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With the aim of reducing electricity consumption and contributing to the strengthening of sustainability actions, UFSCar (Federal University of São Carlos) announced that it will install five solar plants.
Each of the plants, located on the Lagoa do Sino campus, will generate up to 50 kWp. In total, around R$ 975 thousand were invested to implement the project – resources obtained from the MEC (Ministry of Education).
“Building a more sustainable society depends on our actions today. Therefore, we are talking to the MEC to obtain new resources for energy efficiency. There are almost R$ 1 million aimed at preserving the environment and greater efficiency in the use of public resources”, said Wanda Hoffmann, dean of UFSCar.
According to the university, installation work will begin in January 2021, with an estimated completion date of July.
“The reduction in electricity consumption has been impacting UFSCar. This year, we rose 150 positions in the GreenMetrics Ranking, which evaluates universities' efforts to preserve the environment. Our objective, as an institution, is to transform society for the better through our daily work”, highlighted Márcio Merino Fernandes, Pro-Rector of Administration at UFSCar.
Energy Efficiency
From 2017 to 2020, UFSCar built seven photovoltaic plants and replaced almost 50 thousand conventional light bulbs with LED technologies. In total, the investment made was R$ 8 million. All resources were obtained through participation in notices from ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) and through contributions from the MEC.
University of Ceará installs solar plant
A 222.6 kWp photovoltaic power generation plant was installed in UFCA (Federal University of Cariri), campus in Juazeiro do Norte (CE). The plant has 636 solar modules, located in blocks J, L and N, with 212 panels in each unit.
The investment was approximately R$ 1 million and the estimated payback, according to Dinfra/UFCA (UFCA Infrastructure Directorate), is five years. Power generation began on October 30, 2020.
