Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) Will Build 5 Solar Plants to Reduce Campus Electricity Consumption

Written by Flavia Marinho Published on 05/01/2021 at 16:06

The University Solar Plants Will Generate Up to 50 kWp (Kilowatt Peak) and Add to Seven Other Solar Plants Built in the Last Four Years at the University

With the aim of reducing electricity consumption at the University and contributing to strengthening sustainability actions, the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), in São Paulo, is set to install five new solar plants at the Lagoa do Sino campus in the interior of São Paulo by July. Porto do Açu, one of the projects envisioned by businessman Eike Batista, targets agribusiness to diversify its operations in the future

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UFSCar built 7 Photovoltaic Solar Plants and replaced nearly 50,000 conventional light bulbs with LED technologies. In total, the investment amounted to R$ 8 million.

All funds were obtained through participation in tenders from the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) and through investments from the Ministry of Education (MEC).

Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) Will Build 5 Solar Plants to Reduce Campus Electricity Consumption

The University Solar Plants Will Generate Up to 50 kWp (Kilowatt Peak) and Add to Seven Other Solar Plants Built in the Last Four Years at the University

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Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) Will Build 5 Solar Plants to Reduce Campus Electricity Consumption

The University Solar Plants Will Generate Up to 50 kWp (Kilowatt Peak) and Add to Seven Other Solar Plants Built in the Last Four Years at the University

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Chinese woman planted trees for decades while sand buried part of her house, received $5,000 from an American in 1999, and helped transform the desert into a forest of 8 million trees in China.

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