Discuss the environmental challenges and the impacts of the energy transition on the generation of socioeconomic development opportunities for communities and popular territories in Rio de Janeiro. This was the main objective of launching the Circo Solar project.
The event brought together public and private leaders, environmentalists, representatives of companies in the energy sector, the academic community, civil society organizations and residents of the region.
The project is the result of a partnership between Revolusolar, the City of Rio, through the Municipal Secretariat for the Environment, and companies in the solar sector, such as the manufacturer AE Solar.
“The initiative is very relevant for the region, and we are proud to be part of this process that brings clean energy and professional training to local communities,” highlighted Ramon Nuche, director of AE Solar in Brazil.
“We want to take this model to the central region of Rio de Janeiro, which is a very important region for the city and has the presence of many low-income communities that suffer a lot from heat islands and expensive, poor-quality energy,” he highlighted. Eduardo Ávila, Executive Director of Revolusolar.
“With this Circo Solar project we intend to mobilize energy companies in the Center and make this the first step in the construction of a solar neighborhood in the central region of Rio de Janeiro, in public health and cultural facilities and in low-lying communities. income,” he added.
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The event was attended by Eduardo Cavaliere, Municipal Secretary of Environment of the City of Rio de Janeiro; Alexandre Tavares, Director of Gas, Energy and New Markets at Vibra Energia; Ilan Cuperstein, Regional Deputy Director of C40 for Latin America; Fábio Côrtes, Executive Manager of Strategic Transformation at ONS (National Electric System Operator); Ramon Nuche, General Director of AE Solar; Eduardo Ávila, Executive Director of Revolusolar and Fabyane Soares, Coordinator of Socio-Family Care and Community Development at Circo Crescer e Viver.
O Solar Circus is part of the implementation of the energy transition of the Circo Crescer e Viver to solar energy and offers technical training in photovoltaic energy to 17 young people from the region. According to Ávila, 90% of the professionals receiving training are black or mixed race and 60% are women.
“In this project, in the area of professional training, we will train 17 residents of low-income communities mainly around Morro de São Carlos as solar energy installers. They have already been selected and classes will begin in the last week of March. They will participate in the second stage of the installation of the circus and all the installations that we intend to do in the central region”, concluded Ávila.
