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Web Content Article on-date Dec 21, 2017 10:57 AM
2017-12-21 Stefano_Venier.1534411037.jpg Thanks to this operation, Italgas will further reinforce its presence in Sardinia while Hera continues its process of rationalising Group. Italgas and Hera...
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Web Content Article on-date Dec 14, 2017 3:03 PM
2017-12-14 Tomaso_Tommasi_di_Vignano.1509632134.1534411389.jpg Today, Herambiente completed the purchase of a further 40% of the Treviso company's shares, and the ensuing change in governance. The...
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Web Content Article on-date Jan 3, 2018 4:32 PM
2017-12-05 Nuova_Palazzina_870x.1533216684.jpg (list drew up in accordance with article n. 143-quater, subparagraph 5, of the CONSOB regulation n. 11971/99) List of shareholders with a stake of...
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Web Content Article on-date Nov 6, 2017 9:31 AM
2017-11-08 9M_870x320_slide_eng.1510133724.png The consolidated third-quarter report at 30 September once again confirms the excellent momentum of growth seen during the current year, with all main...
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Web Content Article on-date Jan 3, 2018 4:32 PM
2017-11-06 sede_HERA.1501171881.jpg (list drew up in accordance with article n. 143-quater, subparagraph 5, of the CONSOB regulation n. 11971/99) List of shareholders with a stake of over 3% Data...
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Web Content Article on-date Oct 11, 2017 4:23 PM
2017-10-11 logo_testo_blu_1507715078.1533220413.jpg The results achieved by the multi-utility in favouring the transition towards a circular economy have once again been recognised, by this...
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Web Content Article on-date Oct 10, 2017 3:32 PM
2017-10-10 Logo_Thomson_Reuters_250x_s1_1507625922.1533221375.jpg In this ethical index, which promotes investments that take into account diversity, inclusion and people development in over 6,000...
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Web Content Article on-date Sep 22, 2017 12:37 PM
2017-09-22 Nuova_Palazzina_870x.1533220678.jpg Gruppo Hera informs that Mr. Aldo Luciano, non-executive and independent director of Hera S.p.A., announced his resignation from office on October 5,...
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Web Content Article on-date Sep 4, 2017 12:48 PM
2017-09-04 (list drew up in accordance with article n. 143-quater, subparagraph 5, of the CONSOB regulation n. 11971/99) List of shareholders with a stake of over 3% Data of circulating shares and...
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Web Content Article on-date Jul 21, 2017 12:08 PM
2017-07-26 1h2017_870x320_slide_eng.1500976592.png The consolidated first-half report at 30 June confirms growth in all operating and financial indicators, as already seen in the first quarter, and...
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Web Content Article on-date Jul 5, 2017 12:02 PM
2017-07-05 Nuova_Palazzina_1_870x.1533216772.jpg (drafted pursuant to article 85-b, paragraph 4-b, of Consob Regulation 11971-14 May 1999) Hera S.p.A. hereby communicates that on 1 June 2017 the...
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Web Content Article on-date Jun 23, 2017 9:39 AM
2017-06-22 Nuova_Palazzina_870x.1533216684.jpg PRESS RELEASE OF PUBLIC SHAREHOLDERS OF HERA S.P.A. Press release issued upon request and on behalf of n. 13 Public Shareholders of Hera S.p.A. ...
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Web Content Article on-date Jun 22, 2017 6:59 PM
2017-06-22 sede_HERA.1501171881.jpg PRESS RELEASE OF PUBLIC SHAREHOLDERS OF HERA S.P.A. Press release issued upon request and on behalf of n. 13 Public Shareholders of Hera S.p.A. QUESTO...
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Web Content Article on-date May 8, 2017 4:15 PM
2017-05-10 1Q2017_870x320_slide_cs_eng.1494421957.jpg Consolidated first quarter report shows growth in all operational-financial indicators and a positive contribution coming from all business...
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Web Content Article on-date May 10, 2017 12:44 PM
2017-05-10 In a meeting held today, Hera S.p.A.'s Board of Directors assessed the independence of its own members, appointed by the Shareholders Meeting convened for 27 April 2017. Based on...
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Web Content Article on-date Apr 27, 2017 3:47 PM
2017-04-27 video_azionisti_870x320_2017_eng_1499701045.1533221082.jpg Number of directors passes from 14 to 15, with an additional member representing minority shareholders. Increased presence of...
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Web Content Article on-date Apr 5, 2017 6:00 PM
2017-04-06 riunione.1501227958.jpg Publication of documents related to the AGM of 27 April 2017 Hera informs that documents listed below, related to the 27 April 2017 AGM, are available at the...
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Web Content Article on-date Apr 4, 2017 4:51 PM
2017-04-05 Publication of consolidated and separated financial results as at 31/12/2016 Hera informs that consolidated and separated financial results as at 31/12/2016, approved by the B.o.D. are...
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Web Content Article on-date Apr 3, 2017 1:05 PM
2017-04-03 870_Aliplast.1501171633.jpg Herambiente's purchase of the first 40% of shares of the Treviso-based company, a national leader in plastic recycling, was completed today. A further 40%...
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Web Content Article on-date Mar 27, 2017 12:53 PM
2017-03-28 santagata_biometano_infografica_eng_opt.1501172262.png A virtuous circle that begins with families and returns to citizens, made possible by the new plant that Hera will create in S....
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An investment of Euro 37 million. A plant that disposes of 100 thousand tonnes of organic waste produced by separate waste collection and another 35 thousand tonnes coming from green waste and pruning material.
An investment of Euro 37 million. A plant that disposes of 100 thousand tonnes of organic waste produced by separate waste collection and another 35 thousand tonnes coming from green waste and pruning material. And that, once "digested", produce 7.5 million cubic meters of biomethane fuel that is 100% renewable and 20 thousand tonnes of compost.
These numbers tell the success story of our state-of-the-art plant in Sant'Agata Bolognese, just outside Bologna: the latest great and ambitious project to add to our long list of waste treatment facilities (89 in total, including waste-to-energy plants, composters, and sorting plants). With one big goal: to relaunch the challenge of renewables on an industrial scale and make this plant a reference structure for green energy in Europe.
Biomethane: a clean resource of biological origin
But what makes this natural gas source organic? Simply, the way to get it: not by drilling for hidden deposits in the deepest parts of the Earth but by fermenting organic waste in plants designed to do so. Biomethane can, therefore, be produced for as long as you want, it is endless, and production can be increased simply by building other plants. Making the process one of the purest examples of the circular economy.
In Spilamberto, a biodigester converted into a biomethane plant
An innovative plant for the production of biomethane came into operation in October 2023 in Spilamberto, in the Modena area. It was created by NewCo Biorg, the result of the partnership between the Hera Group and the Inalca company (Cremonini Group), thanks to a total investment of approximately 28 million euros and the use of the best available technologies.
Starting from the separate collection of organic waste and agri-food wastewater, the plant - created from the conversion of an old biodigester - produces 3.7 million cubic meters of biomethane every year when fully operational, a 100% renewable fuel intended for transport, and approximately 18 thousand tons of compost.
A cutting-edge plant for the energy transition and the circular economy
The 100% renewable natural gas is produced in the plant from the anaerobic digestion of organic waste coming from the separate collection carried out mainly in Modena and its district, from the waste resulting from the manufacturing process of the local agri-food industry and from the production process of Inalca's meat. Once refined, it becomes biomethane and can be introduced into the gas network.
The environmental benefits are important: around 7 thousand tonnes of CO₂ are avoided
Thanks to the introduction of biomethane into the network and its use in transport, significant environmental benefits are estimated: every year the use of approximately 3 thousand tonnes of fossil fuel oil equivalent (TOE) will be saved and CO₂ emissions will be avoided for approximately 7 thousand tons. To absorb such a quantity of CO₂, an average of 280 thousand trees would be needed.
What happens in our sant’agata facility
Organic waste, obtained through separate waste collection, is processed by anaerobic digestion to produce biogas. How? The waste, shredded and screened, remains for about 21 days in 4 horizontal digesters, where suitable microorganisms carry out the digestion process to produce biogas (consisting of natural gas and carbon dioxide).
Then the biogas is upgraded using pressurized water to dissolve the carbon dioxide and separate the natural gas. The result is biomethane, a gas with a methane content of over 95% and a completely renewable energy source.
But that's not all. At the end of the digestion process, wood-cellulosic material is added to the resulting solid matter to obtain a compact mass that is sent to composting, to produce quality compost, which can be used as potting soil for vases or as a fertiliser in agriculture.
Come find out more about our Sant'Agata Bolognese plant.
Biomethane is, therefore, another revolution based on the circular economy, which all of us in the Hera Group want to pursue. Again, to create shared value, as Herambiente's CEO, Andrea Ramonda, is determined to emphasize:
“The direction we have taken addresses the industrial world as increasingly oriented towards creating shared value and partnerships. We are aware that sustainable waste management, focused on the recovery of waste and compliant with the rules, is an essential factor in today's world, and one that delivers benefits to the entire community).
The idea of the exhibition came from the photographic project commissioned in 2018 to Silvia Camporesi on the occasion of the work being done on the Sant'Agata Bolognese site. The report has been enriched with other shots, thus becoming the complete story of the development of the plant.
The exhibition consists of 11 large-format photographic works which reveal where and how waste takes another form and becomes biofuel. Technology, innovation, industrial process, efficiency, circularity are the messages underlying each of the images captured by the artist.
Silvia Camporesi visited the plant every month for a whole year, documenting the evolution and changes to the facility.
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