The new infrastructure of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) represents 18% of the total electricity consumed by the Port of Valencia in its daily operations.
The new Valenciaport photovoltaic installation located on the vehicle silo of Valencia Terminal Europa (VTE) has been supplying renewable energy to the Port of Valencia’s electricity grid already generating 15% of the energy consumed by the facility on a daily basis.
This energy, added to that produced by the solar plant at Muelle Príncipe Felipe, which accounts for around 3% of the daily supply, means that the Port of Valencia produces 18% of the total electricity currently consumed in a sustainable manner. Moreover, this new installation is in addition to the launch of two other solar plants in the ports of Valencia and Gandia in January.
During a visit to the new solar installation on 20 February, Federico Torres, head of Energy Transition at the APV, highlighted the importance of this project which is part of the decarbonisation plan of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) and which envisages an emissions-neutral port for the coming years.
In addition, the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has a 20kV Medium Voltage network that distributes electricity within the Port of Valencia for its concessionaires, as well as for the APV’s own needs. Specifically, this installation will generate some 8,380.00 MWh/year, becoming a key part to the Zero Emissions plan as it represents a further step towards the goal of turning the Port of Valencia into a 100% green facility.
It has been observed that, 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.
…added Federico Torres.
The construction of this plant has been financed by the Next Generation funds of the European Union and the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan of the Government of Spain.
