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  • The purpose of this research is to determine the feasibility of supplying photovoltaic solar energy for the electrical requirements of drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, in six regions of Colombia, with different geographic and climatological conditions: Andean Region, Amazon Region, Orinoquía Region, Caribbean Region, Pacific Region, and Insular Region. The study revealed that the costs of the photovoltaic systems oscillate between USD 32,486.86 and USD 40,716.86, without using a storage system with batteries, since the price of these makes the investment recovery unfeasible. Instead of using batteries to store energy, a water storage system is used. The total daily load of the sanitation systems is 57 kWh/day, which would avoid 7120.44 kg CO2 per year. Besides, during the entire useful life of the 20-year project, 142.4 tCO2 would not be released into the environment.

Área temática

  • Agua limpia y saneamiento
  • Energía asequible y no contaminante

autores

  • http://research-hub.urosario.edu.co/ontology/vlocal#ExcludedPerson
    Alexander Saavedra
  • http://research-hub.urosario.edu.co/ontology/vlocal#ExcludedPerson
    andres julian aristizabal
  • http://research-hub.urosario.edu.co/ontology/vlocal#ExcludedPerson
    Fredy Mesa
  • http://research-hub.urosario.edu.co/ontology/vlocal#ExcludedPerson
    monica castaneda
  • http://research-hub.urosario.edu.co/ontology/vlocal#ExcludedPerson
    Nataly Alejandra Galvis
  • http://research-hub.urosario.edu.co/ontology/vlocal#ExcludedPerson
    Sebastian Zapata

Publicado en

  • International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering Revistas

fecha de publicación

  • junio 2021

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  • https://doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v11i3.pp1962-1968

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Número de páginas

  • 7

Página inicial

  • 1962

Última página

  • 1968

Volumen

  • 11

Cuestión

  • 3