Royal Imtech N.V. (IM-AE, technical services provider in and outside Europe) is going to give a boost to the solar energy industry in Peru as part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS). It involves two pilot projects in a school and a hospital in the village of Sibayo, in the Colca Canyon in the Andes mountains. The company will be working alongside various manufacturers of solar energy equipment. Together with them and other manufacturers, the aim is to provide similar solutions for other villages in the same valley in due course. A collaboration agreement has also been reached with San Pablo University in Arequipa, the purpose of which is to develop a prototype for solar energy heating that can be used in homes located in mountainous areas across Peru. This is a relatively under-developed region with a high level of infant mortality and poor healthcare provision. A conference is being organised in conjunction with the university about the use of sustainable energy in the specific circumstances of Peru, in order to bring about a broad-based transfer of knowledge. Students and school pupils will be involved in the project.
Imtech CEO Rene van der Bruggen: 'Many of the world's problems - water, energy and the environment - can be solved using green technology. Imtech is one of the strongest technological players in Europe in this area and has extensive and relevant knowledge at its disposal. Imtech is also proactive when it comes to CSR, and it is against that background that we seek to give support with our own employees to boost local communities, organisations and businesses in under developed countries to use green technology, as part of our Corporate Citizenship policy. We have been doing this since 2008. If you provide local people with the right knowledge and technology, they are perfectly capable of finding the most suitable solutions to their own challenges and problems, as a result of which levels of prosperity and the well-being of local communities will improve. Our Spanish employees are specialised in solar energy and will be giving the local solar energy industry in Peru a boost. This Imtech initiative is being provided free of charge. Imtech is working with SharePeople, a Dutch non-governmental organisation. The total investment in this CSR project amounts to around 0.8 million euro.'
Peru: an ideal climate for solar energy
The potential for solar energy is better in Peru than anywhere else. The 'impact' of the sun as a possible source of heat for solar energy is measured in W/m2. At 230 W/m2, the figure in Peru is higher than any other location on earth. By comparison, the average for north-west Europe is 150 W/m2, and that of the Sahara is 200 W/m2. In the Colca Canyon in particular, the conditions for solar energy are more or less perfect, thanks to the altitude (more than 4,000 metres) and the presence of the nearby Atacama desert in Chile. Nonetheless, solar energy is used here relatively little, and because of the use of inadequately developed technology, it has only a modest yield. This has direct consequences on levels of prosperity and the quality of life of the tens of thousands of mostly poor people who live here. Temperatures in the daytime exceed 40 degrees Celsius, while at night they fall to below minus 20. Medical facilities are very poorly developed. Because of the severe cold, life expectancy is short, and more than 300 young children dying in the Colca Canyon every year. Imtech is keen to change this through its CSR policies. Following a period of intensive preparations, a team of eight solar energy specialists is being sent to the region from the Spanish division of Imtech.
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Imtech CEO Rene van der Bruggen: 'Many of the world's problems - water, energy and the environment - can be solved using green technology. Imtech is one of the strongest technological players in Europe in this area and has extensive and relevant knowledge at its disposal. Imtech is also proactive when it comes to CSR, and it is against that background that we seek to give support with our own employees to boost local communities, organisations and businesses in under developed countries to use green technology, as part of our Corporate Citizenship policy. We have been doing this since 2008. If you provide local people with the right knowledge and technology, they are perfectly capable of finding the most suitable solutions to their own challenges and problems, as a result of which levels of prosperity and the well-being of local communities will improve. Our Spanish employees are specialised in solar energy and will be giving the local solar energy industry in Peru a boost. This Imtech initiative is being provided free of charge. Imtech is working with SharePeople, a Dutch non-governmental organisation. The total investment in this CSR project amounts to around 0.8 million euro.'
Peru: an ideal climate for solar energy
The potential for solar energy is better in Peru than anywhere else. The 'impact' of the sun as a possible source of heat for solar energy is measured in W/m2. At 230 W/m2, the figure in Peru is higher than any other location on earth. By comparison, the average for north-west Europe is 150 W/m2, and that of the Sahara is 200 W/m2. In the Colca Canyon in particular, the conditions for solar energy are more or less perfect, thanks to the altitude (more than 4,000 metres) and the presence of the nearby Atacama desert in Chile. Nonetheless, solar energy is used here relatively little, and because of the use of inadequately developed technology, it has only a modest yield. This has direct consequences on levels of prosperity and the quality of life of the tens of thousands of mostly poor people who live here. Temperatures in the daytime exceed 40 degrees Celsius, while at night they fall to below minus 20. Medical facilities are very poorly developed. Because of the severe cold, life expectancy is short, and more than 300 young children dying in the Colca Canyon every year. Imtech is keen to change this through its CSR policies. Following a period of intensive preparations, a team of eight solar energy specialists is being sent to the region from the Spanish division of Imtech.
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