The Minister for Universities and Research Company, José Ballesta, visited the town of Bullas with the City to sign a protocol that supports the Agency for Energy Management (ARGEM) which sets out the steps the municipality will implement to reduce their energy consumption, promote the use of clean energy and reduce CO2 emissions to the atmosphere.
This protocol has its origins in the so-called Covenant of Mayors has recognized the Chief "more than 6,000 mayors across the European Union signed a pact to ensure that by 2020, reduce energy consumption by 20%, reduce the CO2 emissions to the atmosphere by another 20% and reach 20% of energy from renewable sources, which is known as Plan 20 20 20 ".
The Energy Management Agency of the Region of Murcia (ARGEM) provide technical advice on energy saving to the municipality of Bullas consumed by 130,186 megawatt hours your data, with transport sector increased consumption.
The measures provided for actions involving energy savings in transport and buildings in public and private sectors, including the installation of renewable energy in buildings by energy service companies, which allows for investment while reducing the electricity bill .
Bullas City Council with the signing of this agreement adds the eight municipalities that have already committed to reduce energy consumption: Puerto Lumbreras, Yecla, Cehegín, La Union, Torre Pacheco, Cartagena and Mazarron.
Since 2010, Bullas participates in the European Project ACT (Adaptation to Climate Change in Time), a project that has been referred to the Mayor, Pedro Chico, to point out that "we are pioneers launching a series of actions and measures to reduce energy consumption. "
It should be added to this project as energy saving measures that the Department of Environment decided a few months to reduce by 400 the number of public streetlights.
Solar plant visits Zero Degrees South and the company of solar cookers Alsol
On the other hand, the Minister for Universities and Research Company accompanied by the Mayor used his visit to meet the one hand, the facilities of the power plant of 5 MW solar power that the company Zero Degrees South is in Bullas, and another company Alsol solar cookers.
Zero Degrees South was born in 2004 and stores in its founding years experience dedicated to the dissemination, study and use of alternative energy.
As the company is a micro Alsol the solar economy, located in Bullas from the beginning of this year nourished the interest and enthusiasm of a group of people who bet available to citizens for enjoyment solar utilities so sustainable.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Bullas