Eco-efficiency

Land use (A_29)

The percentage of the service area, defined according to the Port Space Use Plan, occupied by concession or own active facilities (5,246,600 m2) is 29.41% of the total surface area (17,841,824 m2), however, if we consider the 7,774,110 m2 of useful area (deducting the 10,067,714 m2 of saltmarshes), the percentage would rise to 43.57% of that surface area.

Water consumption (A_30)

Management of the Port’s water supply, whose consumption points are controlled 100%, is outsourced to the Huelva Municipal Water Company, which sells water in the Port.

The total annual water consumption by the Port Authority, expressed in total cubic metres and cubic metres for each square metre of the service zone’s surface area, was as follows:

Port Authority water consumption for uses in 2021:

Huelva Port Authority has installed meters to be better aware of consumption by application and detect losses as a means of saving.

Evolution, over at least the last three years, in the efficiency of the water distribution network, expressed as a percentage, for Port Authorities managing the distribution network directly (A_31)

Special mention should be made of the great effort by Huelva Port Authority to avoid possible losses in the water consumption. We have therefore had a commitment in place to 100% efficiency of the network for over three years:

Electricity consumption (A_32)

Electricity is distributed at the Port of Huelva through the different infrastructures of ENDESA Distribución. Since 1 July 2009, pursuant to Legislative Decree 485/2009, of 3 April, the operators in Huelva Port Authority’s Service Area have had the option of contracting the supply of electricity with the retailer they choose from those on the market.

The total annual consumption of electricity over the last three years by the Port Authority and lighting in common-usage areas, expressed as total Kwh and as total Kwh for every square metre of the service area was as follows:

Port Authority electricity consumption for uses in 2021:

Continuing with the energy efficiency project, which started in 2019, should be highlighted as a control and savings initiative.  Furthermore, in mid-2018, the APH contracted its electricity supply with a company with 100% renewable OG, leading to 100% reduction in CO2 emissions of the Main Office.

Fuel consumption (A_33)

The evolution during the last three years of the total annual consumption of fuels by the Port Authority of Huelva, expressed as total cubic meters and as cubic meters per square meter of Service Area, have been as follows:

One of the fuel-saving measures introduced by the Port Authority in 2021 along with the optimising of the lighting was to update the car fleet, replacing diesel vehicles by hybrids.