- Developed within the framework of the European RENEWPORT project, this tool is now available on the initiative’s website
- Its main objective is to facilitate simple and straightforward planning for calculating solar and wind energy potential in port areas
Valencia, July 1st, 2025. – Fundación Valenciaport has announced the launch of a new free online tool, the Renewable Energy Toolkit, designed to help Mediterranean ports select the most appropriate renewable energy source according to their current and future energy needs.
This innovative application, developed in the framework of the European project ‘RENEWPORT’, is now available on the project’s website and its main objective is to facilitate the planning of the use of photovoltaic and wind installations in port areas in a simple and straightforward way.
The tool offers its users a clear overview of the key factors for assessing the benefits of installing wind and photovoltaic energy systems. It provides practical advice, detailed information and allows customized calculations by entering port-specific data. In this way, energy capacity can be analyzed and the feasibility of implementing these renewable technologies at each location can be determined.
This resource is aimed not only at ports, but also at all entities involved in their logistics activities, such as shipping companies, logistics centers, port authorities, mooring and terminal operators, among others. Although initially focused on European ports in the Mediterranean region, it is planned that in the future its use will be extended to ports all over Europe.
Details of the tool:
The tool connects to two specialized systems, PVGIS for solar energy and Global Wind Atlas for wind energy, which provide reliable data on energy potential by location. Users can enter port-specific information, such as their geographic coordinates, the type of technology they want to use, and the area available to install solar panels or wind turbines. From this data, the system calculates the maximum capacity that could be installed and the amount of energy expected to be produced each month for both solar and wind energy, individually or combined. In addition, the application displays these results in clear graphs, allows saving different queries for comparison and offers the option to download the data in formats such as CSV, JSON or PDF, which facilitates planning and decision making for implementing renewable energies in ports.
The Renewable Energy Toolkit is now available on the RENEWPORT project website: https://renewport.interreg-euro-med.eu/
RENEWPORT Project
The main objective of the RENEWPORT project, co-financed by the European Commission’s Interreg EURO-MED program, is to boost the clean energy transition of Mediterranean ports (MED), transforming them into sustainable energy centers.
The project, coordinated by the Port Network Authority of the Eastern Adriatic of Italy (PNAEAS) and involving both the Port Authority of Valencia and Fundación Valenciaport, seeks to exploit the untapped potential of renewable energy sources, promoting an active role of ports in the fight against climate change and in the reduction of pollutant emissions and greenhouse gases.
As part of this initiative, the Fundación Valenciaport, in addition to developing the aforementioned free online tool, plans to carry out a pilot test by installing walkable photovoltaic panels in an area of the Port of Valencia.
