The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) now generates 18% of the Port of Valencia’s daily electricity consumption through renewable energy sources.
The new photovoltaic installation at the Valencia Terminal Europa (VTE) vehicle silo supplies 15% of the port’s daily energy needs. Combined with the solar plant at Muelle Príncipe Felipe, which contributes around 3%, these facilities provide a significant share of the port’s power sustainably.
This initiative follows the launch of additional solar plants at the ports of Valencia and Gandia in January, and has been funded through the European Union’s Next Generation funds and Spain’s Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.
During a visit to the new installation on 20 February, Federico Torres, head of Energy Transition at APV, described its role in the port’s decarbonisation strategy, which aims for carbon neutrality in the coming years.
The APV also operates a 20 kV Medium Voltage network that distributes electricity to its concessionaires and internal operations. The new installation is expected to generate approximately 8,380 MWh annually, further advancing the port’s Zero-Emissions plan.
“In the central hours of the day, the installation generates more energy than the port area consumes. For this reason, we are considering storing the unconsumed energy that is currently being fed into the electricity grid,” Torres concludes.
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