COUNTRY: SPAIN
ISLAND: TENERIFE
PROJECT PROMOTERS: BALTEN
SECTOR: HYDRO
PROJECT VALUE: 8,600,000 €
WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT?
- The DEWITTEN project will evaluate the potential for taking advantage of the energy generated by the excess of pressure in the water supply network on the mountainous island of Tenerife.
- As an energy study has never been carried out before in any Canary Island, this is a quite innovative and a great opportunity to reduce the primary energy consumption and associated GHG emissions.
HOW WILL THE EU ISLANDS FACILICY NESOI SUPPORT THE PROJECT?
- Feasibility analysis for sustainable mobility, hydraulic microturbines, and energy potential
- Risk and vulnerability assessment and identification of available mitigation strategies
- Identification of measures to reach the defined objectives and key project sizing drivers
- Mapping of the main financial instruments available to finance the identified actions
- Action plan and monitoring system, allocation of responsibilities for its implementation
- Support in participatory processes and drafting of the CETA
- Technical support in communication and dissemination of the results
NESOI CONTACT
Giorgio Bonvicini, RINA Consulting, giorgio.bonvicini@rina.org
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