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With each passing year, solar energy he comes growing in Brazil It is ceasing to be known – solely and exclusively – as a technology that only helps reduce the value of electricity bill of consumers who have it.
Today, The source has become a tool for many city halls that can also help transform a city’s infrastructure, generating leisure, security and well-being for the population.
Examples the use of solar panels how this purpose can already be observed in several locations.
In Cariacica (ES), The new city waterfront is taking shape to become one andleisure space for families, where the three restaurants and all local public lighting will be supplied by LED lamps with solar panels.
There will be 24 panels with the capacity to generate 13.32 kW in each of the gourmet spaces andAll the energy captured will be directed to supply 100% of public lighting on the waterfront and 40% of restaurants.
The work is the result of a partnership between Cariacica City Hall and the Government of Espírito Santo and, qWhen completed, the space will feature – in addition to the restaurants – bathrooms, parking, spaces for physical exercise, a skate park, landscaping, among other improvements.
Tourism and public safety
This week, the City of Passa Sete (RS) installed two points of solar energy lighting Tomb of the Nightden, one of the city's main tourist attractions.
On site, they installed lamps with autonomous operation and powered only by solar energy, eliminating the need for electrical infrastructure and cabling works on site. The objective of the action was to promote the beautification and modernization of the space.
With more than 4 million inhabitants, the City of Salvador BA) is another administration that has looked at solar energy as a public utility tool.
In August, the municipality reported that will implement the use of solar energy systems with lithium batteries in public squares of the metropolis by the end of this year, as objective of reducing acts of vandalism, such as public vandalism and graffiti.
Increasingly common
According to Geraldo Silveira, engineer and specialist in photovoltaic systems, Several cities in Brazil are benefiting not only from the electricity generated by photovoltaic systems, but also transforming this energy into leisure and well-being for the population.
“It will be increasingly common to see solar sources being applied for purposes like these over the next few years due to the combination of advantages that can be enjoyed over them”, stated the professional.
