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Abstract

This research aims to design a photovoltaic solar power plant for the coffee processing center La Esperanza, in the municipality of La Plata, Huila. The coffee process is carried out by coffee growers, mostly in facilities they own called coffee processing centers, and where they basically harvest, extract, and remove mucilage, wash, classify and dry the pulp. The Ecomil LH300 allows to wash coffee with less than 0.7 liters of water per kg of dry parchment coffee. The Ecomill® LH-300 maintains the characteristics of the Ecomill® technology, developed by Cenicafé to reduce the use of water in the process of benefit. This research presents a solar power plant design that allows Ecomil to work independently from the public power grid, thereby, contribute to the use of alternative energy. These agribusiness initiatives are well regarded by the European Community (EC). If a product is manufactured to have extraordinary environmental characteristics, it may be eligible to use the C.E eco-label. At present, more than 37,000 products marketed in Europe have the C. E ecolabel, which means that they meet rigorous ecological criteria. To obtain the eco-label, a series of criteria have been defined that cover diverse groups of products. Having the eco-label on its products demonstrates to its customers and consumers that its product meets strict ecological criteria. This brand is verified by third parties and is recognized in all the European community. Finally, the calculations of the systems that make up the photovoltaic power plant, simulations in Matlab / Simulink are presented and the results obtained are discussed.