Focus
Focus
Focus
Category Facet
Custom Facet
Search Results
-
Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Jan 9, 2021 4:14 PM
Bianco Find out more la_grande_macchina_del_mondo.png They are free programs of educational initiatives promoted by Hera in schools in the served areas, with which students can approach...
-
Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Jan 9, 2021 4:08 PM
The Great Machine Of The World <br> aged 4 to 13 A well of science <br> aged 14 to 19 Work-Study Programme scuole.png https://ragazzi.gruppohera.it/progetti_didattici/...
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 9, 2021 4:04 PM
Dissertations and research Discover GrEnFIn project universita.png University We offer learning opportunities through company journeys, research activities and testimonials.
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 9, 2021 4:02 PM
Testimonials Relationship map business_school.png Business School We are present as a Group in management development areas.
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 9, 2021 4:00 PM
Inter-company events aziende.png Business We are open to dialogue and discussion with other companies for the development of knowledge around common challenges.
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 9, 2021 3:57 PM
Corporate universities The heracademy workshops Scientific writing mondo_scientifico.png Scientific world Attentive dialogue with innovation and focus and debate on key topics for the future.
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 9, 2021 2:05 PM
Training activities Innovation and change Employees Employees We believe in training as an indispensable factor for the growth and professional development of people, for the dissemination of...
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 9, 2021 1:53 PM
HerAcademy organizes workshops aimed at creating moments of discussion and reflection on the Group's strategic activities.
-
Web Content Article · written-by Palvi Andrea Tonziello on-date Jan 9, 2021 1:50 PM
5 December 2023.
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 9, 2021 1:44 PM
SI What is HerAcademy? Founded in 2011 with the aim of further developing the skills and behaviors of excellence within the Group, HerAcademy is our Corporate University. Through the comparison...
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 7, 2021 6:26 PM
View all events
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 7, 2021 4:41 PM
null null No Podcast Document Request null null
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 7, 2021 3:27 PM
SI NO No Sinistra
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 7, 2021 3:11 PM
SI Go to the site NO No Sinistra
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 7, 2021 2:27 PM
SI NO No Sinistra
-
Web Content Article · written-by THOMAS CECCONI on-date Jan 7, 2021 11:44 AM
SI Together to build the future Cookies disabled - content not available A large high-growth Group at the service of citizens and businesses Cookies disabled - content not available Go to YouTube...
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 4, 2021 2:15 PM
null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null Our wealth, our people Our wealth, our people Our wealth, our people Our...
-
Web Content Article on-date Jan 4, 2021 2:10 PM
SI NO Si Centrato
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 2:19 PM
Non-recyclable waste Where does they go? bg_rifiuti.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 2:18 PM
The Green Economy The “green economy” sector recovers and recycles waste Rifiuti - Numeri.png Read More NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 2:17 PM
The tracking system <ul> <li><a href="/group_eng/sustainability/thematic-reports/tracking-waste/tracking-system" style="color:#86c165;">TRACES AND MONITORS </a> the recycling process</li> ...
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 2:13 PM
Vegetable oil and weee Discover where vegetable oils, textiles and waste from electrical and electronic equipment are recovered. bg_oli_raee.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 2:12 PM
Separate waste collection Separating waste properly has both environmental and economic benefits! bg_differenza.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 2:11 PM
Circular economy. how is Hera ranked? bg_obiettivi.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 2:07 PM
Hera and the circular economy bg_hera_economia_circolare_eng.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 2:06 PM
Where does separate waste go? mappa_eng_v2.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 2:05 PM
How much is recovered bg_hera_quanto_recuperato_eng.png Read More NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 2:01 PM
SI NO No Centrato
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 1:53 PM
Tracce rifiuti Desktop Tracce rifiuti Mobile Largo How to give value <br/>to separate collection No Tracking waste No
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 1:39 PM
Safety and continuity bg_servizio.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 1:39 PM
More quality, more satisfaction bg_qualita_eng.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 1:38 PM
Supporting customers in difficulty bg_sostegno_famiglie.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 1:34 PM
Our presence in the community bg_presenza_territorio.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 1:33 PM
Market offers with saving and innovation 7 offers to reduce consumptions bg_risparmio.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 1:32 PM
Fair and honest from first contact bg_primo_contatto.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 1:08 PM
Sfumato Bianco No NumeriSostenibilita_Mobile_EN_ok.png NumeriSostenibilita_EN_ok.png No
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 12:56 PM
1000 volti desktop 1000 volti mobile Largo No millevolti_txt_eng.1518454176.png Our initiatives for our customers and the community Close to customers, close to the community with innovative...
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 12:03 PM
White certificates An energy saving tool bg_certificati_bianchi_eng.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 11:57 AM
Cooperation and coleness Supporting companies and households bg_collaborazione.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
-
Web Content Article on-date Dec 31, 2020 11:55 AM
Energy saving projects 299 measures implemented by the end of 2019 to reduce consumption Energia - Interventi per risparmiare.png Read more NO SI Gruppohera Nero
Asset Publisher
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.
![Focus](/documents/1514726/4185981/HERA-impianto-biometano_001__DSC9442.jpg/a1d3fb59-1e54-76fd-5d66-9c1a017997b8?t=1616418149128)
![Focus](/documents/1514726/4185981/HERA-impianto-biometano_006_DSC9769.jpg/7e43885e-f149-b70a-601c-bbf0190d36f5?t=1697701999088)
![Focus](/documents/1514726/4185981/HERA-impianto-biometano_008_DSC9776.jpg/2dcd89c3-d0c2-d5b9-ec84-8aa45ccba40e?t=1697702117831)
![Focus](/documents/1514726/4185981/HERA-impianto-biometano_011_DSC9789.jpg/6a2948fd-44a5-4732-69b2-69328804bdbc?t=1697702140836)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_011__DSC9789.jpg/9578a88c-03d5-31eb-8461-97912384cc08?t=1609166360528)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_020__DSC9959.jpg/01a24d70-1032-558a-02ad-c716457a5526?t=1609166360870)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_026__DSC9927.jpg/975b26d7-7003-c15a-d9c4-835a1bb438e3?t=1609166361168)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_028__DSC0016.jpg/81e503c6-a111-8228-d599-1853e55911b4?t=1609166361346)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_030__DSC0021.jpg/b4c3b9c2-6866-70bb-438b-03a60d46d883?t=1609166361643)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_031__DSC0023.jpg/6f8c1a0c-5933-4fbe-be49-a2c088c98f9d?t=1609166361947)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_032__DSC9813.jpg/c0876367-823d-f4d9-3fee-eeaf6675a0f2?t=1609166362269)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_038__DSC9846.jpg/df52cfeb-14c6-ad54-e00c-ac84b5c5d0eb?t=1609166362463)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_055__DSC0013.jpg/2d4cddde-cdfb-c72f-1db8-a7e04f285432?t=1609166362671)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_059__DSC0037.jpg/95479aef-8e3a-0dbb-4edc-60a99288abf5?t=1609166362893)
![Focus](/documents/4255042/4677834/HERA-impianto-biometano_069__DSC9913.jpg/27d3b849-8ab4-b66e-2cbd-98c848c76e0c?t=1609166363227)
Search Bar
Tag Facet
Search Results
Asset Publisher