La Escuela Luis Cruz Mart\u00ednez de Curacaut\u00edn puso en marcha el primer invierno calefaccionado con geotermia de uso directo, dejando atr\u00e1s el uso de le\u00f1a en las salas, biblioteca, laboratorio, oficinas y comedor del establecimiento.<\/p>\n
La iniciativa, financiada por la Subsecretar\u00eda de Energ\u00eda y ejecutada por el Centro de Excelencia en Geotermia de Los Andes (CEGA) de la Universidad de Chile, busc\u00f3 dar una soluci\u00f3n a los da\u00f1os ambientales que el uso de sistemas a combusti\u00f3n lenta generan dentro y fuera de las salas de clase.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHicimos una medici\u00f3n con sensores dentro de la sala y comprobamos que el uso de le\u00f1a genera el mismo nivel de part\u00edculas contaminantes que las que est\u00e1n en el aire un d\u00eda de preemergencia ambiental. Eso es igual a que una de las ni\u00f1as o ni\u00f1os dentro de la sala fumara un cigarrillo diario\u201d, explic\u00f3 Karin Garc\u00eda, investigadora CEGA, coordinadora del proyecto.<\/p>\n
\u201cYa no dependemos de comprar, acopiar y estar metiendo la le\u00f1a en las boscas. El sistema geot\u00e9rmico funciona solo y de forma constante, manteniendo el aire m\u00e1s limpio dentro y fuera de la sala. Es muy importante para nuestros estudiantes saber que est\u00e1n aportando en la descontaminaci\u00f3n de su ciudad. La geotermia es la energ\u00eda del futuro y en LCM ya la usamos\u201d, expres\u00f3 Evelyn Dubreuil, directora del establecimiento.<\/p>\n
Por su parte, Diego Morata, director del CEGA, destac\u00f3 que gracias a su eficiencia el sistema no s\u00f3lo permitir\u00e1 disminuir las emisiones contaminantes y evitar la tala de bosques nativos, sino que significar\u00e1 un ahorro econ\u00f3mico al municipio.<\/p>\n
\u201cLas bombas de calor utilizadas ocupan un tercio de lo que se gastar\u00eda en calefacci\u00f3n el\u00e9ctrica y, gracias a los termostatos puestos en los fancoil, el sistema se enciende y apaga de manera aut\u00f3noma al alcanzar la temperatura para la que est\u00e1n configuradas, sin generar gastos extras de energ\u00eda\u201d, detall\u00f3 Morata, remarcando que \u201cla geotermia es una energ\u00eda limpia, costo eficiente y sustentable, que mejorar\u00e1 las condiciones de aprendizaje y la convivencia dentro de la escuela\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Asimismo, el Ministro de Energ\u00eda, Claudio Huepe, destac\u00f3 la importancia de los proyectos de acceso a la energ\u00eda en escuelas rurales y su impacto social: \u201cUna de nuestras principales preocupaciones como Ministerio es cerrar las brechas de acceso a la energ\u00eda que afectan a las comunidades de sectores rurales, con atenci\u00f3n a sus ni\u00f1as, ni\u00f1os y adolescentes, desde un enfoque de derechos. En este sentido, las escuelas rurales constituyen espacios multifuncionales que entregan mucho m\u00e1s que educaci\u00f3n: proveen de alimentaci\u00f3n, higiene y cuidado a los estudiantes, y funcionan como lugar de encuentro comunitario. Proyectos como el sistema de calefacci\u00f3n sustentable y agua caliente para la Escuela Luis Cruz Mart\u00ednez est\u00e1n en l\u00ednea con nuestro eje de acceso equitativo a la energ\u00eda de calidad, impactando positivamente en la salud, la asistencia e incluso el rendimiento de las y los estudiantes, y beneficiando a toda la comunidad escolar\u201d.<\/p>\n
El proyecto se ejecut\u00f3 entre los a\u00f1os 2019 y 2022, con un financiamiento de 350 millones de pesos.[:en]<\/p>\n
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- The project is the result of a joint effort between the Access and Social Development Division of the Ministry of Energy and the Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA).<\/strong><\/li>\n
- The system maintains the rooms at a constant temperature and eliminates the particulate matter generated by the old slow combustion system.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- In addition to heating all the spaces that previously used firewood, the system installed provides sanitary hot water in the school’s dressing rooms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Luis Cruz Mart\u00ednez School in Curacaut\u00edn started up the first winter heated with geothermal energy for direct use, leaving behind the use of firewood in the school’s classrooms, library, laboratory, offices and dining room.<\/p>\n
The initiative, financed by the Undersecretary of Energy and executed by the Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA) of the Universidad de Chile, sought to provide a solution to the environmental damage that the use of slow combustion systems generate inside and outside the classrooms.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n“We made a measurement with sensors inside the room and found that the use of firewood generates the same level of contaminating particles as those in the air on a day of environmental pre-emergency. That is the same as if one of the children in the room smoked a cigarette a day,” explained Karin Garc\u00eda, CEGA researcher and project coordinator.<\/p>\n
“We no longer depend on buying, stockpiling and putting firewood in the woods. The geothermal system works alone and constantly, keeping the air cleaner inside and outside the room. It is very important for our students to know that they are contributing to the decontamination of their city. Geothermal energy is the energy of the future and at LCM we already use it,” said Evelyn Dubreuil, the school’s principal.<\/p>\n
Diego Morata, director of CEGA, pointed out that thanks to its efficiency, the system will not only reduce polluting emissions and avoid the felling of native forests, but will also mean economic savings for the municipality.<\/p>\n
“The heat pumps used occupy a third of what would be spent on electric heating and, thanks to the thermostats installed in the fan coils, the system turns on and off autonomously when the temperature for which they are configured is reached, without generating extra energy costs”, Morata explained, remarking that “geothermal energy is clean, cost-efficient and sustainable, which will improve learning conditions and coexistence within the school”.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nThe Minister of Energy, Claudio Huepe, highlighted the importance of energy access projects in rural schools and their social impact: “One of our main concerns as a Ministry is to close the energy access gaps that affect communities in rural areas, with attention to their children and adolescents, from a rights-based approach. In this sense, rural schools are multifunctional spaces that provide much more than education: they provide food, hygiene and care for students, and function as a community meeting place. Projects such as the sustainable heating and hot water system for the Luis Cruz Mart\u00ednez School are in line with our focus on equitable access to quality energy, positively impacting the health, attendance and even the performance of students, and benefiting the entire school community”.[:]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- The system maintains the rooms at a constant temperature and eliminates the particulate matter generated by the old slow combustion system.<\/strong><\/li>\n