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Lisboa Solar project: enhancing the sustainability of Lisbon
Since his inauguration as mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas laid out several plans for the future of the city. After the COP26 summit in November 2021 in Glasgow, many cities started further developing their own strategies combining innovation with sustainability. Lisbon is no different. The project Lisboa Solar, presented by Mayor Carlos Moedas, is following this trend.
Lisboa Solar is part of a broader strategy called the Great Options 2022-2026 Plan, also known as GOP. The primary goal of the Lisbon Solar project is to promote production of electricity for purposes of self-consumption. It includes introduction of these policies for both the public and private sector. The funds allocated for this project reached around 500 million euro, which presents 36,3% of total investment funds until 2026.
The construction of necessary infrastructure is the basis of this project. The general objective is to embrace the solar potential of the city through installation of “Production Units for Self-Consumption“, also known as UPAC. These will be located in parks around buildings, operated by municipal equipment, which will satisfy current energy needs of these structures. It will also include a Photovoltaic Power Station in Carnide, which should be finished by 2024.
Furthermore, there are plans for introducing solar systems, thermal, photovoltaic and hybrid, for heating of sanitary hot water. These will also produce electricity for residential, service and commercial buildings self-consumption, both private and public included. Special focus will be put into schools and social housing, which will be among the first facilities with this kind of system.
In addition to these actions, the City Council and mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas announced their plan for renewal of the public lighting network. This redevelopment will include remote management, flow regulation and most importantly replacement of old luminaries with new LED technology.
In order to further promote these actions, there are also plans for expansion of electric vehicle charging station networks. These will not only include fast and ultra-fast charging stations, but also charging hubs for privately owned electric vehicles. Stations will also have intelligent management systems, in order to maximize efficiency of load management, operation and demand regulation.
With these actions, the city of Lisbon is successfully following the trend of introducing innovative and new sustainable systems. It will also enable the city to achieve goals set by the European Commission and European Green Act, ultimately achieving status of climate neutral city. (photo credit: creativeart/Freepik)
