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The Port of Ibiza set to spend €19 million on construction works during the low season

The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) will directly and through private initiatives carry out half a dozen projects budgeted at almost €19 million in the Port of Ibiza, coinciding with the off-season and aimed at interfering as little as possible with the summer holiday season. These tasks will begin shortly and their shared goal is to minimise the environmental impact of port activity, in line with the APB's environmental strategy. As such, the aim is to cut down on fossil fuel dependence, reduce carbon emissions and offer a sustainable energy generation alternative.

On 4 November, work will begin to improve the Ribera de Ponent access road in the Port of Ibiza. This project will mean that Avenida de Santa Eulària will be extended from the Formentera maritime station to the APB offices. So as not to interfere with the roadworks, several temporary pedestrian detours will be set up as a safety measure.

 

The aim is to improve the area's accessibility and ease the flow of motor vehicle traffic, which will take eight months to complete. The plans include a new cycle lane, which will connect with the current lane in the Carrer Andanes area of the Port of Ibiza. It will also involve a pedestrian pavement that will be separated from the cycle lane by a flower bed. A new landscaped and tree-planted area will also be created, LED lighting will be installed, and new urban furniture will be added.

 

The project forms part of the APB's strategic plan to integrate the port into the city and transform it into an open public space. In order to carry out the project, the port authority signed an agreement with Ibiza Town Council, as some of the work will take place on municipal land.

 

The total budget for the upgrade project is €1.2 million, excluding VAT. Within that amount, €140,000 (including VAT) is allocated for the work to be completed on municipal land. The work has been awarded to the company Germans Parrot SA.

 

Improving passenger facilities

New escalators will also be installed on the Botafoc docks in November to replace the existing ones, and the fixed gangways for passenger embarkation and disembarkation will also be upgraded. This work has a budget of €2.6 million and is being carried out to improve passenger comfort and safety conditions, as well as to renovate those elements affected by marine environment deterioration.

 

Two new escalators (one up and one down) will be installed at the end of the fixed gangway near the Botafoc dock, the four existing ones will be replaced and a new lift will be installed. The project also includes providing all flights of stairs with canopies to protect them from the elements. The canopies and handrails will also be replaced and the pavement of the fixed gangways will be restored, as they have deteriorated due to their proximity to the sea.

 

The work has been awarded to the company Valor Infraestructura, which will last seven months and will be carried out in sections, as port operations will be maintained on the docks at all times.

 

Energy efficiency

The APB will soon begin another major project in the Port of Ibiza to improve public lighting energy efficiency, which is budgeted at €1.5 million, with funding from the European Union through the Next Generation programme.

 

The new installation will improve lighting levels with low consumption light sources and reduce the number of switch panels, cutting the costs of the electricity bill by over half. The new lighting will also contribute to sustainability and help protect the environment by reducing energy consumption and minimising light pollution.

 

The work will be carried out both in restricted access areas and in public areas which, due to their use and safety, require different levels of lighting. The contract has been awarded to the company Vilor Infraestructuras, S.L., and will be carried out over the next nine months, directly employing 25 people.

 

Shore power connection

The private company IGY Eivissa Marina, which has been awarded the contract for the management of large yacht moorings in the Port of Ibiza's Llevant dock, will begin work on the shore power connection for boats. This is a €4.2 million investment, which is subject to the investment offer committed to the APB over the eight-year concession period.

 

This improvement will allow ships to shut down their engines while moored, resulting in a reduction in atmospheric and acoustic pollution. The project also covers improving the ground floor of the Martell building, as well as repairing the walkways along the Alba seawalls annexed to the Abric Seawall and the Port of Ibiza.

 

According to data provided by IGY Eivissa Marina, the work is estimated to last eight months and will directly employ 55 people. While the GVA and the resulting total socio-economic impact generated between 2025 and 2033 by the concessionaire's activity is estimated at €30.4 million (€3.3 million per year), it will directly employ 15 people and generate indirect and knock-on employment for more than 300 people.

 

Renewable energy and sustainability

Besides these imminent projects, the APB is planning other operations in the coming months aimed at using renewable energies, such as reducing gas emissions into the atmosphere.

 

Accordingly, a contract worth €6 million will soon be awarded to install the first two electrical shore connection points for ships at the Botafoc docks, which will allow ferries to shut down their engines and use electricity from the grid while they are docked, reducing polluting gas emissions and noise in the ports.

 

In addition, the APB will set up a pilot project, jointly with Ports de l’Estat and with a budget of €2 million, for a wave energy installation in the Port of Ibiza to use the energy from wave movement to generate electricity. This is a renewable source which harnesses the natural resource without depleting the marine ecosystems.

 

Lastly, the APB will install pergolas with photovoltaic panels in the car park of the Botafoc docks at the beginning of 2025, with an estimated budget of €1 million. The aim is to use the canopies that provide shade for vehicles to install panels to generate clean electricity without direct CO₂ emissions.

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.

 

Sustainable buildings

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.

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