Saipem’s technology will be installed at the Energy from Waste (EfW) plant of the Hera Group subsidiary Herambiente in Ferrara and is expected to be operational by 2028.
The partnership said that the project will enable the capture of approximately 90% of the emissions from one of the plant’s two lines, amounting to 64,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
The captured CO2 will be transported via pipeline and stored in the gas fields of the Northern Adriatic.
Orazio Iacono, CEO of Hera Group, said: “We achieved the highest score in the European Innovation Fund call: this confirms the highly innovative nature of this initiative.
“This is a very significant achievement, which sees us as pioneers in Italy with this industrial-scale CO2 capture solution, applied to waste-to-energy plants. As leaders in the environmental sector, we are paving the way for innovation in this field, leveraging investments and expertise.
“This is a safe technology and replicable in other plants in Italy and abroad, which combines circular economy activities aimed at material recovery with decarbonisation processes. With this solution, in a crucial sector like waste treatment and energy generation, we extend the lifespan of plants while increasing their resilience. This technology is among the main internal levers for reducing Scope 1 emissions outlined in our Climate Transition Plan.
“We are the first multiutility sector player in Italy and among the first in Europe to declare the Net Zero target for 2050 across all three Scopes: while being deeply rooted in the areas we serve, we feel more than any other company the need to create value, fostering sustainable community development and increasing the resilience of our assets through the enabling power of new technologies.”
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