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Klaus Esterluß | Ideas

1,000 solar roofs in Brazil

living in a favela

This project is all about introducing solar thermal water heating in 500 social housing units in Rio de Janeiro – Solar power is still rarely used in Brazil, despite ideal climate conditions and rising gas and electricity costs. But a new residential complex with solar-thermal water heating is under construction in Rio de Janeiro. City authorities have earmarked the new housing for poor families from the favelas.

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July 14, 2011

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Brazil, favela, gallery, rio, solar panels, solar power

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