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Introduction
At
present, Seville is the city in Spain with the highest level of solar photovoltaic energy
connected to the municipal network. The main reason is because
its City Council has been promoting, through the Local Energy Agency, the use of renewable energy.
This initiative is supported by a bylaw in the
Energy Use and Management contract of the Solar City Project which forms part of the
2nd Energy Plan of Seville (2002/ 2006).
Description
In March 2004, several solar photovoltaic panels intended
for the production of electricity were placed in 22 schools in the city of Seville. The first phase of the implementation of
this project has been finished. It now
appears that in two years the city of Seville will have a combined City Council and independent
installed capacity of over 2MW. Now the main challenge with this achievement, is to
increase the growth of
the energy savings over the next four years by a 12%.
Advantages
If we compare the use of these types of photovoltaic
installations, with the same
generation of electrical
energy from a coal power station we could see that
7.529kg of CO2, 166kg of SO2 and 25kg of NOX
would not be emitted to the atmosphere each year through the use of the former.
The challenge in installing
these panels at schools is
in promoting the energy-saving behaviour
and in making children aware of the
environment.
Cost
The investment of these installations has been achieved
for an amount equivalent to €873.289. Part of the investment (25%) has been financed with a subvention from the Energy Safe Institute. Furthermore, the Technology and
Employment Ministry in the Regional
Government of Andalucía has contributed 45% through the Prosol Project. The
rest of the investment (30%) will be written off in less than four years.
Further details
For
more information please go to: www.agencia-local-energia.com & www.planestrategicosevilla2010.org |