The 2019 edition of Vila ConsCiência was attended by six basic education schools from five cities in the Porto Alegre Metropolitan Region participated, involving more than 150 students from different levels of education and the general public. Four higher education institutions also participated: Unilasalle, Unisinos, IFRS and UFRGS. The links below provide a video recording of the event, as well as the e-book that was prepared based on this edition.

The 2023 edition of Vila ConsCiência was attended by 15 waste picker cooperatives (96 people), six government-run schools (160 students and 8 teachers), and three partnering higher education institutions (Unilasalle, Unisinos, and IFRS). The goal of the event was to popularize science and promote sustainability in an inclusive and accessible way. A video recording of the event, as well as the e-book that was prepared based on this edition, are available in the links below.

In both editions, funding was provided by the Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Since the third edition, the event has also been supported by INESC P&D Brasil, Apoena Socioambiental, and Ecdise, and takes place during the Brazilian Science and Technology Week.

The main objective of the project “Tariff and compensation mechanisms for dispersed and seasonally loaded consumers” (ANEEL Code: PD-00396-3077/2021) is to develop an appropriate tariff treatment for consumers with a seasonal load profile, specifically irrigation users. served medium-voltage customers in the concession area of RGE Sul (a company in the CPFL Energia group). Complementary to this, there are also plans to define mechanisms for addressing compensation without compromising tariff modicity or increasing cross-subsidies, especially in markets with seasonal or highly dispersed consumption.

The project is being carried out in ANEEL’s Research and Development environment, with RGE SUL as the proponent and SiglaSul Regulation Consultants and INESC P&D Brasil as the executors. SiglaSul is in charge of all regulatory aspects and tariff mechanism definitions, while INESCP&D Brasil is in charge of developing the computational tool to simulate the tariff and compensation alternatives defined by the regulatory experts. Innovare Pesquisa and Mega Tecnologia are also taking part in the project: the former carried out the field research with consumers; the latter provided support in data processing.