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Forest undergrowth to feed the plant's combined forest biomass in Catalonia
29/07/2010
July 29, 2010
The company commissioned to launch the first cogeneration plant of forest biomass combined with the production of pellets of Catalonia, which will be located in the Garriga (Vallès Oriental, Barcelona), has already secured its supply of raw material. The company Rebrot i Paisatge has reached an agreement with the Association of forest owners of Montseny to ensure both the supply of forest biomass for the process of cogeneration as wood to manufacture the pellets.
The project, which will mean an investment of 20 million euros, will make it possible to generate five million megawatts of electrical power, sufficient to supply electricity to 3,000 homes. In addition will have capacity for the drying of the wood and its transformation in pellets. It is expected that facilities, which could be launched in three years, are able to reach the burning of 60,000 tons per year of forest residues.
