Sociedad mercantil cubana diseña novedoso proyecto a partir de energías renovables

 HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 9 (ACN) Ferromar S.A. is designing an innovative project that reduces electricity consumption and contributes to the national grid by generating photovoltaic solar energy and replacing equipment and lights with more efficient technologies.

Currently, the company's railway stations have an average consumption of approximately 1.2 Mw per month and after the installation of the photovoltaic systems on the roof of these stations, it is expected a theoretical generation of 3,621.5 Kw/h/day, equivalent to 1.22 Gw/h/year, said Osmany Ysa Puente, Director of Business Management.

He explained that the company, located in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZED Mariel), since its creation in 2020, has been carrying out actions to implement this type of energy, which they intend to extend in their facilities and encourage its use in other entities of the railroad.

The project will begin to be executed this year, and affirmed that they already have the feasibility studies of each of the work objects that will include the use of photovoltaic solar energy in the five stations of the Mariel line, the halts and the lights in each of the places where the trains stop.

For his part, Jorge Gallardo Alpizar, Ferromar S.A.'s Quality and Environment specialist, insisted that, in addition to the economic benefits and being in line with the necessary change in the energy matrix, the investment has an impact on the environment by reducing the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Ferromar S.A. is the main carrier of containerized cargo by railroad in the country; its services include the transportation of passengers to the ZED Mariel and surrounding towns, the repair and maintenance of railroad equipment and the maintenance of road infrastructure.