PEPESEC Murcia welcomes partners

On the 16th and 17th October 2008 PEPESEC Partners were welcomed to Murcia, South Spain.

The Partners were here to view the Energy Planning Projects in the region. The Study tour was started with presentations on Sustainable Urban Mobility, Strategy for Public Transport, Bio-diesel Project, Introduction of Cycling as an Alternative to motorized Transport, along with a presentation of programs promoting renewable energy in the town of Murcia.

The partners were then taken on a site tour. The Tour included going to The University of Murcia to see a solar cooling system for a building along with their trials of wind Power Energy, then a trip to a Bioclimatic building which has been built into the hillside which uses the land and natural wind to regulate temperature all year round. A visit to a Solid waste plant showed how they are  harvesting the gases to make Biogas for use in electrical production, with a visit to a sewage treatment plant  showing how harvested gases from the process are turned into bio gas to power cars.

On the second day of the visit the Partners went to the Agencia de Desarrollo Local del Excmo in Murcia for a project meeting. After the meeting there was also a second Energy Planning clinic for the Project, where the partners could talk through their issues in regards to the project with other partners.

The next study visit is proposed to take place in Genoa in March 2009.