Colombia. The Universidad del Norte, in Barranquilla, with the support of private companies, inaugurated the so-called first project of the solar energy laboratory in the Caribbean region.
This laboratory, which had a private investment of around US $ 50,000, has 46 solar panels distributed in three surfaces that capture solar rays, one fixed and two mobile. Its electronic power is 11 kw, which will be injected into the institution's electricity distribution network. This has a capacity to illuminate two houses of stratum six, fifteen rural houses or between eight and ten houses of stratum three.
Due to the location of the city, the laboratory will be able to take advantage of the energy potential of the Caribbean region as a corridor of wind and solar radiation. The idea is to implement generation projects that are within the regulatory framework proposed by Law 1715 of May 13, 2014, which regulates the integration of non-conventional renewable energies into the national energy system.
Regarding the law, the dean of the Engineering Division, Javier Páez, commented that "it will cause an important impact on the development and sustainability of the country towards the future."
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