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Document on-date Mar 18, 2016 11:55 AM
Hera investirà 171 'om nel Modenese Presentato il Piano industriale al 2019 della multiutility. Gli interventi previsti sul territorio La multiutility Hera ha presen- to il Piano industriale al...
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Document on-date Mar 18, 2016 12:00 PM
Studenti del 73 eIiuzzi al lavoro da Eera RIMINI. Sono partiti que- sti giorni, per i ragazzi del- l'istituto tecnico tecnologi- co statale "O. Belluzzi - L. Da Vinci" della Colonnella, i...
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Document on-date Mar 23, 2016 12:09 PM
Con il Rifiutol®g® crescono download e segna i ni I Rifiutologo, l'app gratuita creata da Hera nel 2011 per aiutare i cittadini a separare meglio i rifiuti, cresce di anno in anno. Nel 2015 i...
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Document on-date Mar 23, 2016 12:27 PM
Arrivano i nuovi contatori del gas INIZIANO anche a Bologna le sostituzioni di circa 22mila contatori gas con misuratori elettronici di nuova generazio- ne. Lo annuncia Hera, preci- sando che «le...
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Document on-date Mar 23, 2016 12:28 PM
Padova Nuovi contatori digitali per acqua e gas Via alle sostituzioni di 17 mila apparecchi Con il progetto smart metering di AcegasAp- sAmga, nei prossimi giorni sarà avviata una massiccia...
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Document on-date Mar 24, 2016 10:09 AM
` 0 poínt` dí Hera mercato ambulante, aumenta la raccolta domiciliare dell'amianto UN `INFO point ' per spiegare le novità in arrivo e fornire indicazioni sui servizi ambientali a disposizione dei...
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Document on-date Mar 30, 2016 9:29 AM
H ERA/1 Al tizia proprio in questi giorni, per i ragazzi dell'Istituto tecnico tecnologico statale "O. Belluzzi - L. Da Vinci" di Rimini, gli specifici stage Scuola e lavoro, non è solo alternanza...
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Document on-date Mar 30, 2016 9:31 AM
Hera, gas e idrico spingono i margini 2015 Mola 884,4 min € (+1,9%), utile di 180,5 min € (+9,5%). Raggiunti 2,2 min clienti. Tommasi: "Avanti analisi opportunità per acquisizioni" II segno più fa...
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Document on-date Mar 30, 2016 9:35 AM
Percorso guidato alla scoperta dell'impianto EPREVISTA per oggi la visita all'impianto Hera di Pontelagoscuro in occasione della Giornata Mondiale dell'Acqua, soprattutto da parte di studenti....
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Document on-date Mar 30, 2016 9:37 AM
Hera, 1 3 milioni 41 profitti a â Palazzo d'ícursio DOPO l'aeroporto Marconi, ora tocca ad Hera. Dalla multiu- tility bolognese quest'anno arriveranno poco più di 13 milio- ni di euro destinati...
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Document on-date Apr 6, 2016 2:38 PM
ECCO LA `RICCHE ' DISTRIBUITA Hera, al territorio 1,5 miliardi -,BOLOGNA IL VALORE aggiunto generato dalla multiutility Hera nel 2015 è salito a 1 .412,8 milioni di curo (+ 1,8%), con il 79% che è...
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Document on-date Apr 11, 2016 9:51 AM
Hera , distribuiti 1 ,65 miliardi € al territorio Approvato il bilancio di sostenibilità 2015 Approvato dal Cda di Hera il bilancio di sostenibilità 2015, che conferma " l'impor- tante ruolo del...
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Document on-date Apr 11, 2016 9:52 AM
Hera: bilancio di sostenibilità approvato In aumento i numeri per la provincia CESENA . Il Consiglio di Amministra- zione del Gruppo Hera ha approvato nei giorni scorsi il Bilancio di...
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Document on-date Apr 11, 2016 9:53 AM
I L'ANAGRAFICA DEI FORNITORI DEL GRUPPO HERA COMPRENDEVA, A FINE 2015, QUASI 4.900 AZIENDE QUALIFICATE, 216 NELL'AREA DI IMOLA-FAENZA -TI« costo APPROVATO IL B I LANCIO I SOSTEN I BILITA'20 15 ...
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Document on-date Apr 11, 2016 9:57 AM
f Oltre 2.200 pasti provenienti dalla Mensa di Rimini 8.600 pasti recuperati e oltre 36.000 euro risparmiati; so- no questi gli importanti risultati raggiunti nel 2015 grazie al progetto...
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Document on-date Apr 15, 2016 11:46 AM
SOLIDARIETA' /Donati ben 1.551 pasti recuperati dalla mensa Hera di Imola Imola. Hera, nell'ambito del progetto Cibo amico, ha recuperato nel 2015 circa 500 chilogrammi di alimenti, equivalenti a...
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Document on-date Apr 19, 2016 9:56 AM
MULTIUTILITY Hera si allarga in BOLOGNA - La multiutilty Hera cresce lungo la dorsale adriatica. Julia Servizi Più, società di vendita del gas e dell'energia elettrica detenuta al 100% dal Comune...
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Document on-date Apr 22, 2016 2:53 PM
Hera: «Col nuovo generatore più rendimento e sostenibiltà» MAGGIORE rendimento ed efficienza e impatto ambientale an- cora più contenuto; sono questi i benefici ottenuti grazie ai nuovi generatori...
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Document on-date Apr 26, 2016 9:36 AM
LUGO. Inaugurata la nuova area verde al Parco del Loto , grazie all'adesione dei cittadini di Lugo alla campagna di Hera "Eli- mina la bolletta . Regala un albero alla tua città". Il progetto...
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Document on-date May 3, 2016 9:47 AM
PAVULLO Oggì 0 ' alberì co Ducale E i bhnbì riciclano / PAVULLO Verrà inaugurata oggi alle 10 la nuova area verde del parco Du- cale, nei pressi del Palazzo, dove Hera ha fornito 20 piante...
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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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