Culatra 2030 inspires again the publication of a study of good practices
Culatra is a Follower Island and makes part of the “30 for 2023” initiative
Culatra is a Follower Island and makes part of the "30 for 2030" Initiative
UAlg gets EU backing to turn Culatra into a sustainable energy community
The ‘Culatra 2030 - Sustainable Energy Community’ project, coordinated by the University of the Algarve (UAlg) in partnership with the Culatra Island Residents' Association, has been selected by the Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat to create a pilot renewable energy community.
Culatra to be one of the pilot islands in European renewable energy project
Culatra Island, in Faro, will be one of the European islands with a pilot community for renewable energies under a project coordinated by the University of the Algarve and selected by the European Commission, the Algarve academy announced today.
Culatra, the Portuguese island that pioneered the creation of sustainable energy
Culatra is one of six European islands chosen to receive support from the European Secretariat for Clean Energy on Islands. The project is called ‘Culatra 2030 - Sustainable Energy Community’ and will be coordinated by the University of the Algarve.
Culatra, an island to serve as a model for renewable energies in Europe
The island of Culatra, in Faro, wants to be self-sustaining. It was one of 26 European islands selected for a renewable energy pilot project.
Residents of Culatra Island received titles to legalise their homes
Titles, valid for 30 years and transferable from parents to children or other descendants of that Algarve fishing community, were handed over by the Ministers for the Environment and the Sea during a visit as part of the Intervention and Requalification Plan for that fishing centre.
Culatra publishes clean energy transition agenda
Armed with this agenda, Culatra will improve the development of the project over the coming months. Culatra's clean energy transition agenda was published on Wednesday 20th November.
Culatra Island fully sustainable by 2030
The fishing centre wants an energy grid based on renewable sources. An island that is totally sustainable in terms of energy, with a grid sustained only by renewable and clean sources by 2030.
CCDR Algarve debates the creation of Renewable Energy Communities
The Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR) met with promoters of the Lagos Business Area and the Culatra 2030 project.
Culatra 2030 prepares to switch on the island's first solar park
Delivery of the solar vessel and connection to the grid of the Culatra solar panel park, both projects funded by Mar 2020, are scheduled for 19 July. However, bureaucratic issues could jeopardise the progress of the Renewable Energy Community.
UAlg's non-intrusive desalination project in Culatra wins international award
Cláudia Sequeira, André Pacheco, Manuela Moreira da Silva and Ewan Rochard are the UAlg researchers involved in the project.
UAlg's Culatra desalination project wins SMILO competition
SMILO, Sustainable Islands, has launched an international competition for innovative proposals for sustainability on islands. CIMA, in collaboration with the Culatra Island Residents‘ Association, proposed the development of a non-intrusive desalination prototype, i.e. desalinating seawater to produce non-potable fresh water using surplus photovoltaic production,’ explains Cláudia Sequeira.SMILO, Sustainable Islands, has launched an international competition for innovative proposals for sustainability on islands. CIMA, in collaboration with the Culatra Island Residents‘ Association, proposed the development of a non-intrusive desalination prototype, i.e. desalinating seawater to produce non-potable fresh water using surplus photovoltaic production,’ explains Cláudia Sequeira.
Culatra Island Committee to help the energy transition ‘boat’ reach a safe harbour
The committee is made up of 17 organisations, from public bodies to companies and associations.
Electric vehicles in Culatra win the Participatory Budget of the UF of Faro
The acquisition of electric vehicles to provide home support in Culatra, the remodelling of the kitchen of the social refectory of the Parish of São Pedro, the construction of a monument to D. João III and the installation of table tennis equipment were the four winning proposals of the Participatory Budget 2020 of the Faro union of parishes.