Joan
Calabuig, president of Valenciaport, has visited the works of the
installation of the photovoltaic power plant located on the Principe
Felipe dock, according to the company's release. These works are already
85% completed in the case of the structure on which the panels are
fixed and 15% completed in the case of the installation of the panels
that will provide the Port of València with solar energy from this
autumn onwards.
During the visit, Calabuig stressed the
importance of this project within the framework of the decarbonisation
plan of the Port Authority of València (PAV) which envisages an emission
neutral port by 2030 “the start-up of this park is key to turning the
Port of Valencia into a 100% green enclosure”. Specifically, this
installation will generate 2,353 MWh/year, that is to say, 3% of the
electrical energy consumed by the Valencian docks and will start
operating at the end of the year, at the beginning of December.
The photovoltaic plant being built on
the Club Náutico breakwater and on the Príncipe Felipe dock is one of
the two photovoltaic plants being installed in the Port of València,
which will enable the Valencian port to make progress in the self-supply
of green energy. In fact, the PAV has also started the construction of
another solar park on the roof of the Valencia Terminal Europa vehicle
warehouse. Between the two, 14% of the electrical energy required by the
site will be produced. Valenciaport is also carrying out a pilot test
to install more solar panels at a third site. The first two projects are
financed by the European Union’s Next Generation funds and the Spanish
Government’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
In addition to the solar projects, there
are other initiatives related to the use of renewable energy sources
such as wind, solar, biomass, biogas, wave and tidal energy and
hydrogen. Likewise, the plan developed by the PAV to become a 100% green
port also contemplates the development of other transversal plans such
as, for example, the extension of the railway connections, the
construction of two electrical substations to enable the engines of the
ships docking at the Valencian precinct to be connected to the
electrical network or the use of hydrogen in port activity. This
decarbonisation plan will contribute to the strategic objective of being
an emission neutral port by 2030, twenty years ahead of the objectives
set by the European Green Pact.
source:Port News
https://en.portnews.ru/news/351074/