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Document on-date Nov 25, 2015 11:48 AM
IL REPORT I RA «Vacqua del rubm*etto è buona e fa bene» Le analisi risultano sicure nel 99,98% dei casi. Chi la beve risparmia 300 euro in un anno L'acqua del rubinetto è buona. Anzi, ottima e fa...
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Document on-date Nov 25, 2015 11:49 AM
LI EIL REPORT D I HERA Acqua dï rubinetto promossa da 1900 conoffi al giorno Buona nel 99,89/ dei rasi: sono 164mì1a all'anno SICURA e controllata. E amica dell'ambiente, perché evita lo spreco...
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Document on-date Nov 25, 2015 11:54 AM
Risp mi ' energia pari do do do do ai constum m 200infla case la cifra prevista dalla multiutility nell'arco di undici annidai 2007 al 2 0 18 Abbattere i consumi energetici prioritario anche per...
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Document on-date Nov 25, 2015 12:01 PM
Campagna per riciclaggio del vetro Hera f ire i &dRomagw Shopping U l er migliorare i dati SAVI . Parte la nuova campagna Hera "Ti vogliamo così come sei" per la raccolta differen- ziata del...
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Document on-date Dec 17, 2015 5:13 PM
Rifiuti: "cambio dell'olio" alle stazioni ecologiche Tomma l'iniziativa promossa da Hera a Castel Guelfo, Castel San Pietro Terme e Dozza [MOLA. Olio nuovo in cambio di olio u- sato. Ma non solo....
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Document on-date Dec 17, 2015 5:18 PM
Nella Settimana europea per la riduzione dei rifiuti fino al 28 novembre chi si reca nei centri di raccolta di Hera di Alfonsine, Bagnacavallo, Lugo, Cotignola, Fusignano, Massa e S.Agata riceverà...
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Document on-date Dec 18, 2015 9:46 AM
Rifiuti, a Santa Sofia equestíonan" allefamígUe SANTA SOFIA. Proseguono le azioni intraprese dal Comune di Santa Sofia, uno dei due insieme a re- ilcuore che non ha aderito al progetto di società...
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Document on-date Dec 18, 2015 10:06 AM
SERVIZI La multiutility ha recepito l'input dell'Autorità nazionale alleggerendo il carico di informazioni del documento Hera semplifica la bolletta per 202mila modenesi Arriverà il quadro...
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Document on-date Dec 18, 2015 10:07 AM
NUOVI CODICI CLIENTI PER 'CONTROLLATA' MARCHIGIANA Parte la nuova bolletta e Hera Comm integra anche le Marche BOLLETTE LUCE E GAS, cambia tutto. Nei prossimi giorni è in arrivo, per i 11 5mila...
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Document on-date Dec 18, 2015 10:14 AM
SANTARCAN GELO Firmato un protocollo d'intesa con Hera: corsi di formazione e contenitori ad hoc nei cortili dei plessi. Prima medie ed elementari, poi anche nelle materne del territorio A lezione...
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Document on-date Dec 18, 2015 10:24 AM
•Hera , cc • " adesso parla IRIMINI. Cassonetti pie- ni o rifiuti abbandonati? Da oggi il Rifiutologo, l'app di Hera per la segna- lazione di queste proble- matiche , ha iniziato an- che a parlare...
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Document on-date Dec 18, 2015 10:28 AM
Hera, patto con i' Comuni per sostenere fwúghe in ffico12 Obiettivo: aiutare chi è seguito dai servizi sociali ed evitare così il distacco delle utenze RAVENNA . Sottoscritto ieri mattina nella...
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Document on-date Dec 22, 2015 9:55 AM
Hera al Comune i 7t * 23 albeér1 - FO IGINE- FO IGINE capeggia la graduatoria dei cosiddetti Comuni `City Partner' della campagna di Hera `Passa al- la bolletta elettronica. Rega- la un albero...
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Document on-date Dec 22, 2015 9:57 AM
A Misano scatta il `rifiutologo' ARRIVA a Misano il `rifiutologo'. Con questa `app' sarà possibile segnalare ad Hera, con smartphone o tablet, eventuali rifiuti abbando- nati e leggere i codici a...
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Document on-date Jan 13, 2016 9:59 AM
Rifiuti, no agli abbandoni M* strada Ecco come conferirli correttamente SCARTARE i regali è il momento clou delle feste. Subito dopo, però, arriva l'in- combenza di pulire la casa dai "residui":...
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Document on-date Jan 18, 2016 12:03 PM
Nasce a Novara il bio-carburante sviluppato da Hera e Donegani Si tratta di un olio ottenuto da rifiuti organici e fanghi di depurazione MARCELLO GIORDANI NOVARA asce a Novara, il bio-...
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Document on-date Jan 18, 2016 12:06 PM
Hera, ricavi a 6 miliardi ora nuove acquisizioni e altri investimenti MARCO BETT I Entro il 2019 Hera prevede di superare il miliardo di euro di profitti, aumentare i ricavi del 23% rispetto al...
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Document on-date Jan 25, 2016 3:23 PM
Nera , in arrivo 22.000 nuovi contatori gas 2.0 Ripartono la prossima settimana a Modena, tra le prime città italiane ad avere avviato la speri- mentazione dei nuovi appa- recchi 2.0, le...
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Document on-date Jan 25, 2016 3:29 PM
IC CONSIGLI Di NERA Attenti ai danni ai contaton* con clima sottozero L'abbassamento delle tempera- ture alza la soglia di attenzione anche sugli impianti idrici ester- ni alle abitazioni, in...
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Document on-date Jan 25, 2016 3:37 PM
LUCA BACCOLII inquietante maggiordomo voluto da Billy Wilder in"Sun- set Boulevard", riappare og- gi come autentico regista col suo "Femmine folli", potente saggio di cinema muto americano che...
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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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