Oil and natural gas company Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) on May 12th, 2016 announced a new model of integration between its traditional business and energy from renewable sources.
Most of the initiatives will be photovoltaic
(PV), but there will also be room for other technologies such as
biomass and concentrated solar power (CSP), reads the press release.
Renewable energy generation in abandoned industrial areas
According to the company, new renewable energy
generation projects will be implemented in the vicinity of Eni’s plants
and areas of operation, in order to make the most of all possible
industrial, logistic, contractual and commercial synergies with the
company's traditional activities.
The company focuses on the virtuous reuse of
abandoned industrial areas, reclaimed or not used, which are re-launched
through the implementation of energy generation plants with zero
emissions.
220 MW in Italy
The project called Progetto Italia, involves the
revival of sites through large-scale initiatives and investment in
projects for the production of zero-emission energy.
As part of Progetto Italia, Eni has identified
preliminarily 400 hectares of land in six regions (Liguria, Sardinia,
Sicily, Calabria, Puglia and Basilicata). The plan includes two phases:
the first relates to the development of five projects, located in
Assemini, Porto Torres, Manfredonia, Priolo and Augusta, with a total
installed power of around 70 megawatts; the second phase is based on the
development of other projects to obtain a further installed power
generation capacity of about 150 megawatts.
Overall, Progetto Italia will involve the
installation, by 2022, of over 220 megawatts of new capacity for an
investment between EUR 200 million and EUR 250 million.
Up to 200 MW in Pakistan and Egypt
In Pakistan, Eni intends to develop a 50 megawatt
solar photovoltaic (PV) plant near the Kadanwari gas field. Solar power
produced will be sold through the Pakistani national grid. The company
expects to open the plant by the end of 2017.
In Egypt, Eni aims to build a solar PV plant near
the Belaiym field, with an installed capacity of up to 150 megawatts.
Solar power will be used both in the field and through the national
grid. Once again, the PV project is expected to be operational by the
end of 2017.
source: http://www.solarserver.com
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