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Agbar desarrollará un plan de eficiencia y sostenibilidad orientado a la descarbonización integral y al aumento de la resiliencia hídrica del recinto del Santuario de Santa María y a la consecución de la neutralidad climática. El monasterio medieval y la montaña rocosa (también llamada Montserrat) donde se encuentra, son símbolos culturales icónicos de Cataluña.
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El acuerdo incluye, entre otras acciones: desarrollar un plan para la gestión eficiente del consumo de energía y agua con medidas de ahorro y eficiencia energética en iluminación exterior y climatización. Otra de las medidas destacadas en el convenio de colaboración es el análisis del potencial para la implantación de fuentes de generación de energía 100% renovables para el abastecimiento de las instalaciones, tanto de electricidad, vehículos o redes de calor y frío.
El abad de Montserrat, Manel Gasch, agradece la colaboración con Agbar, que se viene realizando desde hace años: "Celebrar el milenario, que no ha de ser sólo una fiesta, sino una mirada adelante, hacia la sostenibilidad, que es un reto que tenemos que ir compartiendo todos – estos últimos meses se está viendo que es capital para el bienestar de cualquier sociedad. Y este proyecto con Agbar va en esta dirección: el aprovechamiento natural de los recursos”.
La abadía en funcionamiento y la montaña son lugares populares para turistas y peregrinos. Aunque el año de fundación formal es 1025, el sitio había estado habitado por ermitaños desde al menos 880. Es posible ver casi toda Cataluña desde la cima de la montaña de Montserrat en un día despejado.
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