The Imola cogeneration plant: state-of-the-art technology for the local area
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Web Content Article · written-by Mario Egidio on-date May 26, 2024 12:35 PM
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Web Content Article on-date Dec 19, 2019 5:41 PM
2019-12-19 The transaction between the two companies, finalised today, marks the birth, through EstEnergy, of the largest energy operator in North-Eastern Italy, whose BoD was also appointed....
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Web Content Article on-date Jul 30, 2019 8:53 PM
2019-07-30 GH_ASCOPIAVE_870.1565011002.jpg Today, the Boards of Directors of Hera S.p.A. and Ascopiave S.p.A., the latter based on the favourable opinion of its committee of independent...
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Web Content Article on-date Feb 26, 2019 12:04 PM
2019-02-26 ATR_CMV_870.1551343251.png The last formal step on today's date for the integration of the natural gas distribution activities of Inrete and CMV Servizi and the energy sale activities of...
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Web Content Article on-date Jan 29, 2018 3:43 PM
2018-01-29 Tomaso_Tommasi_di_Vignano.1509632134.1534410649.jpg After Ravenna, Imola, Modena, Udine and Pisa, the travelling exhibition of Hera Group comes to the city tomorrow, to coincide with...
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Web Content Article on-date Oct 25, 2017 4:24 PM
2017-10-24 Cogen870.1533211062.jpg Hera's new cogeneration plant opened today in the Borgo Panigale-Reno district. It has the capacity to provide electricity and hot water to 8,000 houses, and is...
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Web Content Article on-date Sep 20, 2017 3:13 PM
2017-09-20 2.1505979023.1533212729.jpg Free and easy to use, the multiutility's new app is now available to help customers manage services, supplies and other aspects of their relationship with...
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Web Content Article on-date Jan 13, 2017 12:13 PM
2017-01-11 870_Aliplast.1484218019.jpg The company based in Ospedaletto di Istrana (Treviso), a national centre of excellence in plastic recycling, joins the Hera Group, which thus confirms its...
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Web Content Article on-date Nov 9, 2016 5:34 PM
2016-11-08 11_870x320_cs_s1.1479113984.jpg The multiutility company forges ahead of the European agenda on the circular economy and, at Ecomondo, it presents the new editions of its sustainability...
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Web Content Article on-date Jul 22, 2016 11:44 AM
2016-07-22 acquologo_eng_opt.1469110431.png Thanks to this new free application, with just a few clicks you can find out about tap water quality, receive notifications about service interruptions...
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Web Content Article on-date Jun 28, 2016 6:07 PM
2016-06-28 Alessandro Baroncini A wholly owned subsidiary of the multi-utility, the company will be operational from 1 July 2016. Alessandro Baroncini, former Director of Energy Networks at the...
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Thanks to Imola's cogeneration plant, which produces electricity and heat from a single source, the city and its district are completely self-sufficient in case of blackouts. Find out more about one of the most advanced plants in Italy.
What do the Town Hall and the Municipal Library of Imola have in common, but also the theatres, the old and the new hospital, the Alberghetti Technical Institute, and the municipal swimming pool? They are all connected to the district heating network served by the Imola Cogeneration Plant, the pride and joy of the Hera Group. An extremely cutting-edge project that in 2019 celebrated the tenth anniversary of its foundation, confirming it is one of the most innovative and efficient plants in Italy.
Let's take a step back. What is cogeneration? It is the combined production of multiple forms of secondary energy, such as electricity or heat, within a single integrated system powered by a single primary energy source, which can be fossil or renewable. This process can save around 40% of energy compared to the production of electricity and heat separately in conventional power plants.
The Imola cogeneration plant, housed on a site of over 5 thousand m2, is perfectly integrated into its surrounding landscape. It is powered by natural gas and has an electrical power of 80 MWe, almost enough to satisfy the Imola area's entire annual electricity demand. With a thermal capacity of 65 MWt, it can support both the current peak loads required by the district heating network and the basic thermal load expected with future connections. Moreover, since it can operate "as an island", the power station can continue to supply electricity to almost all the users connected to the Italian grid even in the event of a power blackout, making Imola and its district perfectly self-sufficient.
In 2019, the Imola cogeneration plant produced 257,900 MWh of electricity and 118,785 MWh of thermal energy. The plant provides high performance from both the production and the environmental points of view, combining low levels of atmospheric emissions with significant energy savings. We have achieved many goals in recent years, but we are not going to stop: in 2020, in fact, we are working to reduce the power plant's water consumption further.
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