FARNET
Fisheries Areas Network

Energy

  • Decarbonising economic activities in Culatra Island

    15/11/2021
    - Good Practice Short Story
    The Sotavento do Algarve FLAG supported investment to enable Culatra Island, Portugal’s most important location for aquaculture production, to transition to solar energy.
  • Turning shellfish by-products into energy

    26/07/2021
    - Good Practice Project
    A conquicultura constitui uma importante atividade económica na costa francesa do Atlântico. No entanto, também gera moluscos de tamanho inferior ao regulamentar, na forma de subprodutos, que são geralmente descartados. O projeto em causa centra-se na exploração do seu potencial, através da produção de metano para gerar energia.
  • Making oyster farming energy self-sufficient

    29/06/2021
    - Good Practice Project
    O estaleiro Chantier Bretagne Sud liderou um projeto de apoio às explorações de ostras da Bretanha na sua transição para as energias renováveis, estudando as suas necessidades e assegurando tecnologia adaptada.
  • Energy Island: Networking for local economic impact

    17/05/2021
    - Good Practice Project
    Um projeto apoiado pelo GAL Pesca reúne uma rede de 17 empresas locais, a fim de consolidar Bornholm como uma das duas «ilhas energéticas» da Dinamarca, centrada na produção e na transformação de energia eólica.
  • Wind turbine

    Eco-diversifying the local economy

    26/04/2021
    - Good Practice Short Story
    In Poland, the North Kaszuby FLAG supported the setting up of an experimental wind turbine in a local engineering company, helping to establish a new local energy supply, to promote economic diversification, and to create a new educational offer.
  • Bay of Anllons pool heated by water from solar panels

    Circular thinking to promote local shell-fishing

    11/02/2019
    - Good Practice Project
    Para promover a atividade marisqueira local e os respetivos produtos, um GALP reabilita a área junto à baía onde trabalham os seus apanhadores de berbigão e instala uma piscina com pouca profundidade para crianças aproveitando a água quente excedentária do centro de lazer vizinho.
  • Becoming self-sufficient through renewables

    17/12/2018
    - Good Practice Short Story
    The fishing organisation of Bustio has become the first in Spain to become self-sufficient in renewable energy for its on land operations. By making an environmental commitment to reduce carbon emissions, it is saving around €10 000 a year on electricity.
  • Fagaras FLAG

    09/11/2018
    - FLAG Factsheet
    The FLAG territory comprises the habitable area of the northernmost part of the Făgăraș Mountains, in the county of Brasov. The area is situated in the geographical centre of Romania and the Olt river runs through the FLAG’s territory, one of the country’s most important rivers.
  • Fisheries and wind farming

    05/10/2018
    - Cooperation Idea
    The West Normandy FLAG is looking for experience, examples and solutions in the coordination and harmonising of offshore wind farming and fisheries activities. Through this cooperation project and with its future partners, the FLAG aims to develop guidance on how to develop and manage the successful co-existence of these two industries.
  • Solar energy, lighting up a remote landing site

    24/08/2018
    - Good Practice Short Story
    A local fisherman takes the initiative to explore how solar lighting might improve safety and make working hours more flexible at the remote pier where he lands his fish.