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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 29, 2023 3:06 PM
Sinistra Immagine bolla Middle Card 3 - Prevention and control Prevention and control for safe water Every day, new substances are released into the environment.<br><b>To ensure the safety of...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 30, 2023 10:19 AM
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Destra Immagine bolla Middle Card 2 - Kamstrup meters Kamstrup meters: sentries that can listen to the network <b>The IQFlow2200 meters are able to listen to the network</b> thanks to a built-in...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 29, 2023 10:25 AM
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Apr 25, 2024 10:49 PM
Among the new features, from 20 November 2023 on the Hera_Pro portal it will be possible to handle all the necessary administrative documentation required from suppliers after they sign contracts...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 16, 2023 5:11 PM
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SI Manuals This manual provides useful information to create, modify, view, submit, delete and revoke procedures relating to injuries, near misses, accidents, environmental incidents and annual...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 16, 2023 10:11 AM
Sì Webinar Presentations Webinar (part 4) “Digital management of complex contracts-subcontracts and new Vendor Rating model” Go-live of wave 3 of the Hera_Pro portal Management of the Temporary...
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Nov 16, 2023 9:37 AM
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Web Content Article · written-by THOMAS CECCONI on-date Nov 15, 2023 3:03 PM
SI General Manager of Uniflotte S.r.l. She was born in Forlì in 1971. As of 1 October 2023, she is General Manager of Uniflotte S.r.l. and is responsible for managing the Hera Group's corporate...
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 15, 2023 2:48 PM
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SI The Supplier evaluation process is fundamental to the Hera Group and covers all product categories in relation to signed orders and contracts. It involves continuous monitoring of the extent to...
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Web Content Article · written-by THOMAS CECCONI on-date Nov 15, 2023 2:56 PM
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Nov 15, 2023 11:46 AM
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Nov 15, 2023 11:31 AM
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 15, 2023 11:31 AM
Sì Documentation How to apply to join the supplier list Registration The REGISTRATION process involves entering company and user details and is later completed with the REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION....
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Nov 15, 2023 10:33 AM
Consult the section where public procedures for the purchase of goods are published, as the relevant regulations require the publication of a call for tenders.
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Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Nov 15, 2023 10:52 AM
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Web Content Article · written-by LUCIA ALGISI on-date Nov 15, 2023 10:30 AM
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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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