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The Trieste waste-to-energy plant has undergone a major renovation, improving its power generation capacity and operational continuity. The project makes the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region's waste cycle more virtuous and contributes to the country's energy transition.

One of the three combustion lines has been completely replaced, and thanks to the intervention now there are now a new furnace, a new grate, and a new boiler. Alongside the new waste treatment line, the turbine - the real beating heart of the industrial complex - has been regenerated, now being able to fully exploit the steam generated by the plant's three lines thanks to a capacity of 18.6 MW, which could generate 145 GWh of electricity each year. The plant will feed enough energy into the grid to meet the needs equal to those of about 180 thousand people.

The renovation will also improve the reliability of the plant and business continuity, allowing the waste-to-energy plant to operate at full efficiency with minimal downtime for maintenance. The improvements also cover the extraordinary maintenance carried out on the flue gas cleaning system and the new storage silos for combustion ash, which will now allow for easier and safer loading of the material onto vehicles. The access area to the plant has been redesigned in the direction of greater operational agility, especially with reference to the transit of vehicles, with which the new large, covered parking lot has also been associated.