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A green hydrogen fuel cell will supply electricity to Maritime Terminal No. 4 in the Port of Palma

As part of its efforts to reduce the emission of CO₂ gases into the atmosphere, the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has started work on the installation of a green hydrogen fuel cell to supply electricity to Maritime Terminal No. 4 (EM4) in the port of Palma. The project follows the guidelines of the EU 2030 Agenda within the framework of the Green Hysland project, an initiative supported by the governments of Spain and the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands.

Hydrogen produced using renewable energy at the hydrogen production plant in Lloseta, Mallorca, will be delivered to the installation daily by truck. It’s estimated that the 100 kW fuel cell will reduce CO₂ emissions by 470 tonnes per year, consume 40 tonnes of hydrogen per year, and have sufficient capacity to store the fuel required for the maritime terminal to operate for a full day.

 

The fuel cell will be connected to the electricity mains in order to supply the port grid with sufficient power for EM4, and any surplus will be used to supply the other maritime terminals nearby: EM1, EM2 and EM3. The fuel cell enclosure will include an area for the truck to unload, as well as a separate space for the high-pressure storage of gas.

 

The contract, valued at over 760,000 euros, has been awarded to Green Power, a temporary joint venture formed by Protio Power and Daco Ingenieria. In addition to supplying and installing the fuel cell, the successful bidder is required to measure its carbon footprint and propose measures to reduce or offset it.

 

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As part of its environmental strategy, the APB is committed to being a benchmark for sustainability and protecting port surroundings by ensuring its maritime terminals generate their own electricity supply using renewable energies. The initiative will go hand in hand with other measures to improve the energy efficiency of EM4, such as installing photovoltaic panels on its roof.

The port of Ibiza has launched a biotechnology pilot project that generates energy from plants

The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) is running a pilot biotechnology project in the port of Ibiza that generates energy from the organic decomposition of soil in flowerbeds and then uses it to light a garden in a public area of the port. Special panels installed in the soil of the beds harness the organic matter produced by the plants to generate electricity.

This pioneering initiative in the general interest ports in the Balearic archipelago is the result of a not-for-profit collaboration between the APB and the company Bioo. The installation is able to generate electricity by taking advantage of the organic decomposition of the soil in a purpose-built garden next to the Botafoc children's playground. The system uses biotechnological panels to harness the natural micro-organisms in the soil, obtaining a 100% natural electrical supply that powers ten lights in the public area of the port.

 

According to Bioo, the installation of the biotechnological project in the port of Ibiza generates 23.8 Wh of clean energy 24 hours a day. It also prevents the emission of 804 kg of CO2 into the atmosphere, saves an estimated 109,000 litres of water per year, and lowers the local temperature by around 4.8 ºC. The initiative, which got underway in August, has taken two months to put into operation and has provided direct employment for fourteen people.

 

Testing grounds

One of the goals of the APB's environmental strategy is to become a benchmark in sustainability. With this in mind, several innovative environmental pilot projects are being carried out in the ports of general interest managed by the port authority to test their suitability and potential for export to other areas.

 

Some examples of these projects, which have EU backing, include the electrification of docks to connect ships to the shore using the OPS technique, the installation of sensors to measure atmospheric pollution with satellites in the Eiffel Project, and the installation of a hydrogen fuel cell in the port of Palma as part of the European Green Hysland project.

The APB presents the proposed reorganisation of the port of Palma to the parliamentary groups

The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has today begun its round of meetings to present the proposed reorganisation of the uses of the port of Palma to the different political parties represented in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, starting with the PSIB-PSOE and Vox groups. This final phase of the participatory process launched by the APB comes after the principal ideas were put forward to more than 65 social, institutional and economic stakeholders with links to the port of Palma de Mallorca.

The president of the APB, Javier Sanz, and his team met today at the APB headquarters with representatives of the socialist group and Vox. On the agenda are meetings with MÉS per Mallorca, Mixt-Unides Podem, the Popular group and the Delegation of the Central Government. The purpose of these meetings is to inform them about the proposed new location for the four main uses of the port of Palma: industrial activities, passenger and goods transport, cruise activity, and port-city activities.

 

As in the other meetings held with stakeholders, the APB shared the strategic and conceptual vision of the new layout of the port in order to gather the initial impressions and comments of all the parties present. The tasks of defining the budget, the hectares allocated to each use, work schedules, etc., will be undertaken in a second phase as soon as the APB's Board of Directors approves the drafting of a new project that takes into account the suggestions put forward by all the sectors consulted.

 

Inform, listen and participate

In July of last year, the APB initiated a participatory process involving the different stakeholders that form part of Palma's port community, with the aim of obtaining maximum consensus on the reorganisation of the port. During the process, opinions and specific requirements are being compiled and will be taken into account in the drafting of a new proposal that addresses the needs and expectations of all stakeholders and prioritises the public interest.

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