RJ Project Enables Solar Tile Adoption in Favela and Employs Young People from Vidigal in the Renewable Energy Market

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 11/01/2022 at 10:27

Updated on 11/01/2022 at 10:53

Painéis solares em Projeto sustentável – foto: Divulgação – Favela sustentável

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Sustainable Favela Network Now Has a 3.6 kW Solar Roof System and Contributes to Empowering Youth from Vidigal to Work in the Renewable Energy Sector in RJ

A partnership among the organizations SER Alzira, Solfortes, Grupo FRG Mídias e Eventos, Phb, and Solarize made it possible to use and install a 3.6 kW solar roof system for the Sustainable Favela Network, which houses a working group on solar energy aimed at reversing and expanding the roof of the institution’s building. After a halt in activities due to the pandemic, 20 collaborators from 5 communities and the pavement gathered, completing the entire project in just five days. The solar panels were installed in the neighborhood of Vidigal, RJ.

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The initiative came from Tiago Fraga, CEO of the FRG group and organizer of the GD Southeast Forum, who stated that the solar roof technology will be spread across Vidigal and that more residents of the neighborhood will be trained, also mentioning the advancement of more projects in other favelas with distinct challenges.

According to the executive, in addition to reducing electricity consumption, efforts are also being made to encourage young people from Vidigal to become qualified and have careers in the renewable energy sector in RJ. Tiago also referred to the relief in electricity costs for the NGO SER Alzira de Aleluia, which was founded about 18 years ago by Antônio Carlos de Aleluia and Elma Maria da Silva de Aleluia.

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NGO Trains Youth and Prepares Them for the Job Market

SER Alzira – Antônio was the first young person from Vidigal to enroll in an engineering course at the Federal University of Fluminense in 1970. Since then, his life has been transformed by education, leading him to create the NGO so that young people from the favelas of RJ, like him, have knowledge and opportunities through English courses, technology, first-job preparations, dance, as well as partnerships on renewable energy and sustainability.

According to Elma Maria, at the institution, training and education come through innovation, and this can be observed through the growth of solar roofs, serving as a tool for openings in new constructions. Regardless of age, gender, or color, the goal is to innovate to create.

The NGO operates the Alzira House Hostel, which receives young people from all regions of Brazil and foreign volunteers, advancing cultural education and promoting sustainability to other continents.

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According to the company, the product is manufactured at its facilities located in San José, California. It is important to highlight that the new panels can withstand winds of up to 210 km/h.

The project has achieved UL certification 7103, allowing the company to implement the product on residential roofs, serving both as a roofing product and a solar energy product, being the first to be recognized under two designations.

RJ Project Enables Solar Tile Adoption in Favela and Employs Young People from Vidigal in the Renewable Energy Market

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