Greentech Lead America: Neoenergia and Odebrecht Energia have begun deployment of the solar power plant at the Arena Pernambuco soccer stadium in Brazil.
The solar plant has 1 MWp of installed capacity and will cost about 10 million Brazilian Reals, of which 9 million Brazilian Reals is invested by Neoenergia and 1.2 million Brazilian Reals invested by Odebrecht Energia with completion scheduled for June 2013.
The executive design and installation of the solar photovoltaic power plant will be under the responsibility of Gehrlicher Solar Ecoluz do Brasil, a joint-venture between the Brazilian Ecoluz Participations and the German Gehrlicher Solar.
Located in an area of 14.5 thousand square meters, within the Arena area, the installation of the solar plant is part of the Strategic Project for Research and Development – “Technical and Commercial Arrangements for Insertion of Solar Photovoltaic Generation in the Brazilian Energy Matrix” launched in August 2011 by the National Agency of Electric Energy (ANEEL).
Besides the plant, the project includes other research and development investments totaling 24.5 million Brazilian Reals.
The photovoltaic solar panels, which make part of the system, capture the light emitted by the sun and transform it into electricity with the aid of an inverter to convert the energy traditionally used in industries and homes.
At this point, the produced energy is able to be delivered to the electrical system of the stadium or the conventional distribution network. Besides the usage of a renewable energy source, solar generation systems reduce transmission and distribution line losses, since energy is consumed at the place where it is produced.
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