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Web Content Article · written-by ELENA FARRE on-date Jan 18, 2024 3:06 PM
We are certified Top Employer for the 15th year in a row, ranking among the top three Italian companies, standing out for employment policies. Awarded by the Dutch Top Employers Institute, a global...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jan 18, 2024 12:19 PM
2024-01-18 The company reaffirms, once again in 2024, its position among the best performers in human resources management, thanks to substantial investments in welfare, training, and skill...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jan 11, 2024 5:07 PM
SI Tweets by Hera Group NO No Sinistra
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Jan 9, 2024 10:29 AM
2024-01-02 A further confirmation of the importance of Hera’s achievements in terms of gender equality and inclusion The Group has obtained the “Gender equality certification” for its 11 largest...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Dec 19, 2023 6:54 PM
The meeting of the BoD to approve the Business Plan 2023-2027 will be held on January 24, 2024. The BoD will meet in Hera’s headquarters located in Viale Berti Pichat 2/4 in Bologna. A press...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 29, 2023 2:30 PM
Early warning system with innovative FingerPrint technology to ensure safe water
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 29, 2023 12:21 PM
The pilot project involving the installation of Kamstrup meters was carried out in Conselice, near Ravenna, and yielded excellent results. The tests now continue in Modena, covering a larger area
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Dec 5, 2023 4:50 PM
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 29, 2023 2:35 PM
Discover the project for “removing and capturing” microcontaminants with recycled materials
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 29, 2023 12:05 PM
Hera continues experimentation of the innovative, fast and low-cost contactless system that uses space technology to detect water leaks in the network more quickly and productively
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Dec 12, 2023 3:59 PM
2023-12-12 With this agreement, Modena will become a European capital of renewable hydrogen. The goal is to contribute to Emilia-Romagna’s carbon neutrality in an area with a strong entrepreneurial...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Dec 13, 2023 9:45 AM
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Web Content Article · written-by THOMAS CECCONI on-date Dec 11, 2023 9:57 AM
for the fourth year in a row, we were included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, in both the global and European indices. The composition of the DJSI, the authoritative international stock...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Dec 8, 2023 8:01 PM
2023-12-09 Group confirmed as one of the world’s sustainability leaders in both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index, once again recognizing Hera’s...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Dec 4, 2023 10:23 AM
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Dec 4, 2023 10:08 AM
Concrete actions for the protection of a common resource Implementation of strategic infrastructure works Wastewater reuse Water management Leak reduction Stakeholder engagement <b>The preservation...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Dec 4, 2023 9:54 AM
How the integrated water service works Infografica Desktop acqua Infografica che spiega come funziona il servizio idrico integrato Infografica Mobile acqua
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Dec 4, 2023 11:33 AM
2023-12-04 (drafted pursuant to article 85-bis, paragraph 4-bis, of Consob Regulation 11971 / 14 May 1999) Communication of the overall amount of voting rights Bologna, 4 December 2023 - The...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 29, 2023 2:59 PM
Sinistra Immagine bolla Middle Card 1 - Cosmic rays The search for water leaks is now more efficient, thanks to cosmic rays We continue to experiment with <b>a technology that allows us to control...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 29, 2023 3:10 PM
Destra Immagine bolla Middle Card 4 - Removing and capturing “Removing and capturing”: we supply drinking water through the use of recycled materials The project involves the use of <b>recycled...
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Modena's smart purification plant is COSTANCE, the prototype of the purification plant of Granarolo dell'Emilia. Two outstanding examples of sustainable water resource management.
The watchword is innovation. To protect the environment and those who live in it, and to provide quality services.
That's always been our belief. But there's more. We need to add another watchword: resilience, the ability to cope with change. And when we speak of climate change, we have learned that innovation and resilience are inseparable. The most modern technologies allow us, in fact, to face sudden changes, turning to prevention, the ability to predict causes and consequences, acting in advance.
Following this principle, and as the second-ranking Italian operator in terms of volumes of water sold, we have earmarked Euro 830 million for smart technologies in our Business Plan for 2023. In fact, the networks and plants of the water cycle are subjected to increasing stress due to the ongoing climate change, and only our ability to adapt and innovate, has made us an Italian excellence in the industry.
The investments we have made are 20% higher than the Italian average - almost Euro 176 million in 2019 alone – and reaffirm our commitment to a circular and regenerative economy, starting with water.
In particular, by complying with the requests of the United Nations Global Compact on the sustainable management of water resources, we remain committed to continuously innovate the service to achieve its gradual decarbonisation. This happens not only by using only renewable energy but also through energy efficiency projects and optimisation of the processes involved in the treatment.
There are two virtuous examples we are particularly proud of, the Modena treatment plant and that of Granarolo dell'Emilia (Bologna).
THE SMART TREATMENT PLANT IN MODENA
Blue water, clear water. This is the refrain that welcomes to Modena's smart treatment plant. Its new predictive system, unique in Italy, enables us to improve the quality of the water we return to the environment and to further reduce the energy consumption of our wastewater treatment plant.
Here, technological innovation, integrated systems, and efficient use of resources are at the forefront.
The project, developed together with Energy Way (the company that develops mathematical models for the efficient and sustainable development of businesses), created a system capable of controlling the oxidation process, a fundamental phase of the wastewater treatment cycle, anticipating the needs of the plant's activities. In fact, the requirements vary according to the water flow rate and the concentration of organic pollutants. The smart controller anticipates, 30 minutes in advance, the condition of the plant and acts beforehand to avoid the concentration of pollutants or energy peaks.
The pilot project has yielded positive results, which we are proud of. The Modena treatment plant, which can cope with the needs of 500,000 inhabitants, recorded a 16% decrease in energy used in the oxidation process, compared to a traditional control system, and a further 8.1% decrease in the presence of nitrogen in the outgoing water (a parameter already below the regulatory limits).
WELCOME TO CONSTANCE, PROTOTYPE OF THE GRANAROLO DELL’EMILIA TREATMENT PLANT
It's just been born, but it's looking very promising. We are talking about CONSTANCE (COntrollo iNtelligente e geSTione Automatizzata per il trattameNto di aCque rEflue). The system is the fruit of a partnership between Hera Group and ENEA (Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente), is based on machine learning technologies, and can reduce energy and water treatment plant management costs by more than 30%. The prototype has reached a level 7 technological maturity and is ready for industrialisation; the first tests were successfully carried out in our treatment plant in Granarolo dell'Emilia (Bologna).
CONSTANCE's main innovative feature enables us to remotely manage multiple treatment plants and to estimate in real-time the percentage of pollutants entering the plant, such as nitrogen, reducing them and thus returning cleaner water.
"At Hera, we place technological innovation among the fundamental pillars of our management and development strategy. With this in mind, in 2017 we formed a partnership with ENEA to build projects of common interest," says Franco Fogacci, Water Director of Hera. "The experimental test project of ENEA's CONSTANCE controller at our treatment plant will allow us both to further develop skills, know-how, and transfer new technologies into real applications on an industrial scale, for the benefit of citizens and the environment", he concludes.
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