Biomass

Biological materials are a promising renewable source for electricity, heat and biofuel production.

Enel, which is particularly active in this field, is developing biomass power by implementing several highly innovative projects.

In Italy we are engaged in:

• converting the Mercure thermal power plant in Calabria to biomass ;
• installing a new thermal group at the Sulcis plant that can also be powered by biomass.

Particularly relevant is the "Energy Farm" project, created together with the University of Pisa, to improve the production process of plant oils and solid bio-fuels and the production of bio-ethanol from lignocelluloses biomass.

In Québec, Canada, through Enel Green Power North America, we have developed a 23 MW plant that can produce energy from wood-processing waste.