While the first edition focused mainly on the development of solar energy, this second cycle aimed fundamentally at the implementation of wind energy.
The overall objective of the project was to create formation spaces and installation teams of renewable energy systems for teaching and replacing the energy mix in the 23 Salesian Vocational Training Centres of the Salesians of Don Bosco in ARS. To achieve this goal, wind energy measurement and generation laboratories were installed for teaching and demonstration energy generation in the 23 participating centres; 55 teachers and 689 students were trained in energy generation and equipment maintenance.
In addition, the solar and wind energy laboratories of 18 Vocational-Technical Training Centres were upgraded and advice was provided for the design and implementation of 7 pilot projects for alternative energy generation by students and institutions, three of which were supported on the basis of an evaluation process carried out by a jury from outside the institution.
Regarding the latter, the winning pilot project was the Salesian León XIII House in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires. The project consisted of installing solar panels and a reverse osmosis system to provide light and water to school 1022 in the rural area of Navicha, in Santiago del Estero.
It was a project that went beyond the technical aspect, and deepened the mission that the Salesian house is carrying out in that rural area. ‘In Navicha, when renewable energy arrived, it wasn't just light that arrived: it was also the conviction that together we can transform reality and that true learning is that which leaves a mark on people's lives and hearts,’ those in charge of the project said.
Source: Don Bosco Sur
