Accessibility notices Buses from Picassent and Ribera towns will connect with the Metrovalencia network at Safranar station starting April 1 This will eliminate the previous connection point on Avenida de Giorgeta This means that buses serving Castelló-Alberic-Massalavés-València; L’Alcudia-Benimodo-Carlet-València; Alginet-València; and Picassent-València will arrive at Safranar Buses from Torrent will continue to arrive at their usual point at Safranar metro station both services will be combined at the station but with stops at two different points to avoid confusion for users the Picanya and Paiporta shuttle buses will continue to reach the València Sud parking lot These connection points will remain in service until traffic is restored on the Paiporta-Castelló section Maps and plans Copyright © Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana 2021 At Metrovalencia we use cookies that store and retrieve information when you browse for technical and personalisation purposes as well as third-party cookies for analysis purposes You can obtain more information about the use of cookies and configure your preferences by clicking on Settings. 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All of the foregoing is without prejudice to the right to file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency through the mechanisms they offer published on their website: www.aepd.es More information regarding the processing of personal data in FGV in the Personal Data Protection section or in the Transparency Portal, Citizen Relations of www.fgv.es or through the e-mail address: protecciodedades@fgv.es Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences Metrovalencia uses other external technologies and services that use persistent and technical cookies As these providers will collect personal data such as your IP address we allow you to block them in this section The changes will take effect once you reload the page You can consult our cookies policy The 'Dana' isolated high level depression has left some shocking images as it passes through Spain collapsed infrastructures and people trapped in houses vehicles or high places are some of the destructive effects of the storm that has hit the country The Valencia region has been one of the areas hardest hit by the storm which we know has claimed the lives of several people although neither their number nor their identities are known at the moment The AVE high-speed train service between Madrid and the Valencian capital has been suspended until further notice numerous rivers and ravines have overflowed and Civil Protection units warned the public on Tuesday to avoid any kind of travel in the area In the videos that accompany this article you can see the results produced by the storm on Tuesday in the east and south of the country 🔴 #DANA en directoEl antes y el después. Las lluvias torrenciales con vientos huracanados e incluso tornados; las crecidas de barrancos posteriores con graves inundaciones.🌪 Alginet, Nos Puchalt. 🌊 Picassent, Dafne. pic.twitter.com/rKH9Kyc4QO characterised by the quantity and virulence of the rain as well as strong winds - with some tornadoes in the Levante area - soon filled the social media networks with testimonies of bravery But as the late afternoon and evening of Tuesday progressed recorded in many cases by those affected themselves to warn of their dire situation the city itself suffered some of the worst damage was the place that received the most rain and where the flooding from the Dana was most noticeable According to the Associació Valenciana de Meteorologia (Avamet) Videos circulated on social media networks of some of its streets turned into rivers that dragged and piled up dozens of vehicles Also the collapse of a footbridge over the river that connects the metropolitan area and Picanya Pareix que la riuada s'acaba d'emportar un pont a Paiporta. Impressionant! Ens arriba el vídeo per WhatsApp i desconeixem l'autor.Molta precaució a les rambles, rius i barrancs. A Paiporta no plou però l'aigua els arriba de més cap amunt. pic.twitter.com/LPWrqFtdCQ such as the rescue of a woman trapped in her house in Valencia who Spain's UME military emergency response unit also recorded several of its interventions The emergency services did not stopped working during the early hours of the morning either where several people are missing due to the floods will visit the area this Wednesday to see the effects of the rains and the floods that have affected the town Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados when it is expected to reopen the affected section to Castelló That is why moving around Valencia during these Fallas if you live in Paiporta Picanya or Picassent will be somewhat more complicated Metrovalencia has confirmed that the bus line linking València Sud with Picanya and Paiporta will run during the nights of Fallas as well as the shuttle from Safranar between Torrent and Valencia which will extend its service until 6 hours during the central days of the Fallas (from March 15 to 19) The shuttle buses between Picassent and Valencia will extend their service at night until 2 am while those that link with the towns of the region of La Ribera will run on their usual schedule These buses connect the Jesus stop (lines 1 The following lines detail the special bus services that Metrovalencia has activated until March 19 Picanya Shuttle – Departures from València Sud Paiporta Shuttle – Departures from València Sud Torrent Shuttle – Departures from Safranar The service to Picassent is extended until 2:00 a.m Erratum: the first version of this article did not include the extension of frequencies until 06:00 hours from March 15 for Picanya Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Residents living near two towns on the east coast of Spain will soon be able to sign up to receive power from the country’s first community agrophotovoltaic projects which are being built to help reduce local electricity bills while exploring the impact solar shading has on the cultivation of tropical fruit The municipalities of Picassent and Montserrat in the Valencia region will host agroPV parks with a capacity of 1.5MW and 1MW that are set to be connected to the grid by the end of the year these two projects will supply the energy needs of around 500 consumers – including households businesses and public facilities – located within a 50km radius with the potential to expand both developments in the future to meet demand The projects will be supported by funding from the European Union (EU) the Spanish government and the local Valencian authority as well as a €100 (US$119) fee that each consumer pays to become a member of cooperative Sapiens Energía which specialises in the creation and management of such renewable energy communities The community model is ultimately “about putting energy in the hands of the people” co-founder and president of Sapiens Energía who says public interest has been strong from previous community solar projects the organisation has worked on before in part due to an increased awareness surrounding the environmental impacts of electricity consumption as well as concerns about energy bills Sacri says consumers from the new agroPV plants could see savings of “between 20% and 30%” on their annual electricity bill In a move to reduce energy poverty in the local area part of the electricity from each project will also be allocated for residents who struggle to pay their bills As Sapiens moves into the agroPV segment for the first time Sacri points to successful projects that have previously been implemented in markets such as Germany it can help alleviate two problems that have worsened in recent years: price pressure for agricultural producers and the lack of job opportunities The site of the Picassent facility was previously a pig farm for 20 years It has been renovated to allow for the deployment of both ground-mounted and rooftop PV featuring a total of 3,744 modules of 400W alongside 12 string inverters which has been used for the cultivation of wine grapes 2,496 modules will be installed in a field at a minimum height of 2.5 metres above ground level and be connected to five string inverters Spanish PV developer Transición Energética Solar (TRANESOL) has partnered Sapiens Energía to bring forward the projects while Valencia-based company Ingeniería y Desarrollos Renovables will carry out construction work which is slated to begin before the summer “We consider that although they are more complicated projects to implement all possible disadvantages will be amply cancelled out by the benefits obtained.” The partners are initially looking to use the sites to plant a range of tropical crops such as dragon fruit as well as medicinal plants and mushrooms the optimisation of shading will be one of the main aspects that detmine the success of the projects Alongside the opportunity to explore crop growth beneath solar installations other benefits that are provided by colotating solar with agriculture include increasing land profitability boosting employment and making use of perimeter security systems to prevent the theft of high-value crops “We consider that although they are more complicated projects to implement all possible disadvantages will be amply cancelled out by the benefits obtained,” says José Castelblanque Support from the Valencian government is said to have been crucial in positioning the region as Spain’s leader for community solar with €500,000 of non-refundable grants provided for seven projects in 2020 This fund has been increased to €2 million this year with grants covering up to 65% of project costs Castelblanque believes the community agroPV model could be copied in other parts of Spain in the future: “Without doubt it is a replicable model although it requires detailed study of the characteristics of each zone to be able to implement the most appropriate crops.” we have upgraded our product offerings and features 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Try to sign in again and use the "Forgot Password" button If you have any questions please contact us is involved in a restructuring plan meant to lead the company to focus further on high-quality and higher innovative textiles After a recent overall €13 million investment the textile manufacturer has concentrated its productive facilities in a single site and wants to concentrate more on innovative materials though on most innovative and sustainable denim solutions only The SPIN OFF has talked about such changes in strategy with Jose R vice president and fourth-generation owner of Tejidos Royo The company was originally established in in 1903 in L’Alcudia de Crespins Until recently Tejidos Royo counts for a reportedly 20 million meter yearly productive capacity and has been operating through four different factories hosting a spinning and Dry Indigo sustainable denim facility Photo: Tejidos Royo Tejidos Royo The company has always been involved in taking new steps before the others they were pioneers in developing piece-dyed and pre-washed fabrics they were among the first ones to develop and use sustainable creating a new sustainability standard in the industry they started collaborating with other manufacturers with recycled fabrics when this technique was still unknown.  More recently they also developed patented technologies fully focused on saving water and energy trying to focus their commitment toward being cleaner more efficient and producing fewer emissions By facing the recent changes occurring in the market Tejidos Royo decided to operate differently and while looking for new solutions that could help it reduce costs and increase efficiency they decided to move all their factories to L’Alcudia de Crespins.“By grouping all factories together increasing speed to market while focusing further on R&D and innovation This move costed us €7 million,” explained Jose Royo Photo: Tejidos Royo Manufacturing facility Tejidos Royo “Along with that we have invested an additional €6 million in a new spinning plan that will put Tejidos Royo in the center of the market and will help it produce both fashion and technical fabrics,” he added “Thanks to the new spinning plan we will be able to spin a wider selection of yarns produce both natural and synthetic fibers all in the same plant and at the time without any contamination among the different production lines,” he continued “What we are talking about are four different plants This is going to be the new revolution for the company for the years to come,” he explained continues to believe that the textile industry can continue to be important for the future not the volume for basics player,” commented Royo “The fashion business is price-driven as we are product and innovation specialists For this we want to continue investing in our people–the best technicians we have–as well as in new niches in innovation and in technical fabrics as they are an important part of our business but we want to get the most in all areas,” he explained The company will continue producing denim fabrics though only its most innovative and sustainable variants like the Dry Indigo and Dry Black selections “We have abandoned the ‘old’ denim products that Europe will ban soon,” he added “After four years we have been improving our Dry Indigo technology we are totally convinced this is the future of denim,” Royo added our denim has better crocking properties than the traditional one and the effects we can create by using laser and new technologies is incredible and we believe it is the only way,” he added Photo: Tejidos Royo Tejidos Royo Answering about some rumors circulating on Amazon having bought some of the company’s facilities but that landscape we sold had never been used for textile manufacturing,” he underlined pointing out how the Royo group is involved in different sectors in addition to textiles $(document).ready(function() { adition.srq.push(function(api) { api.renderSlot("renderSlot_Rectangle-2"); }); }); READ ALSO: The Materials Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks Picassent irrigation community distributes and manages irrigation water for over 387 hectares of crops to more than 900 users Water is taken from the Tous dam through the Júcar-Turia canal a large waterway that delivers water for irrigation and municipal use in the Valencia region of Spain Water issuesWhile the water is very suitable for irrigation it comes with a high organic load given it is a surface water Abundant sunlight and low water flow in the dam create a very suitable environment for algae This creates a continuous need for maintenance of water installations This is a recurring cost for the irrigation community and its users as much of the maintenance process requires manual involvement It also causes frequent backwash of the filters and additional energy spending in water pumping due to the higher resistance to water flow Users of the irrigation community see a negative impact of the high organic content in terms of crop productivity caused by non-uniform irrigation and high levels of pathogens in the water Overview of HPGen installation at the irrigation head  Sustainable water treatment with HPGenHPGen systems generate a safe concentration of Peroxide UltraPure a very high purity solution of hydrogen peroxide Peroxide UltraPure is injected into the irrigation system where it oxidizes organics and prevents their further growth This advanced form of water treatment keeps the filters and other components clean for the irrigation community and protects the crops and drip lines for its users an HPGen system was installed at one of the filtration stations The filtration station has two main filters with two separate sets of piping and users To properly compare the impact and benefits of the HPGen system only one of the filters was dosed with Peroxide UltraPure while the other one was left without filtration which introduced peroxide before the filters in a continuous manner together with irrigation water The filters were compared after 120 days of starting the injection during which clear differences appeared between the section with dosing and that without the filters at the treated section appeared much cleaner which were not present at the section that received Peroxide UltraPure dosing This means that the need for maintenance on the filtration system is heavily reduced and the effects of zebra mussel colonies growing in the water system are mitigated No more zebra musselsZebra mussels have been plaguing the irrigation community for a long time The aquatic animal has been an invasive species in Europe for centuries negatively impacting both ecosystems and agricultural communities Combatting the zebra mussels has mostly been focused on controlling strategies as they are difficult to eliminate entirely once established The complete disappearance of zebra mussel colonies after application of the HPGen system is a hopeful sign not only for the Picassent irrigation community but also for the broader struggle against this invasive species Healthier cropsPeroxide UltraPure not only had a positive effect on the filters Growers belonging to the irrigation community also noticed a visible impact in their fields Drippers and irrigation lines started flowing much more uniformly For more information:HPNow[email protected]  www.hpnow.eu   FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 HortiDaily.com Elizabeth Hunt and her husband Vitalij Farafonov were in Spain to attend a yoga retreat and after having dropped off their four children with their grand-parents in Barcelona decided to plan a day trip to the Valencia region “Most of the day was uneventful and the weather was rainy grey and windy,” Farafonov told the Luxembourg Times in an interview To the right and to the left of us there was a two-meter drop to the level of the orchards and we saw water filling this space and then completely flooding the road staff at the restaurant warned the couple to be careful on their way back to Alicante but “it was quite pleasant outside and [there was] no indication of what was to come,” Farafonov said the couple soon had to deal with heavy rain and wind and was redirected by the police “We couldn’t believe what we saw just a few hundred meters ahead of where we had stopped We had to weave our way between nine or ten lorries overturned on their side on a stretch of road less than 1km long,” Farafonov said explaining that it had later been confirmed that a tornado had ripped through the area “We were incredibly lucky to have stopped just a few hundred meters before it,” the man said and wound up on narrow roads lined with orchards on the outskirts of Algemesi and the couple took a path leading towards the city “To the right and to the left of us there was a two meter drop to the level of the orchards and we saw water filling this space and then completely flooding the road,” Farafonov recounted “It was 8pm and the water was rising very fast and we knew that the best chance we had was to try to stop the car being swept away by the water,” he continued “My wife climbed out of the window of the car and tethered it to a nearby barrier,” he said the windows of their car open in case they needed to escape as water levels continued to rise until 2am Farafonov and Hunt were able to continue driving “We saw the fuller extent of devastation from the flooding and the tornado It was awful and we knew that we were very lucky that the stretch of road where we stopped was at an elevation of 23m above sea level we would not have been as fortunate,” Farafonov said We will be forever grateful that we made it out and back to our children After finding a functioning gas station in Paiporta – most in the area were closed due to the flooding or energy cuts – the couple was able to complete their journey and reach their retreat The 100 kilometres they drove that morning took them 3.5 hours to complete with Hunt having to stand in front of the car at intervals to estimate the depth of the waters they came across “It was a very long night and having seen the level of destruction in Paiporta we now realise that we were in the centre of the flooding,” said Farafonov with more victims likely to be found as the authorities and armed forces continue to clear the damage done in the area As shared by local residents in Spanish media Farafonov and Hunt explained that “the first telephone alert that we got (which was the same as the recent test alert in Luxembourg) was as we were being trapped by the water so there was no chance to do anything and there was no higher ground that we could go to.” Thanks to their luck and actions, the couple was finally able to reunite with their children. “We will be forever grateful that we made it out and back to our children,” Farafonov said. The catastrophe in the Valencia region is the worst flood-related disaster in Europe in fifty years, according to news agency Reuters. Aside from lives lost, the region witnessed vast material damages too, as the floods swept away cars, broke down infrastructure and got into people’s homes. 75 cities in the region were hit, as well as three towns in other regions. Though officials cannot determine the full cost of the damages, the head of the Valencia Chamber of Commerce told Spanish public broadcaster TVE  the bill would exceed €10 billion. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that the government would earmark up to €10.6 billion for its first relief package The president of the region had said he would ask for €31.4 billion in aid The government of Valencia has pledged €250 million in aid promised €100 million in donations for victims of the floods The Spanish Red Cross – la Cruz Roja – has set up a page to donate in support for the victims too. 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