Largest Solar Power Plant Inaugurated by UFPR

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 17/12/2020 at 12:03

Usina de energia solar da UFPR

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This Last Friday (11), in Paraná, the Largest Solar Power Plant in Carports – Covers Built Through Photovoltaic Panels for Parking Areas, Was Inaugurated by UFPR.

The solar power plant project, already installed, covers an area of more than 7,000 m² within the Polytechnic Campus in Curitiba/PR, the solar power plant project was carried out by UFPR, in conjunction with Copel, which is the Paraná Electric Company.

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According to the Coordinator of the Energy Efficiency Project at UFPR and Superintendent of Funpar, over R$ 20 million were invested just in R&D (Research and Development) in this action, which generally involves all the buildings of UFPR.

According to the coordinator, the solar power plant has a capacity of 1.2MW and over 55,000 LED lamps will still be installed in the buildings, thus bringing significant savings, amounting to R$ 2 million per year. In total, there are more than 2,300 panels over the 375 parking spaces of the biological sciences sector, in addition to more than 530 modules on the roofs of the engineering and electrical buildings.

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Julio Omori, Superintendent of Smart Grid and Special Projects at Copel, stated: “Copel participated in this special call in 2016 and embraced this project to bring energy efficiency and distributed resources to public higher education.” Julio Omori further adds: “From Copel’s perspective, it is a seed planted for a promising future, and the electric sector is increasingly focused on the sustainability of our planet.”

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