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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 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 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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Web Content Article on-date Mar 14, 2017 10:21 AM
2017-03-21 be2016_870x320_eng_velina.1492010972.jpg The year closes with improvement in all economic-financial and environmental indicators, with results exceeding expectations. Internal and...
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Web Content Article on-date Jan 26, 2017 11:02 AM
2017-01-27 sede_HERA.1501171881.jpg Calendar of events CALENDAR OF CORPORATE EVENTS (*) We hereby communicate, in accordance with art. 2.6.2. (Required reporting) of the "Rules of the markets...
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Web Content Article on-date Jan 9, 2017 12:06 PM
2017-01-11 slider_870x320_pi.1484127295.jpg Solidly based on data from the 2016 forecast, the new Plan confirms the Group's track record of growth and responds to the most recent changes in the...
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Web Content Article on-date Nov 25, 2016 9:54 AM
2016-11-25 approvvigionamento_elettrico.1501233137.png Around 500 million Euros in estimated annual turnover, with resultant positive effects in terms of operating profit. The Hera Group company...
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Web Content Article on-date Nov 7, 2016 10:17 AM
2016-11-09 Financial results as at 30 September 2016 Financial results as at 30 September show improvement in key economic and financial indicators and a further reduction of debt. 9M2015...
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Web Content Article on-date Sep 28, 2016 6:49 PM
2016-09-29 sede_HERA.1501171881.jpg Hera SpA 1 For information purposes only, the purchase price for the 2019 Notes will, as determined in the manner described in the Tender Offer Memorandum on...
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Web Content Article on-date Jul 26, 2016 10:55 AM
2016-07-28 Financial results as at 30 June 2016 Interim report at 30 June 2016 shows rising profits, positive cash flows and lesser borrowing....
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Web Content Article on-date Jul 8, 2016 10:00 AM
2016-07-08 riunione_.1469543703.jpg Sale of ordinary shares of Hera S.p.A. ABB - July 2016 The Municipalities of Castelfranco Emilia, Cesena, Frassinoro, Fiorano Modenese, Formigine, Maranello,...
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Web Content Article on-date Jun 22, 2016 5:15 PM
2016-06-22 inrete.1469545883.jpg Inrete will be operational as of 1st July 2016. Nasce INRETE per la distribuzione di gas ed energia elettrica The Hera S.p.A. Board of Directors has approved...
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Web Content Article on-date May 10, 2016 9:58 AM
2016-05-11 Financial results as at 31 March 2016 The interim results at 31 March show positive figures and growth in all main indicators, despite a difficult first quarter, affected by the lesser...
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Web Content Article on-date Apr 5, 2016 10:44 AM
2016-04-05 Publication of draft Separate and consolidate financial statements [block]div:row-fluid::db:hr_ir::box:58[/block] The dossier containing the draft Separate and Consolidated Financial...
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Web Content Article on-date Mar 21, 2016 5:44 PM
2016-03-22 Interactive annual report 2015 The year comes to a close with growth in all main indicators, thanks to the Group's solid business model and its constantly and continuously improving...
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Web Content Article on-date Mar 7, 2016 3:07 PM
2016-03-07 hera_luce.1469541514.jpg The deal will guarantee significant benefits for Municipalities served by Hera Luce, estimated at savings for at least 60% in costs for electricity consumed and...
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Web Content Article on-date Jan 25, 2016 4:48 PM
2016-01-26 sede_HERA.1469540900.jpg Calendar of events CALENDAR OF EVENTS (*) We here by communicate, in accordance with art. 2.6.2. (Required reporting) of the "Rules of the markets organized and...
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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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