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Eurener sponsors the first solar race in South America which will cross the Atacama Chilean desert

segunda, setembro 26th, 2011

Vehículo solar AtacamaFrom September 30th to October 2nd will be held in Chile the first race of solar-powered vehicles in South America known as the “Atacama Solar Challenge”. The tour consists of 933 km under an unforgiving sun as the area has the most solar radiation of the world. The tour will cross four locations beginning in Humberstone, with the first stage in Antofagasta, the second in Calama and finishing in Iquique.

The challenge has two categories; the first is the “Atacama Solar Challenge” which aims to develop cutting-edge photovoltaic technology, with vehicles powered by solar energy. In the second category, “Sun Route”, combines solar and human energy to move the vehicles, which requirement is that they are of low cost and environmentally friendly.

The R&D Dept. from Eurener provided free of charge, through a grant system, photovoltaic cells which meet special requirements for participating teams to incorporate them into prototypes that have been designed exclusively for the event.

The company manages the sponsoring of the race through its business office in Chile, which was created to serve the extensive network of customers is creating and to develop photovoltaic projects mainly for mining and electrical industries.

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Eurener is sponsor of the Atacama Solar Challenge race, awards scholarships in collaboration with the University of Chile and opens an office in the country

terça, junho 28th, 2011

Eurener otorga becas alumnos chilenos y abre oficina comercial

Eurener, a Spanish manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, sponsors the Atacama Solar Challenge (ASC), the first solar car race in Latin America, a single event also known as Desafío Solar Atacama. It will be held in northern Chile from September 30 to October 2 this year and aims to develop solar technology in Chile and Latin America. It will involve 32 teams from 7 countries that will travel 933 kilometres in the area that receives the highest levels of solar radiation in the world. The competition is divided into two categories: Atacama Solar Challenge, for high-tech vehicles powered only by solar energy, and La Ruta Solar for tricycles powered by solar and human energy.

The company has an agreement of academic research with the University of Chile focused on solar energy. One point is to award scholarships to students participating teams in the ASC who are creating their own cars for the race.

Vanessa Nolasco, Head of R & D, and Luis Catalá, Director of Expansion, travelled to Chile representing Eurener where they could meet the winners of the scholarships for delivery to them the first solar equipment, created specifically outside the usual production line of the factory in Spain due to its specific characteristics. These cells are encapsulated in a special size of 2×3 and 1×4 rows, without tedlar or glass, designed with the aim of achieving maximum efficiency in the surface of the vehicles where they will be installed.

The meeting, held at the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Chile (FCFM) were also invited other teams competing in the high-tech category of the Atacama Solar Challenge. All students had the opportunity to participate in the online conference held with factory located in the Spanish town of Bigastro to ask directly to the technicians who make them, led by Vivien Magro, Head of Quality of the factory, about the operation and use of cells in the prototypes being developed.

The firm already has an office in Chile, from which different photovoltaic projects are being developed for electric and mining industries mainly. This new office is framed in its expansion plans for the Americas, to respond in depth several photovoltaic projects are underway in the region and the extensive network of new customers.

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Representante de Eurener visitó a equipos de ASC

segunda, junho 27th, 2011

Vanessa Nolasco, Responsable de I+D+i de la empresa española, se reunió con los equipos ganadores de las becas de kits solares para dialogar sobre el funcionamiento de las celdas que les serán entregadas para competir en la primera carrera de autos solares de Latinoamérica.

Con la presencia de la Responsable de I+D+i (Investigación y Desarrollo e innovación) de la empresa Eurener, Vanessa Nolasco, se realizó la entrega de las primeras celdas solares de prueba a los equipos chilenos que en marzo ganaron la bec

a de kits solares entregadas por la organización de Atacama Solar Challenge (ASC), que realizará la primera carrera de autos solares de Latinoamérica el próximo 30 de septiembre.

En la reunión, que tuvo lugar en la Facultar de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile (FCFM), también participó el resto de los equipos que competirán en la categoría Desafío Solar (DSA) del Atacama Solar Challenge que aprovecharon la ocasión para presentar sus inquietudes respecto al funcionamiento y utilización de las celdas en los prototipos en competencia.

Una vez finalizada la reunión, Vanessa Nolasco se refirió a la carrera, valorando el esfuerzo que se está realizando para llevarla a cabo y la utilidad que esta tiene para el desarrollo de Eurener en otros campos de la tecnología solar.

“Igual como ustedes están aprendiendo a hacer una carrera de autos solares, nosotros en Eurener estamos aprendiendo a diseñar nuevos laminados para esto. Nos salimos de la producción estándar para hacer proyectos puramente de investigación y desarrollo que es por lo que estamos abogando en la empresa”.

Por su parte, el Coordinador General de Atacama Solar Challenge, Leandro Valencia, se mostró muy conforme con el desarrollo de la reunión calificándola como una “excelente oportunidad para que los equipos participantes pudieran aclarar dudas sobre el funcionamiento de la celdas solares”.

En Eurener confirmaron que las celdas definitivas que los equipos becados usarán en la competencia deberían estar disponibles a mediados de agosto.

Primera carrera de autos solares

Atacama Solar Challenge, es la primera carrera de vehículos solares de Latinoamérica, que se desarrollará en el norte de Chile entre el 30 de septiembre y el 2 de octubre de 2011 y que tiene por objetivo fomentar el desarrollo de la tecnología solar a nivel latinoamericano.

La competencia, que recorre 933 kilómetros, cuenta con dos categorías: Desafío Solar Atacama (vehículos impulsados sólo por energía solar) y La Ruta Solar (triciclos que impulsados por energía solar y humana) entre las que se reparten 20 equipos provenientes de diversos países de la región

La iniciativa es organizada por la IEEE, el Centro de Energía de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile, la Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María y la Corporación La Ruta Solar.

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