The first hydrogen powered container stacker arrives at the Port of Valencia, as part of the H2PORTS project

Valencia, 30.08.23. The Port of Valencia has taken delivery of the hydrogen-powered ReachStacker, developed within the framework of the European H2PORTS project. This prototype joins the hydrogen-powered tractor unit and the mobile hydrogen supply station (HRS) which will be tested in real operating conditions in the Port of Valencia from this month until December 2024. …

Valenciaport studies the creation of the first large-scale vertical photovoltaic park in Spain

The Port of València is testing the use of photovoltaic solar panels on the wall of the North Dock in order to check the energy viability of what would be the first large-scale vertical photovoltaic park in a port on an international level and a pioneer in Spain  This pilot test is part of the …

Valenciaport calls for tenders for the air quality network control service

The Port Authority of València (PAV) has begun the procedure for awarding the maintenance service of the air quality and acoustic networks for an amount of 292,578.00 euros  With the aim of offering quality information to residents and the port community, Valenciaport has installed three control booths that offer information on eight parameters of polluting …

“We will try to apply the hydrogen knowledge we are acquiring in the Port of València to our ports”

València, 14 July 2023.- “We will try to apply the hydrogen knowledge we are acquiring in the Port of València to our ports”. This was stated by William Camargo, Minister of Transport of Colombia, during his visit to the docks of Valenciaport. The high-ranking official – who was accompanied by a large delegation from the …

Valenciaport calls for tenders for the electrical substation that will connect its docks to green energy

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has put out to tender the electrical substation that will allow ships entering the Valencian docks to switch off their engines, reducing their CO2 emissions to zero  This infrastructure, with a planned investment of 11 million euros, will supply green electricity to the first OPS (Onshore Power Supply) electrification …

Valenciaport becomes a benchmark in decarbonisation for Germany

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and the German Chamber of Commerce have organised the conference ‘Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies in the Port Industry’ with the aim of explaining to German companies and institutions the initiatives implemented within the framework of the Decarbonisation Plan of the Valencian docks  Joan Calabuig, president of Valenciaport, has …

Valenciaport opens the hydrogen pathway in European ports

València, 28th June 2023.- Valenciaport paves the way for the deployment of hydrogen in Europe. The plan of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) to convert its docks into a ‘zero emissions’ zone by 2030, places the Valencian ports as pioneering enclaves in the application of this fuel technology. As a pioneering port institution in …

Valenciaport, a pioneering port in Europe in the use of hydrogen, awarded at the Green Gas Mobility Summit 2023

València, 17th June 2023.- Valenciaport has received a new international recognition in environmental matters for its commitment to the use of hydrogen in port activity and its firm commitment to decarbonisation. Specifically, the H2Ports project has received an award at the Green Gas Mobility Summit. This award-winning and internationally recognised initiative, which is already being …

The electrification of the docks of the Port of Valencia gets under way

The tender for the first OPS electrification project to be located at the Costa-MSC Transversal quay goes out to tender this June with an expected investment of 11 million euros. The second project on the Balearia-Transmediterránea quay will go out to tender in September.  This was announced this morning by Federico Torres, head of Ecological …