SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 17 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Cabildo de Tenerife, through the Insular Water Council (CIATF), has presented a strategic plan to reduce the energy cost of the treatment facilities on the island through the implementation of resources based on renewable energies, specifically in photovoltaic solar energy, wind energy, biogas, from sewage sludge, and even hydraulic energy, the different heights between system elements to start up waterfalls.
Some systems, of the seven large hydraulic complexes, will be capable of producing more than 100% of the necessary energy, such as the one in the Northwest, which will be able to generate 162% of the necessary energy, or the Abona system, which will exceed 229% of the necessary consumption.
“With this approach, a door is opened to reduce the dependence on electricity in the treatment facilities on the island, which greatly affects the costs of these processes, which are so necessary for the sustainability of Tenerife”, indicated the President of the Cabildo, Pedro Martín.
Martín has also added that “the medium and long-term planning of these solutions will unload the energy cost that these facilities generate, and will also comply with the sustainable development objectives”.
“The facilities of the treatment plants, pumping stations, wells, etc., are large consumers of energy, in order to move their processes, which is why resorting to the generation of renewable energy is a solution that in the long run will have an impact on the sustainability of these systems,” said the president. “The CIATF has analyzed all the circumstances in detail and we already have a plan that, when it is implemented, will reduce this dependence on electricity by half,” he added.
“To complete this proposal, an investment of approximately 84 million euros would be necessary. 21 actions worth about 10 million euros are already underway and when they are finished, self-sufficiency through clean energy will be achieved for 11% of total consumption of the CIATF, explained the insular councilor of the Sustainable Development and Fight Against Climate Change area, Javier Rodríguez Medina.
This document was reported to the Governing Board of the Insular Water Council and it reviews the current situation of energy consumption of the seven large purification systems on the island. This strategic plan contemplates the possibility of generating clean energy up to 59% of the current consumption of said facilities.
With the implementation of these measures, several objectives will be pursued, such as reducing dependence on electrical energy sources, lowering consumption costs and that this has an impact on the cost of water treatment.
