Adoção da energia solar fotovoltaica em hospitais: revisando a literatura e algumas experiências internacionais

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Juliane Barbosa Dos [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-12902013000300026; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/110255
• topic: Energia solar; Hospitais; Tecnologia fotovoltaica; Hospitals; Photovoltaic; Solar energy

The sun has an extremely important role in the existence of human beings, and Brazil has a privileged geographical position to explore sunlight. The union of these two factors favors the use of solar cells for converting solar energy into electricity by photovoltaic technology: it is a great alternative energy source, especially for being a clean one, causing less damage to the environment. This paper addresses the photovoltaic technology with a focus on hospitals, through case studies found in international literature, because hospitals, even running all important services to society, have a potential for pollution capable of causing damage to human health and the environment that is around them. It is estimated that the Brazilian oil reserves are sufficient for twenty-two years. This makes the search for alternative sources for power generation a necessity.