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We spoke to Cristina Rodriguez, UEC renewable energies master student, and Baltasar Peñate, head of the Water department at the Canary Institute of Technology (ITC), about this novel project. Go to download A study carried out by six students of the Master's Degree in Renewable Energy at the European University of the Canary Islands (UEC) has analyzed the performance and energy efficiency improvements of a floating photovoltaic solar energy installation in the 'Las Palmas III' desalination plant, with the technical support of the Canary Islands Technological Institute (ITC) and the company Emalsa. This initiative regarding energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies linked to the water cycle has been proposed by the ITC within the actions of the EERES4WATER project (Atlantic Area) to determine the viability of the floating installation with the double objective of generating energy. clean and improve the existing exploitation problems with the high variation in the temperature of sea water collected openly for the Las Palmas III desalination plant, currently the largest in the Canary Islands, managed by Emalsa and which produces 90% of the water supply The Gran Canarian palms.
The “dream” of any engineer One of the students participating in the project, Cristina Rodríguez, states that the “dream” of anyone who is dedicated to engineering is to be able to work on a project of these characteristics, “with great added value, not only for Emalsa, but for “all of the Canary Islands”. She points out that the preliminary result considers viable the implementation of a photovoltaic system that covers 92% of the seawater collection basin with already existing commercial technology. It is, she indicates, a pioneering work in the Canary Islands, in that this type of facility has to fight against the hostile conditions of the sea and could be the first existing one linked to a desalination plant. Reduction of WhatsApp Number List CO2 emissions For his part, Baltasar Peñate, head of the ITC Water department, highlights the work capacity and professionalism of these six students and is satisfied with the objectives achieved that are “feasible to execute.” He points out that such a structure would make it possible to reduce Emalsa's operating costs and lower CO2 emissions, incorporating renewable energies in a process as intensive in energy consumption as water production. 76% of the experts on covid who appear in the media are men Promotional image of the initiative | FEBRUARY 11.ORG Promotional image of the initiative | FEBRUARY 11.ORG We spoke with María García, coordinator of the initiative February 11 - Day of Women and Girls in Science, about the underrepresentation of women in scientific and technological areas.
Go to download One more year, the initiative February 11 – Day of Women and Girls in Science launches a campaign to denounce the underrepresentation of women in technical and scientific areas of knowledge. Its coordinator, María García, points out facts as symbolic as having studied Computer Science without knowing that she had been a woman, the first programmer in history. Therefore, their efforts are to bring the work of 'stem' women (those who work in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to the school community through talks and workshops. Glass ceilings and sticky floors It states that even today, women continue to be very underrepresented in certain areas, such as the “very alarming” figure of only 12.9% of those enrolled in Computer Science and 24% of those enrolled in engineering. Added to this is the “leaky pipe metaphor,” because as the professions rise, women disappear from top positions. Thus, in the health field, women represent more than 75% of professionals, but in the emergency committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) they are reduced to 24%. In the field of social communication, something similar happens when male experts are used to address issues. 76% of those who appear on TV talking about covid are men. García points to the “sticky floor” suffered by women, who are trapped at lower levels for different reasons, “whether because of work-life balance problems, because we cannot travel or because positions of responsibility are decided by men.
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