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Web Content Article · written-by Mario Egidio on-date May 26, 2024 12:32 PM
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Web Content Article on-date Nov 9, 2021 12:04 PM
On 2 December Hera Group will take part in the fourth edition of the “Southern European Infrastructure Conference”, organized by Mediobanca in Australia. This year's edition will be virtual. ...
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Web Content Article on-date Oct 21, 2021 9:45 AM
From 26 to 29 October 2021, Ecomondo, the leading event in Europe regarding technological and industrial innovation in environmental services and the green economy (especially waste and resources,...
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Web Content Article on-date Sep 1, 2017 11:55 AM
Herambiente's Decontamination division will, once again this year, play a pivotal role at the Ferrara-based fair - Italy's most specialised event on decontamination of polluted sites and...
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Web Content Article on-date Sep 1, 2017 11:55 AM
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th September 2017 will see the fifth edition of FARETE take place at the Bologna trade fair centre. This initiative has been organised by Unindustria Bologna to promote...
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Web Content Article on-date Oct 28, 2016 4:08 PM
Once again it is time for Ecomondo, the much anticipated meeting that brings together national and international operators in the industry revolving around the world of environmental services and...
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Web Content Article on-date Aug 26, 2016 10:20 AM
From 21 to 23 September 2016, Herambiente's Reclamation division will once again take centre stage with an updated stand at the Ferrara trade fair during the Italian event specialised in the...
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Web Content Article on-date Sep 6, 2016 5:08 PM
From 21 to 23 September 2016, Herambiente's Reclamation division will once again take centre stage with an updated stand at the Ferrara trade fair during the Italian event specialised in the...
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Web Content Article on-date Aug 26, 2016 10:10 AM
On 5 and 6 September 2016, the fifth edition of FARETE will be held at the Bologna trade fair. This initiative is organised by Unindustria Bologna to promote visibility and networking opportunities...
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Web Content Article on-date May 10, 2016 12:09 PM
MIAC Recovery and Recycling 2016, the international event dedicated to paper for recycling sponsored by COMIECO, will take place from 19 to 20 May in Lucca. Herambiente will be one of the main...
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Web Content Article on-date Apr 6, 2016 9:31 AM
On 20 April, during the training seminar organised by RemTech Expo and Assoporti, Herambiente will report on "The Green Economy Decree and dredging sediment. Operational aspects of refining and...
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Web Content Article on-date Mar 4, 2016 11:54 AM
The Renewable Energy Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition has reached its third edition (in Ravenna on 9 and 10 March). REM represents a link between the WTO biennial editions (The Offshore...
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Web Content Article on-date May 22, 2015 11:10 AM
Genus Bononiae and the Fondazione Cassa di risparmio in Bologna are organising a conference on "Public services in local authority organisation and in the market" at the Biblioteca d'Arte e di...
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Web Content Article on-date Mar 12, 2015 5:22 PM
The Conference will be held at the Polytechnic University of Milan - Piacenza Campus - Room A - via Scalabrini 76 - Piacenza. The fundamental goal of MatER is to provide an in-depth portrayal of...
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Web Content Article on-date Apr 14, 2015 11:10 AM
The conference will take place on Thursday 23 April, at the Hotel Melià, via Masaccio 19, Milan. Tiziano Mazzoni, Hera Group Environmental Services Director, will be attending. Sign up to...
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Web Content Article on-date Jun 24, 2015 11:41 AM
Marco Beccati 2015-02-01 Marco Beccati sede_hera_110.1592477872.1603377620.jpg 630 00:00:00 00:00:00 From 1 February to 14 June 2015, Hera will be a partner of the "Boldini: lo spettacolo della...
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Producing electricity and heat from non-reusable waste. How? In a waste-to-energy plant: it's a safe and legally compliant plant and an energy resource for the local area.
A waste-to-energy plant, in fact, is a plant in which the heat from the combustion of waste is recovered to generate steam, which is then used to produce electricity or for district heating. link to the district heating page
Our nine waste-to-energy plants cover a catchment area of over 3 million inhabitants in the provinces of Ferrara, Modena, Bologna, Forlì-Cesena, Rimini, Isernia, Padua, and Trieste and "enhance" the heat produced for the benefit of the local area. How? By generating both electricity, fed into the Italian distribution network, and heat, sent to homes or users in the surrounding area, through a special distribution network.
HOW DOES A WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT WORK?
Watch the video for a quick and simple explanation of the basic operation of a waste-to-energy plant.
ARE WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS DANGEROUS?
No. These plants are safe, compliant with the regulations, and contribute less than 1% of total emission sources for dioxins, PM10, NOx, and other major air pollutants (ISPRA data).
The only waste consists of ash (about 20% by weight of the treated waste) and particulate (about 3% by weight of the treated waste). Ash is generally used for recovery and production of secondary raw materials for the cement industry, while the particulate is stabilised to reduce any potential pollutants and make it suitable for disposal in an authorised plant.
Do you want to know more about our waste-to-energy plant emissions? Visit the section on our website.
The waste-to-energy plants are subject to constant monitoring and checks conducted by both Herambiente itself and competent agencies. Checks are carried out with the utmost transparency and anyone can verify the results: the main emission parameters are published and updated every half hour on the website www.herambiente.it. Transparency, in fact, has always been a value for Herambiente, since it manages waste and material and energy recovery activities without compromising the quality of the surrounding environment, with the utmost respect for the territory and adopting solutions with the lowest environmental impact.
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