and LGPD Compliance Policy applies to its employees, collaborators, administrators, partners, third parties, suppliers and service providers, regardless of their place of activity or function.

Furthermore, it applies to employees, partners, third parties, suppliers and service providers of companies associated with Casa dos Ventos, including, but not limited to, Special Purpose Entities (“SPEs”) holding wind and solar energy projects. in development or in the implementation phase.

Coverage

Brazilian Federal Constitution

Civil Rights Framework for the Internet – Law 12,965/14

General Data Protection Law – Law 13,709/18

Related legislation

**Processing agents** – the controller and the operator.

**Internet applications** – the set of functionalities that can be accessed through a terminal connected to the internet.

**National authority** – public administration body responsible for ensuring, implementing and monitoring compliance with this Law throughout the national territory.

**Database** – structured set of personal data, established in one or more locations, in electronic or physical format.

**Internet connection** – enabling a terminal to send and receive data packets over the internet, through the assignment or authentication of an IP address.

**Controller** – natural or legal person, governed by public or private law, who is responsible for decisions regarding the processing of personal data.

**Personal data** – information related to an identified or identifiable natural person. It may include first name, last name, nickname, age, residential or email address, location data, license plates, shopping profile, Internet Protocol (IP) number, academic data, purchase history, among others.

**Sensitive personal data** – personal data on racial or ethnic origin, religious conviction, political opinion, membership of a trade union or organization of a religious, philosophical or political nature, data relating to health or sexual life, generic or biometric data, when linked to a natural person.

**Elimination** – deletion of data or set of data stored in a database, regardless of the procedure used.

**In Charge** – person appointed by the controller and operator to act as a communication channel between the controller, data subjects and the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD).

**Internet** – the system consisting of a set of logical protocols, structured on a global scale for public and unrestricted use, with the purpose of enabling data communication between terminals through different networks.

**Operator** – natural or legal person, governed by public or private law, who processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

**Data holder** – natural person to whom the personal data subject to processing refers.

**Data processing** – any operation carried out with personal data, such as those relating to collection, production, reception, classification, use, access, reproduction, transmission, distribution, processing, archiving, storage, elimination, evaluation or control of information, modification, communication, transfer, diffusion or extraction.

**Shared use of data** – communication, dissemination, international transfer, interconnection of personal data or shared processing of personal databases by public bodies and entities in compliance with their legal powers, or between these and private entities, reciprocally, with specific authorization, for one or more treatment modalities permitted by these public entities, or between private entities.


Glossary

**a) All employees, collaborators, administrators, partners, third parties and service providers**

i. Comply with the guidelines imposed by current legislation, the Casa dos Ventos Code of Conduct and internal Policies.

ii. Care for the assets, data and information owned by Casa dos Ventos

iii. Ensure the privacy of data collected and processed by Casa dos Ventos.

iv. Adopt the best efforts to protect the security of data, especially personal and sensitive data, under the custody of Casa dos Ventos.

 

**b) Information Technology Area**

i. Determine all information security rules to be adopted by Casa dos Ventos and its employees.

ii. Determine the rules for processing data legitimately collected by Casa dos Ventos.

iii. Carry out, under the coordination of the person in charge and whenever requested by the data subject, the deletion of all information from the Casa dos Ventos database.

 

**c) Data Controller or Data Protection Officer**

i. Represent Casa dos Ventos before the National Authority and data holders.

ii. Determine the internal rules for Casa dos Ventos’ compliance with the terms of the General Data Protection Law.

iii. Determine data collection, processing and deletion procedures.

iv. Maintain records of data processing carried out by Data Operators hired by Casa dos Ventos.

Roles and responsibilities

This Policy is governed by the following principles and obligations:

All natural persons have the right to ownership of their personal data and the guarantee of their fundamental rights of freedom.
The General Data Protection Law applies regardless of the means and/or forms of data processing collected or received.
The data subject has the right to access information about the processing of their data, for the purpose of determining which data have been processed, which are being shared, and what the purpose of the processing is.
Casa dos Ventos will keep records that demonstrate the adoption of data processing measures to the principles established in the LGPD.
The General Data Protection Law imposes that the data of the subjects can only be processed if they are based on the following principles:
Purpose – the processing of personal data must be carried out for legitimate, specific, explicit and informed purposes to the data subject, taking into account the original purposes;

Appropriateness – the processing of personal data must be compatible with the purposes informed to the data subject, according to the context of the processing;

Necessity – the processing of personal data must be limited to the minimum necessary for the realization of its purposes, with the scope of the relevant, proportional and not excessive data in relation to the purposes of the processing of data;

Free access – the data subjects are guaranteed free and easy access to the form and duration of the processing, as well as to the integrality of their personal data;

Data quality – it is guaranteed to the data subjects that their data are accurate, clear, relevant and updated, according to the need and for the fulfillment of the purpose of their processing;

Transparency – the data subjects are guaranteed the right to clear, precise and easily accessible information about the processing and the respective data controllers, observing commercial and industrial secrets;

Security – technical and administrative measures must be used to protect personal data from unauthorized access and accidental or unlawful situations of destruction, loss, alteration, communication or dissemination;

Prevention – measures must be taken to prevent the occurrence of damage due to the processing of personal data;

Non-discrimination – impossibility of carrying out the processing for unlawful or abusive discriminatory purposes; and

Accountability and accountability – demonstration, by the agent, of the adoption of effective measures capable of demonstrating compliance with and compliance with the personal data protection rules, including the effectiveness of these measures.

Guidelines

Aiming at the security of the information provided by data subjects, Casa dos Ventos will adopt physical, logical, technical and administrative security procedures compatible with the sensitivity of the information collected.

Whenever necessary, Casa dos Ventos will implement new procedures and technological improvements in order to protect the data collected from the various data subjects.

Information Security

Personal data is collected when a relationship occurs and/or a contract is signed between the data subject and Casa dos Ventos.

The Personal Data collected varies according to the purposes of use and the activities carried out. This Personal Data includes registration, financial and transactional data.

The data may be provided directly by its holder, collected as a result of the provision of services or products by Casa dos Ventos, or may be provided by other companies affiliated with Casa dos Ventos or by legitimate external sources.

Collection of personal data

Casa dos Ventos processes personal data in accordance with the legal bases provided for in the General Data Protection Law (LGPD). Data processing is carried out only by authorized personnel, for the purpose for which they were collected and as consented by the holder. Data processing occurs, for example, in the following scenarios:

– Comply with contractual obligations with the data subject or the company to which the data subject belongs.

– Notify the holder of changes to the terms of signed contracts.

– Perform internal operations, including support and problem solving.

– Strengthen security and data protection procedures.

– As necessary, to establish, exercise and defend rights in judicial, administrative or arbitration proceedings.

– Comply with legal or regulatory obligations, or as required in legal proceedings, by any law enforcement or government body with jurisdiction over Casa dos Ventos.

– Use the holder’s personal data to prove business viability with potential partners.

Processing of Personal Data

Casa dos Ventos shares personal data when necessary or pertinent, for the purposes set out in contracts with its clients, within strict security standards, always aiming for the confidentiality of information and following data protection and privacy standards.

The sharing of personal information may, for example, occur in the following situations:

– Service providers: personal data may be shared with service providers. Companies that offer services such as authentication systems, digital document signature systems, security services, etc. For these suppliers, there are terms of protection and appropriate use of shared information;

– Affiliates: personal data may be shared between affiliates and/or companies in the same group.

– Public or government authorities: data may be shared with public authorities whenever legislation requires or to respond to court orders;

– Business operations: Data may be shared during a corporate operation, such as an asset sale. In these cases, the data subject will be promptly informed of any changes regarding data control.

International data transfer occurs between Casa dos Ventos' commercial partners, only in cases of proven need, limited to personal data essential for negotiation and with the explicit consent of the holder.

Sharing Personal Data

The processing of personal data will be terminated in the following cases:

– When the proposed objective is achieved or when there is no longer a need for personal data;

– When the holder requests the deletion of data;

– In case of legal determination to do so.

After the end of data processing, except in cases provided for by law, personal data will be promptly deleted and Casa dos Ventos' responsibility for them will end.

Deletion of Personal Data

The Casa dos Ventos website may collect cookies and, for this purpose, will request express consent from its users.

Cookies have different functions, in particular they allow easier navigation through pages, remember your preferences and optimize the user experience of visitors. These cookies may be stored on Casa dos Ventos' computer, allowing future access by the same user to be identified.

Before the website activates any cookie on a visiting user's computer, clear and explicit authorization will be requested for the purpose for which the cookie is intended.

From Cookies

Through the Casa dos Ventos website, or by contacting the Casa dos Ventos Manager, any and all holders of personal data or sensitive personal data may request:

– Confirmation and access to data

– Rectification of data that is incomplete, erroneous or outdated

– Restriction of processing of part of your data, indicating which data may be kept by CVER.

– Canceling or deleting data

– Portability and transfer of data from Casa dos Ventos to another controller

– Revocation of your unequivocal consent provided to Casa dos Ventos

– Opposition to any data that does not comply with the law

– Explanation of the data processed by Casa dos Ventos

– Information about all transfers or sharing of data by the Casa dos Ventos Controller

The rights of data holders processed by Casa dos Ventos

The Board of Directors of Casa dos Ventos determines, through this policy, that the Data Protection Officer will always be the Technology Director.

The main functions of the Manager are:

– Inform and guide controller, operator, and other contractors about the obligations and good practices to be adopted in relation to the General Data Protection Law.

– Monitor the implementation of the compliance program and compliance with standards in all data processing activities carried out by Casa dos Ventos, proposing improvements whenever necessary.

– Document all information security measures adopted by Casa dos Ventos, so that, in the event of an incident in data processing, you have elements to demonstrate the good faith and commitment of Casa dos Ventos.

– Report any incidents in the processing of data to the National Data Protection Agency (“ANPD”), cooperating in any inspections and due diligence.

– Implement the recommendations received from the ANPD on adequate data processing.

– Carry out communication between the company and data holders, receiving requests, complaints and deletion of personal data.

From the Data Protection Officer (“DPO”)

This policy must be adopted immediately after approval by the Casa dos Ventos Board of Directors and must be adopted by all employees, collaborators, administrators, partners and third parties.

Any violation of the terms of this Policy must be immediately reported to the Casa dos Ventos Ethics Channel, the Compliance area or the Ethics Committee for appropriate investigations and mitigations.

Final dispositions

According to current legislation, the data subject's rights are:

– Confirmation of the existence of data processing;

– Access to personal data;

– Correction and updating of data;

– Data portability;

– Deletion of data, when they are excessive, unnecessary or treated in non-compliance with the purpose for which they were intended;

– Request for information regarding data sharing;

– Minimization and limitation of use;

– Revocation of Consent, when applicable.

It is worth noting that any request made by the data subject is only met upon proof of the requester's identity. In this way, additional information may be requested from the data requester.
This policy may be changed according to changes in current legislation, technological advances or changes in the services provided by the company. The use of information is linked to the version of the Privacy Policy in force during the period of use of the information.
Requests and/or questions regarding consent or management of personal data can be sent to the email [dpo@casadosventos.com.br](mailto:dpo@casadosventos.com.br) or through the institutional website of House of the Winds.

From Contact

We maintain strict security controls to protect the data of our employees, partners and customers in accordance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD – Law nº 13,709/2018) and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR EU 2016/679) .


Folha Larga Sul

Babilônia Sul

Babilônia Centro

Rio do Vento

Serra do Tigre

Umari

Folha Larga Sul

LOCATION

Campo Formoso (BA)

STATUS

In operation

Our partners in Folha Larga Sul

Our addresses

São Paulo

Av. Brig. Faria Lima, 3477 Torre A - 14º Andar (11) 4084-4200

Social Media

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Folha Larga Sul

Babilônia Sul

Babilônia Centro

Rio do Vento

Serra do Tigre

Umari

Folha Larga Sul

LOCATION

Campo Formoso (BA)

STATUS

In operation

Our partners in Folha Larga Sul

Our addresses

São Paulo

Av. Brig. Faria Lima, 3477 Torre A - 14º Andar (11) 4084-4200

Social Media

Social Media

Av. Brig. Faria Lima, 3477 Torre A - 14º Andar (11) 4084-4200