Swiss waste-to-energy (WtE) and biogas technology specialists Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (HZI) has announced that it has been awarded a contract to deliver two steel digesters for the construction of a new biogas plant in the Peloponnese Region of Greece. HZI will supply the core module – two Kompogas PF 1500 steel digesters – and the order marks the continuation of the partnership between Terna Energy and HZI.
Under the leadership of Terna Energy, a new dry anaerobic digestion plant is being built near Tripoli, the capital of the Peloponnese region in the south of the Greek mainland. Completion of the facility is planned for 2022.
The biogas plant will treat around 38 700 tonnes per year of output from waste processing units, i.e. the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW). This will generate 5.1 million Nm3 of biogas per year or 11 500 MWh per annum of electrical energy, enough for the annual demand of 3 000 households in the region.
Contributing to Greece’s Waste Management Strategy
The public-private partnership (PPP) between Terna Energy subsidiary Perivallontiki Peloponnese and the project set up by the Peloponnese Region is the first of a number of possible further biogas-from-waste projects in the region that are entering the construction phase, and currently the biggest waste management undertaking of its type in Greece.
Once up and running, the plant near Tripoli will play a significant part in the implementation of the region’s waste management plan.
Greece’s efforts towards sustainable waste and energy management are remarkable. It’s a privilege to be part of this and to make an active contribution by supplying our Kompogas dry digestion technology. This region’s waste and recycling management set-up is still in its early phase, so there’s great potential for further cleantech and renewable energy projects, said Dr Helen Gablinger, HZI Director AD Sales for the Peloponnese project.
Given that Terna Energy and HZI first teamed up in 2019 to deliver Greece’s pioneering biogas plant in Epirus, this follow-up project will profit from being run by a well-established team.
HZI, with its Kompogas technology, has proved to be a reliable partner matching our strategy of implementing cyclic economy solutions for our environmental projects. We’re confident that the project in the Peloponnese will also benefit from this effective cooperation, said Charalabos Charalabidis, project manager at TERNA ENERGY.
Adding value in Peloponnese Region
The new biogas plant will play a key role in the region around Tripoli. Besides its important function as part of the local waste and circular economy, Terna Energy estimates that the project will create up to 600 temporary jobs during construction and employ 200 people on a permanent basis once the plant goes into operation.
Engineering and the initial construction work on-site are already underway. Installation of the two digesters is due to start in early summer 2021 and operation is likely to commence late in the summer of 2022.
