Author Archives: fotovoltaica

Circular economy: second life photovoltaic system

In 1999, the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) replaced a diesel generator on Ratones Grande Island, a small island in Florianópolis, with a 5 kWp off-grid photovoltaic system, using polycrystalline silicon modules with 10% efficiency. 22 years later… The system, which operated continuously for more than 20 years, was replaced in 2022 by a […]

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Workshop 2LIFEBAT – Robust solar powered storage systems with second-life batteries and their economic and ecological potential

Workshop 2LifeBat – Robust solar powered storage systems with second-life batteries and their economic and ecological potential Date: 19/05/2023 Time: 08:30 hrs (BRT time) Venue: Auditório do Laboratório Fotovoltaica-UFSC Registration for in person participation: Formulário de inscrição Link of online transmission: Transmissão no Youtube Program: About 2LIFEBAT 2LIFEBAT is a German-Brazilian research cooperation in the […]

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