Energia solar fotovoltaica: Estudo sobre a matriz energética e também sobre os níveis de incidência solar no município de Luziânia

Abstract

One of the great challenges of mankind is the supply of the growing demand for electric energy, especially when it comes to the search for sources that are sustainable, thus trying to minimize as much as possible the impact on the environment. The intense exploitation of exhaustible natural reserves, such as those from fossil fuels, and the damage caused by them and other sources has been a problem to the environment, causing: increased pollution, environmental disasters, impact on global warming, deforestation, and others, indicating a worrisome outlook even for the very subsistence of life on our planet. These are some of the factors that increase the importance of searching for alternative sources of renewable energy, sustainable and non-polluting, as is the case of solar energy. This can be used anywhere that has good levels of sunlight, as long as there are incentives for the development of accessible technology and promotion so that, besides being sustainable, it can also be economically viable. In this sense, our research focused on studying how our municipality is in relation to the use of solar energy for the purpose of electricity generation, as well as building a pyranometer, which is an apparatus that allows us to obtain and, connected to a computer system, record the levels of solar incidence in our region. Through a consultation with companies that work with the implementation of photovoltaic systems in our city we present a panorama of our local reality and how public policies regarding the energy sector impact this scenario.