The photovoltaic power station will span an area of 27,700m2 and be located at Terminal Europa, from where it will generate 9,000 MWh/year across the entire port - approximately 11% of its electrical energy consumption. That, in combination with the solar park at Muelle Príncipe Felipe dock which produces 2,353 MWh/year, will amount to 14% of the electrical energy required by the port annually.
Execution of the work at the MedCruise member port will be carried out over 19 months, followed by 36 months' maintenance.
Installation
The station will be almost equivalent in size to five football fields and be situated on the roof of the terminal, operated by Grimaldi.
10,773 photovoltaic modules will be installed on a metallic structure inclined at four degrees and facing south. Four transformers will be installed in two transformation centres, with two units of 1,250 kVA each and another two of 1,600 kVA.
Funding and maintenance
Responsibility for the construction and maintenance of the plant will fall to Lantania and Tecmo Instalaciones as part of a joint venture. The contract, awarded by the Port Authority of Valencia, is for €16,060,707.27.
Financing comes from the European Union’s Next Generation fund and from the Spanish government's Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
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