The Port Authority of València (PAV) hosts the first prototype of floating solar energy in marine waters; València, 11 September 2023.- The startup PV NEXUS has launched the first unit of an innovative pilot project for floating solar energy in Spanish marine waters.
In addition to the photovoltaic plant on the Club Náutico breakwater and on the Príncipe Felipe dock, another solar park will soon be added on the roof of the Valencia Terminal Europa vehicle warehouse. Between them, they will produce 22% of the electrical energy required by the site.
Port of Valencia tests floating solar energy in the sea. The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has hosted the first floating solar energy prototype in marine seas. The startup PV NEXUS has launched the first unit of an innovative pilot project for floating solar energy in Spanish marine waters.
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For Mohamed Amine Koubaa, founder and Development Director of the company, the PVFOILX1-PORTS project – floating solar energy in marine waters – aims to study the initial technical feasibility of a new floating photovoltaic modular system that would allow clean energy to be obtained through solar panels installed on seawater.
After months of design, numerical simulations and manufacturing in the Structures Laboratory of the ETSI de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (Retiro Building) of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, the first phase of experimentation has been launched in the waters of the Valencian dock. To this end, a first small-scale prototype has been installed with a power of less than 1 kWp, monitored and controlled remotely by IoT technology.
From the R+D+i perspective, key functionalities have been studied, such as buoyancy adaptable to wave dynamics and robotisation of its positioning, the results of which are the basis for more advanced studies.
PV NEXUS highlights the value of developing the prototype in a challenging environment such as the marine port, since, beyond the numerical simulations, it allows valuable conclusions to be drawn and offers guarantees for a favourable execution in subsequent pre-commercial phases.
In this sense, the startup is already studying the possibility of developing new larger-scale pilots, including a potential integration for the production of Green Hydrogen, which thanks to the Ports 4.0 programme would open up a wide range of growth possibilities for the project.
The project is part of the Ports 4.0 programme of the Port of Valencia and the Valenciaport Foundation. The Ports 4.0 capital fund is the corporate open innovation model adopted by Puertos del Estado and the Spanish Port Authorities to attract, support and facilitate the application of talent and entrepreneurship to the Spanish public and private logistics-port sector in the context of the 4th industrial revolution.
The main objective of the Fund is to actively promote and incorporate disruptive or incremental innovation as an element of competitiveness, efficiency, sustainability, safety and security in the Spanish public and private logistics-port sector to facilitate its transition towards the 4.0 economy. Floating photovoltaic solar energy is set to develop strongly in the coming years, and with initiatives such as Ports 4.0, Spain could become a European benchmark.
València, 17 April 2024 – The Muelle Príncipe Felipe solar installation is now 100% operational. The infrastructure was connected to the electricity grid in a trial period in December and, since January 2024, it has been operating at full capacity, supplying an average of 3.5% of the energy consumed by the site.
The importance of this project is part of the decarbonisation plan of the Port Authority of València (PAV) which envisages an emission neutral port for the coming years. The start-up of this infrastructure is the first step towards converting the Port of Valencia into a 100% green enclosure. Specifically, this installation will generate 2,297 MWh/year and its first milestone was recorded on 1st January this year, the day on which it fed practically 100% of the energy required by the Port for its operation into the electricity grid.
In addition to the photovoltaic plant on the Club Náutico breakwater and on the Príncipe Felipe dock, another solar park will soon be added on the roof of the Valencia Terminal Europa vehicle warehouse. Between them, they will produce 22% of the electrical energy required by the site. Both projects are financed by the European Union’s Next Generation funds and the Spanish Government’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
This morning, Mar Chao, president of the Port Authority of València (PAV), visited the installation accompanied by Federico Torres, head of Energy Transition of the PAV. During the visit, other energy projects underway were discussed, such as the imminent start-up of the installation of another solar energy plant in shed 4 of the Port of Gandía which, once in operation, will make this area the first European port to be energetically self-sufficient. It was also announced that in parallel, new locations are being sought for other projects related to solar energy.
Chao thanked the installation itself for the work carried out by the technical team of the Port Authority of València and the companies awarded the contract which have made it possible “for such an important installation, which was once a project, to become a tangible reality that is helping us to achieve our objectives of decarbonisation”.
Torres explained the technical characteristics of the installation and the performance targets that are expected with its commissioning, “it has an installed power of 1,039 kWp and will generate 2,297 MWh/year, that is, 3.5% of the electrical energy consumed by the Valencian docks”, he pointed out.
In total, the installation is made up of 2,290 photovoltaic modules that occupy a surface area of 6,420 square metres distributed over 850 linear metres of structure, “the panels have a 30% slope to make the best use of the sun,” Torres explained during the visit.
The startup PV NEXUS has launched the first unit of an innovative pilot project for floating solar energy in Spanish marine waters. Specifically, PAV hosted this first prototype of floating solar energy.
Joan Calabuig, President of the Port Authority of Valencia, said: "Valenciaport will support all innovations such as this one, which is a clear step towards decarbonisation and energy transition.
“This is a further step and obviously has our full support to be able to promote the change of energies in the ports that will help us to achieve the objective of zero emissions in 2030."
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