Cemig and FIEMG System announce the creation of an Energy Efficiency Space in Belo Horizonte

Agreement seeks to bring schools closer to the cutting-edge technology of the electrical sector

In order to promote the sustainable use of energy and stimulate students’ interest in new technologies, Cemig and Fiemg System are developing an educational space that will integrate the SESI Museum of Arts and Crafts, located at the Station Square in Belo Horizonte. To celebrate the agreement that will start the creation of Cemig SESI Energy Efficiency Space, the entities held a solemnity to sign the term on Tuesday (9/7).

The president of Cemig, Cledorvino Belini, estimates that the Cemig SESI Energy Efficiency Space will be open for visitation until the beginning of next year. According to the executive, the venue is born with the proposal of being an innovative and immersive environment, approaching the themes of energy and sustainability with an inviting perspective to the public. “The initiative shows that Cemig’s vision for education follows the technological trends, which is fundamental when the focus is on energy efficiency,” says Belini.

To form a new generation of consumers and encourage the participation of public schools, the agreement signed between Cemig and the FIEMG System foresees the attendance and transportation of students from the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte to the Museum. For that purpose, two exclusive and adapted buses will be used to facilitate the immersion of the students during the journey.

Cemig SESI Energy Efficiency Space project proposes an agreement focused on the expansion and awareness of concepts in energy efficiency for the public. It will be implemented in a privileged location, next to the Museum’s exhibition gallery, facilitating access for the thousands of annual visitors. The theme of energy efficiency will be explored by offering mediated visits in an interactive and contemporary room.

For the president of FIEMG, Flavio Roscoe, the creation of Cemig SESI Energy Efficiency Space will allow the awareness of young people and the development of reflections on the subject. “Energy is a fundamental input for the industry, and the Museum’s collection presents this in a very rich way. Producing knowledge and discussing efficiency, in partnership with Cemig, is fundamental for us to think about the industry of the future”, he says.

Tribute

The creation of Cemig SESI Energy Efficiency Space was inspired by the legacy of the author, physicist and teacher Beatriz Alvarenga (96). Born in Santa Maria de Itabira, the teacher, still in 1946, was the first and only woman to graduate in Civil Engineering from the then University of Minas Gerais (UMG). In 1968, Beatriz Alvarenga became one of the founders of the Physics Department at the Institute of Exact Sciences, and, in 1970, author of the textbooks Physics – contexts and applications, a best-seller in the area.

Cemig SESI Energy Efficiency Space

The energy efficiency theme room at the SESI Museum of Arts and Crafts proposes to narrate the history of energy and the sources of future energy – the so-called clean energies – in an interactive and playful way. Besides the main thematic room, the agreement foresees four temporary exhibitions of artists who use energy matrices in their work, lectures, workshops and seminars related to energy efficiency and sustainability.

The new space is an initiative of Cemig’s Intelligent Energy Program, regulated by Aneel, whose purpose is to disseminate the culture of efficient energy use and the reduction and elimination of resource waste. Cemig’s energy efficiency actions are aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), especially those related to the promotion of learning opportunities and access to innovation.

Museum of Arts and Crafts

SESI Museum of Arts and Crafts (MAC) tells the story of dozens of professional activities that gave rise to the manufacturing industry in Minas Gerais. There are 2.5 thousand original pieces from the 18th to 20th centuries, among instruments, utensils, tools, machines and equipment. They represent old crafts in traditional sectors such as: mining, cutting and jewelry, food, weaving, tanneries and energy – the latter, a sector highlighted in the new Space.

MAC is installed in the old Belo Horizonte Central Railroad Station, next to the Subway Central Station, in two buildings listed as public patrimony. Its development has driven the upgrading of Station Square, the inaugural landmark of the capital, through which thousands of people pass daily.