{"id":9146,"date":"2023-02-27T12:23:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/?p=9146"},"modified":"2023-02-27T12:23:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:23:44","slug":"maresme-circular-wants-to-double-solar-energy-production-at-its-waste-management-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maresmecircular.cat\/en\/consortium\/maresme-circular-wants-to-double-solar-energy-production-at-its-waste-management-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Maresme Circular wants to double solar energy production at its waste management centre"},"content":{"rendered":"
Maresme Circular<\/strong> has applied for a grant from the Barcelona Provincial Council<\/strong> to extend the photovoltaic roof<\/strong> of the Maresme Integral Centre for Waste Recovery<\/strong>. The installation will add 477kWh\/year<\/strong> to the current 328kWh\/year<\/strong>, which will double the current solar energy<\/strong> production. The electricity produced will be used for the centre’s own consumption.<\/p>\n The extension project, which has a budget of 402,126 euros<\/strong>, plans to install 928<\/strong> modules<\/strong> which, together with the existing 1,700, will make up the largest photovoltaic roof in Matar\u00f3 and the Maresme region.<\/strong><\/p>\n Maresme Circular is one of the main generators of renewable energies<\/strong> in Catalonia and a benchmark for the diversity of sources with which it generates energy at its facilities.<\/p>\n The Maresme Integrated Waste Recovery Centre produces more than 100,000 megawatt hours<\/strong> of electricity each year from three sources: the energy recovery<\/strong> of waste that cannot be recycled, the biological treatment process of anaerobic digestion<\/strong> to generate biogas, and the photovoltaic roof<\/strong>, which is now to be extended.<\/p>\n Currently, two thirds of the 100,000 megawatt hours of energy produced are distributed to the grid, supplying electricity to some 30,000 homes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Maresme Circular thus contributes to tackling the climate emergency crisis<\/strong>, avoiding the use of fossil fuels for the operation of its facilities and moving towards a more sustainable management of materials and waste.<\/p>\n100,000 megawatt hours of electrical energy each year<\/strong><\/h3>\n