Evaluación de impactos ambientales de la instalación, funcionamiento y desmantelamiento de un parque fotovoltaico en La Guajira colombiana

Authors

  • Laura Estefanía Guerrero-Martin Fundación de Educación Superior San José (Colombia)
  • Camilo Andrés Guerrero-Martin Universidade Federal do Pará (Brasil) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5979-8542
  • Leidy Stefanny Camacho-Galindo Fundación de Educación Superior San José (Colombia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.10716

Keywords:

assessment, environmental impacts, solar photovoltaic park, La Guajira

Abstract

Renewable energies are a promising option for energy production, due to their sustainability and ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although they offer significant advantages, such as being inexhaustible resources and low climate impact, their adoption faces environmental and social challenges. The manufacture, installation, operation and decommissioning of technologies such as solar panels can generate waste and disrupt ecosystems. Therefore, it is essential to conduct comprehensive environmental assessments at all stages of renewable energy projects, considering impact variables such as impact «intensity», «extent», and «recoverability». In this article, an environmental assessment of a solar park in La Guajira (Colombia) is conducted using the methodology proposed by Vicente Conesa and an analysis is made of possible environmental management measures to minimize negative impacts, ensuring that the development of these projects is sustainable and respectful.

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Author Biography

Camilo Andrés Guerrero-Martin, Universidade Federal do Pará (Brasil)

Born in Bogotá, Colombia. Graduated in Petroleum Engineering from the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) / Colombia, with an exchange period and validation at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); Graduated in Industrial Engineering from the San José Foundation for Higher Education: Usanjose (FESJ) / Colombia; Master's in Science and Technology of Polymers, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Doctorate in Energy Planning, from UFRJ. Currently, he is a Federal Public Servant, working as an assistant professor at the Salinópolis campus of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). He served as the Coordinator of Supervised Internships at the Faculty of Engineering of the Salinópolis Campus (UFPA) (2021-2023) and is part of the faculty who teach classes at UFPA/Salinópolis. Through previously held activities, he gained familiarity with research and industry environments and developed skills to work on multilateral composition projects that promote and utilize the internationalization of knowledge; He worked as a Substitute Professor at the Federal Fluminense University UFF/Brazil and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy at the University Foundation of America Bogotá/Colombia); He also dedicated himself to the role of Academic Advisor in thesis projects at Surcolombiana University and the Industrial University of Santander (both public universities in Colombia), as well as at the Federal Fluminense University. He mainly works on the simulation of well and reservoir operations, drilling fluids, molecular dynamic simulation, as well as energy planning. He coordinates the Laboratory of Operations and Energy Technologies applied to the Petroleum Industry, and the Energy and Sea Research Group (GPEM). He is categorized as a Junior researcher and peer evaluator by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Colombia. Contact: Email: camilo.guerrero.martin@gmail.com; Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=9cmKcy0AAAAJ&hl=pt-BR; Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57202992553; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5979-8542.

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2024-11-06

How to Cite

Guerrero-Martin, L. E., Guerrero-Martin, C. A., & Camacho-Galindo, L. S. (2024). Evaluación de impactos ambientales de la instalación, funcionamiento y desmantelamiento de un parque fotovoltaico en La Guajira colombiana. Iberoamerican Journal of Development Studies, 13(2), 226–253. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_ried/ijds.10716

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2024)

Section

VII International Conference on Develoment Studies. IV SEGIB-AECID Secondary Award in Research on Sustainable Development in Ibero-America

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Received 2024-06-13
Accepted 2024-09-03
Published 2024-11-06