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The Center for Electrochemistry and Chemical Energy convenes workshop on renewable energy for journalists

Saturday, June 01, 2013
On Wednesday May 29th a workshop for journalists entitled Renewable Energy was convened: A real chance to reduce dependence on fossil fuels in our country?”. This workshop was carried out in the facilities at the headquarters of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and it was part of the project “Sustainable Energy Model for the agricultural sector, the case study of Central American coffee mills.”

Its aim was to portray the energy sector of Costa Rica to show some alternative clean generation. This was done with the participation of distinguished energy speakers and with the assistance of journalists from traditional and digital media.

Ing. Cindy Torres Quirós from (CELEQ) at the University of Costa Rica

Carlos Roldan, I.T.C.R. professor

Ing. Alexandra Arias presenting on the Challenges of Distributed Generation for Subsistence, ICE Pilot Plan