Análise do retorno do investimento e das vantagens competitivas da implementação da manutenção preditiva em centrais fotovoltaicas para a indústria alimentar
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https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi75.912Palavras-chave:
Política pública territorial, desenvolvimento regional, manutenção preditiva, sistemas fotovoltaicos, retorno do investimentoResumo
A integração de sistemas fotovoltaicos nas indústrias consolidou-se como uma estratégia para reduzir os custos energéticos, impulsionar o desenvolvimento regional e aumentar a sustentabilidade empresarial. No entanto, o rendimento económico das centrais fotovoltaicas não depende da capacidade instalada, mas sim do nível de operacionalidade alcançado e da gestão da manutenção. Analisou-se a implementação da manutenção preditiva no retorno do investimento e na geração de vantagens competitivas em centrais fotovoltaicas do setor alimentar do Equador, tendo como caso de estudo a empresa Alpina. Metodologicamente, a investigação foi desenvolvida como um artigo do tipo réplica aplicada, adotando uma abordagem quantitativa, um desenho não experimental e um estudo de caso descritivo, baseado na análise documental de dados reais de operação, consumo energético, custos financeiros e indicadores ambientais. Na perspetiva da política pública territorial, os resultados corroboram as estratégias orientadas para a eficiência energética, a integração de energias renováveis e o desenvolvimento económico sustentável. O estudo não visa estabelecer relações causais, mas sim analisar a coerência empírica entre as estratégias de manutenção, o desempenho operacional e os resultados financeiros observados.
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