Viabilidade econômico-financeira da implantação de um sistema fotovoltaico conectado à rede nos terminais e estações tubo do sistema de transporte público de Curitiba e análise de custos da implantação de uma frota elétrica de ônibus

Abstract

In May 2018, with the truck drivers' strike, the dependence of fossil fuels on the transportation sector in Brazil proved to be extreme, making it impossible to operate public transportation in several cities of the country, among them Curitiba. Enabling alternatives to increase urban resilience through the implementation of new sources of energy for the supply of vehicles is necessary. Among the possibilities are the greater use of electric vehicles. The objective of this work is to study the economic and financial viability of the implantation of a grid-connected photovoltaic system in bus terminals and tube stations of the public transport system of Curitiba in order to use the electric energy generated by the system to supply a composite fleet entirely by vehicles powered by electricity. For this, economic engineering tools were used to study the economic-financial feasibility from the energy consumption of the terminals and tube stations, as well as the electric vehicles. Through this study, it was possible to conclude that the implementation of the grid-connected photovoltaic system is viable and that the long-term costs of the electric vehicles are lower than the costs with the vehicles of the current fleet. It is believed that the replacement of electric vehicles in the Curitiba bus fleet contributes to other benefits besides the lower cost of operation, for example: a less noisy environment, less atmospheric pollutants, and possibly an impact on the final value of the bus fare. collective transportation.