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This last Friday (11), in Paraná, the largest solar power plant in carport was inaugurated – roofs built using photovoltaic panels for parking areas, through UFPR.
The solar energy plant project, already installed, covers an area of more than 7 thousand m² within the Polytechnic Campus, in Curitiba/PR, the solar energy plant project was carried out by UFPR, it was in conjunction with Copel, which is the Paraná Energy Company.
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Investment for UFPR solar power plant reaches R$ 21 million
According to UFPR's Energy Efficiency Project Coordinator and superintendent of Funpar, more than R$ 20 million were invested in R&D (Research and Development) alone in this action, which generally involves all UFPR buildings.
According to the coordinator, the plant for the solar power plant has 1,2MW of power and more than 55 LED lamps will be installed in the buildings, thus bringing great savings, which reach R$ 2 million per year. Overall, there are more than 2.300 panels on the 375 parking spaces in the biological sciences sector, in addition to that, there are more than 530 modules on the roofs of the engineering and electrical buildings.
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Copel embraces the idea and closes a partnership with UFPR
Julio Omori, superintendent of Smart Grid and Special Projects at Copel, said that: “Copel participated in this special call in 2016, and embraced this project of bringing energy efficiency and distributed resources to public higher education”. The Smart Grid Superintendent, Julio Omori, also adds that: “Copel's point of view is a seed planted for a promising future, and the electricity sector is increasingly focused on the sustainability of our planet”.
