2023-09-30 13:37:14
The acting President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, participated this Saturday in Seville in the inauguration of the solar thermal plant for industrial use largest in Europea bet by Heineken with Engie with a power of 30 MW that will reduce fossil consumption of the brewery by more than 60%.
Heineken Spain and ENGIE Spain have built this thermosolar planta completely pioneering innovation in Spain that premiered this Saturday with the presence of the acting President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.
With a power of 30 MW, a storage capacity of 68 MWh and eight hectares of surfacethis facility built on the grounds of the brewery for its own supply will allow you to reduce your fossil gas consumption by more than 60% and reduce its carbon footprint by almost 7,000 tons of CO2e per year.
Also participating in the inauguration were the Government delegate in Andalusia, Pedro Fernández; the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines of the Board, Jorge Paradela; and the mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, among other authorities.
The new plant uses the sun as raw material, a source of renewable, unlimited and emission-free energy, which It serves to heat and cool water in a closed circuit. So, for end of 2024 It is expected to run this factory with 84% renewable energy, both electrical and thermal.
As will be?
The new solar thermal plant, which is already operational, combines for the first time thermodynamic concepts and CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) solar thermal technology in a factory, what makes her a pioneerwith more reliability and more energy availability by doubling the production capacity of superheated water for industrial consumption.
Furthermore, by using water as heat carrier fluid, avoid the use of synthetic oils that can potentially harm the environment. “At Heineken we were pioneers in introducing sustainability in the beer sector more than two decades ago. And today we are again, with the help of ENGIE, with a completely innovator that positions Spain in a prominent place in the transition to renewable energies,” said the president of Heineken Spain, Etienne Strijp, during the event.
For his part, the CEO of ENGIE Spain, Loreto Ordóñez, has detailed that this plant demonstrates the viability of sustainable and renewable energy alternatives.
The Construction of the plant has been carried out in a record time of 12 monthsexceeding the initial forecasts of the project that almost doubled this period.
Related news
Furthermore, the assembly has been made by 100% Andalusian companieswith a total of 150,000 hours of work that would be equivalent to 18,750 days and an investment of 21 million in public-private collaboration involving Engie, Heineken and national, regional and local public administrations.
This project could be replicated to any other industry that meets the requirements and needs heat for its processes, without generating CO2.
#Heineken #Engie #inaugurate #largest #industrial #solar #thermal #plant #Europe #Seville