Valenciaport tenders €1.7m marine renewables systems

The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has launched a tender for the design,

supply and installation of two marine renewable energy systems across its port

estate.

　　The two systems in question are an electrical power evacuation unit from a

floating photovoltaic plant, to be connected to the Port of Valencia’s

medium-voltage grid, and a second system drawing from a wave power plant linked

to the Port of Sagunto’s medium-voltage network.

The combined budget exceeds €1.7 million ($1.9 million), with an 11-month

completion window.

The work sits within RENMARINAS DEMOS, an EU-backed initiative funded

through the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, financed via Next

Generation EU, and administered through Spain’s Institute for Energy

Diversification and Saving (IDAE).

The project covers offshore wind, wave, tidal and other marine renewable

technologies, and spans research, prototype validation, knowledge transfer and

real-world demonstration.

For Valenciaport, the installations form part of a broader Net Zero

Emissions Plan targeting decarbonisation across the ports of Valencia, Sagunto

and Gandía.

Each sub-sector of the port community is subject to tailored action plans

under that framework, with projects such as RENMARINAS DEMOS feeding directly

into its delivery.

Beyond the immediate infrastructure works, the initiative is designed to

foster collaboration between businesses, research centres, universities and

public authorities at national and international levels, with the stated aim of

building knowledge networks that accelerate progress in marine energy

integration.

The twin-port scope is notable: positioning both Valencia and Sagunto as

applied innovation hubs rather than treating renewables as a single-site

exercise.

Integrating floating solar and wave energy into existing medium-voltage

port grids also presents a replicable model for other European ports navigating

similar decarbonisation mandates.

Recently, APV welcomed an institutional delegation from the Port of Long

Beach for a working session centred on sustainability, decarbonisation and the

advancement of green corridors.