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CNN Portugal highlight Gáslink

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READING TIME: 5 MINUTES13-12-2024

Gáslink in the spotlight on CNN Innovation

Gáslink was the special guest on CNN Portugal’s ‘CNN Inovação’ programme, broadcast on 7 and 8 December.

The television programme focused on the operation of the Virtual Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Pipeline between mainland Portugal and the island of Madeira – the largest operation of its kind in the Atlantic, with the participation of Carolina Catanho da Silva, Director & CFO of the Sousa Group, João Dionísio Sousa, Executive Director of Gáslink, and Ana Melim, Captain of the ship ‘Jaime S’.

In a pioneering logistics chain in the country, ensured mainly through the Sousa Group’s own resources, the Virtual Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline guarantees the continuous and regular supply of the Vitória Thermal Power Station, managed by the Madeira Electricity Company.

The introduction of natural gas into Madeira’s energy matrix, replacing fuel oil, has avoided the emission of more than 380,000 tonnes of CO2 (carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere since 2014.

CNN Inovação’ is CNN Portugal’s flagship programme dedicated to science, technology and innovation. Broadcast weekly on Saturdays and Sundays, CNN Inovação presents cutting-edge initiatives and disruptive projects that are helping to transform Portugal into an innovation hub. Each five-minute episode delves into topics ranging from emerging technological solutions to scientific breakthroughs with the potential for social and economic impact.

https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/videos/cnn-inovacao-gaslink-ilha-da-madeira/6754386b0cf28c51602e4386

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Grupo Sousa receives delegation from the European Parliament

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READING TIME: 2 MINUTES 13-4-2021

Grupo Sousa receives delegation from the European Parliament

Grupo Sousa received, yesterday, in the Autonomous Natural Gas Unit, near the Ribeira dos Socorridos, in Funchal, a delegation from the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism, led by MEP Marian-Jean Marinescu, who is visiting the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

During the visit to UAG-Socorridos, the delegation of the Committee of Transport and Tourism of the European Parliament was received by Duarte Rodrigues, Administrator & COO of Grupo Sousa, and João Dionísio de Sousa, Executive Director of GÁSLINK, where they got to know the business areas of our Group, as well as the operation of the Virtual LNG Pipeline of GÁSLINK.


The visit also served to discuss and gather views on the challenges and impact that the “Fit for 55” legislative package, which aims to reduce the European Union’s CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030, will have on maritime transport, a sector that guarantees the regular supply of goods in an Ultra-peripheral Region such as Madeira.

Under “Fit for 55”, the European Union’s proposals include taxing the most polluting fuels, with a view to increasing the use of sustainable alternative fuels in maritime transport and ports.

Speaking to the media, Duarte Rodrigues warned about the consequences that these measures may bring to the Outermost Regions, namely Madeira, as they will increase the price of products.

“There is no doubt that the package [Fit for 55] itself has a beneficial purpose, which is the reduction of emissions, but special care must be taken in the application of this package in the Outermost Regions, so that this goal of reducing emissions does not become an increase in the cost of living for residents in Madeira”, said the Director of the Sousa Group.

In this sense, Duarte Rodrigues defends the end of the carbon tax (ETS) in maritime transport, as proposed by the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism for air connections between the Outermost Regions and European Union States.

“There has to be an exception so that we can guarantee that the regular supply of the island of Madeira is not jeopardised. The alternative to move more slowly was to put another ship, which is so that one can do the port of Leixões and the other can do the port of Lisbon, but this has costs and once again who will pay is the consumer,” added the Director of the Grupo Sousa.

At the end of the visit to UAG-Socorridos, the head of the delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism, Marinescu, acknowledged the difficulty of the Outermost Regions in adopting the guidelines of the European green package.

Therefore, the MEP admitted to journalists the possibility that the measures of exception for gas emissions (ETS), proposed for the aviation sector, could also be applied to maritime transport, an idea advocated by Duarte Rodrigues.

In addition to Marinescu, the delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism includes Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (Portugal), Vera Tax (Netherlands), Josianne Cutajar (Malta), Sara Cerdas (Portugal), José Ramón Bauxá Díaz (Spain) and Marco Compomenosi (Italy).

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https://www.dnoticias.pt/2022/4/11/305718-comitiva-do-parlamento-europeu-visita-unidade-do-grupo-sousa-nos-socorridos/

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https://www.dnoticias.pt/2022/4/12/305858-grupo-sousa-disponivel-para-investir-na-construcao-de-navios-porta-contentores/

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https://www.dnoticias.pt/2022/4/12/305878-nao-e-justo-pagar-mais-quando-nao-temos-alternativas-reconhece-eurodeputado/

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https://funchalnoticias.net/2022/04/11/grupo-sousa-recebe-amanha-delegacao-do-parlamento-europeu/

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https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/167554/Grupo_Sousa_recebe_comitiva_do_Parlamento_Europeu

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https://www.jm-madeira.pt/regiao/ver/167728/Grupo_Sousa_quer_isencao_da_ETS_nos_transportes_maritimos_

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https://www.rtp.pt/madeira/parlamento/custo-do-transporte-maritimo-para-a-regiao-subiu-12-devido-ao-aumento-do-preco-dos-combustiveis-video_91094

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https://www.rtp.pt/madeira/economia/preco-do-gas-nao-devera-sofrer-aumento-na-regiao-audio-_91075

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Gáslink contributes to the reduction of 318 thousand tons of CO2

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READING TIME: 2 MINUTES2-3-2022

Gáslink contributes to the reduction of 318 thousand tons of CO2

 

After eight years of permanent activity and with no record of accidents, Gáslink, a Grupo Sousa  company that guarantees the supply of natural gas to the island of Madeira, recently surpassed 12 thousand operations of containers unloaded in the Autonomous Natural Gas Unit of Socorridos, destined entirely to supply the electroproduction system of the Vitória Thermal Power Plant, in Funchal.

The use of natural gas in Madeira’s electricity production system, as an alternative to fuel oil, has already avoided the emission of several tons of pollutant gases, namely 318 thousand tons of CO2 (carbon dioxide), 14,800 tons of NOX (Nitrogen Oxides), 3,680 tons of SOX (Sulphur Oxides) and 171 tons of Particulates.

In addition, since the start of Gáslink’s operation in 2014, it has been possible to lower the dependence on fuel oil in electricity production from 74% to 44%, and in 2021 natural gas represented 23% of the production of the Vitória Thermal Power Plant. To date, 3,150 GWh of natural gas have contributed to these figures.

These results reflect not only Gáslink’s good practices, but also its capacity to organise and manage a logistics chain of this nature, unique on the islands and a pioneer in the country, mainly through the Group’s own resources.

The ship-owner GS Lines, the shipping agent PMAR, the port operator OPM, the transporter Opertrans Logística and the metalworking unit Metal Lobos are all involved in this operation and, in an integrated and complementary manner, have contributed to the success of this project.

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https://www.dnoticias.pt/2022/2/23/298000-gas-natural-reduz-emissao-de-318-mil-toneladas-de-co2/#