Jujuy, the province with the first solar village of the country
An autonomous photovoltaic power plant was inaugurated in Jujuy on 25th January. It will supply the community of Olaroz Chico with electric energy using Lithium -Ion batteries storage, which is an innovative technology that has turned the village into the first solar one in Argentina .
Qmax, a pioneering company in the production of equipment for renewable energy, has taken part in this project design, along with the energy companies of Jujuy, that is, Ejesa, Ejedsa as well as specialists in VZH batteries .
The self-sufficient system of renewable energy was jointly designed by engineers from Ejesa, Qmax and VZH with the financial support and management policy of Jujuy government . This system stands as a model for our country as it is one of the earliest examples in Southamerica of solar Microgrid with lithium storage.
Olaroz Chico will be the first photovoltaic power plant that will generate the necessary energy to supply the entire community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Puna Jujeña gathers one of the largest solar irradiation of the world and holds one of the biggest natural lithium reserves. That is why it is relevant that the inhabitants of Olaroz Chico have become pioneers in the use of solar energy with lithium storage and that national development companies like Qmax and VXH participate in this project.
The village used a gas-oil generator which caused high costs, intermittent supply and great pollution. Nowadays , silence, clean air and electric energy can be enjoyed. Technology allows the village to have power independence without any contamination.
“ We will continue producing lithium and we will make lithium batteries in Jujuy “, stated the governor of Jujuy Gerardo Morales during the presentation of the Social Pact for the Education. He confirmed, through this statement , the transformation process of the jujeña productive matrix, particularly the lithium and the renewable energies areas working together. At this time, he also made strategic announcements regarding the future educational model and the new productive profile.
Moreover, he mentioned the case of the Solar Village of Olaroz that is supplied with solar energy and that also stores energy with a system of lithium batteries. “In this way, we were able to stop an energy generator that burned oil and with this measure we take care of the planet “, he emphasized.
He also went further into lithium applications in technological advances that allow the cell phones operation “Those who are against the lithium should deliver their cell-phones operating with lithium batteries”, Gerardo Morales stated.
By Lic. Marcelo Nasjleti
Source: LaFuerzaDelTrabajo/ JujuyEnergiaViva/ Press Province of Jujuy
