The Vila Restauração Microgrid is (re)energisa’s pioneering clean energy project in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Through this initiative, families that received just three hours of electricity from diesel generators a day now enjoy 24-hour renewable energy at 60 percent lower costs. The microgrid comprises a photovoltaic installation with a capacity of 325 kilowatts (kW) and a lithium-ion battery system with a capacity of 829 kilowatt hours (kWh). In addition, it has 4G internet, wireless smart meters, biogas plants and two backup generators powered by regionally produced biodiesel. The system provides around 1,000 community members with reliable, clean energy and is to be deployed across the entire Amazon in the future. Our panel of judges praised the microgrid’s sustainable, user-friendly design and ability to improve lives while preserving the Amazon rainforest.
Frederico Kos Botelho
Manager
(re)energisa
The smarter E Europe AWARD and the Intersolar AWARD are the international flagship AWARDs of the solar industry - they are bestowed for groundbreaking innovations and pioneering solutions in the areas of photovoltaics (PV) and PV-integrated systems at The smarter E Europe in Munich. In this session, the finalists of the Intersolar AWARD and of The smarter E AWARD will be presenting their prizeworthy projects and developments.
Further Talks of this session:
Speaker
Zoe Lin
Global Marketing Executive
TSGC Technologies
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Dr. Christian Peter
Managing Director
Shenzhen Aiko Digital Energy Technology Co. Ltd.
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Peter Gould
VP Operations
Smart Helio
Speaker
Franz Ziering
CSO
Sunmaxx PVT GmbH
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Julian Brodbeck
Managing Director (CSO)
voestalpine Automotive Components Schwäbisch Gmünd GmbH & Co. KG