Two new biogas power plants with a total capacity of 2000 kW are under construction in Crete, namely in Ierapetra and Sitia.
Increased agricultural production combined with tourism create great needs for the management of the many organic wastes produced in the area.
The two biogas plants in Sitia and Ierapetra will upgrade the environmental infrastructure of Lassithi. The processing in the two biogas plants of organic waste from greenhouses and olive mills will provide a solution to their management, which is essential for local producers, eliminating many illegal landfills in various areas, which pose health risks to residents, acting as small ecological bombs. The two biogas plants are expected to use around 150,000 tonnes of waste per year, relieving already overcrowded landfills.
This waste, both liquid and solid, is greenhouse waste, agricultural waste, olive oil production waste, cheese factory waste and other organic residues, used for the production of electricity and heat.
The electricity generated is estimated at 16 million kW per year and would be enough to supply 32,000 households with electricity and 1,200 with thermal energy.
The two investments will contribute to the development of the wider area and the improvement of the quality of life.
Furthermore, the biogas plants produce heat and fertilizer which account for the majority of costs for greenhouses in the area, thus helping Greek greenhouse products can become more competitive.
At the same time, the treatment of goat dung in these plants offers a unique solution for the mills in the region, by converting their waste into electricity, heat and fertilizer.
Two new biogas power plants with a total capacity of 2000 kW are under construction in Crete, namely in Ierapetra and Sitia.
Increased agricultural production combined with tourism create great needs for the management of the many organic wastes produced in the area.
The two biogas plants in Sitia and Ierapetra will upgrade the environmental infrastructure of Lassithi. The processing in the two biogas plants of organic waste from greenhouses and olive mills will provide a solution to their management, which is essential for local producers, eliminating many illegal landfills in various areas, which pose health risks to residents, acting as small ecological bombs. The two biogas plants are expected to use around 150,000 tonnes of waste per year, relieving already overcrowded landfills.
This waste, both liquid and solid, is greenhouse waste, agricultural waste, olive oil production waste, cheese factory waste and other organic residues, used for the production of electricity and heat.
The electricity generated is estimated at 16 million kW per year and would be enough to supply 32,000 households with electricity and 1,200 with thermal energy.
The two investments will contribute to the development of the wider area and the improvement of the quality of life.
Furthermore, the biogas plants produce heat and fertilizer which account for the majority of costs for greenhouses in the area, thus helping Greek greenhouse products can become more competitive.
At the same time, the treatment of goat dung in these plants offers a unique solution for the mills in the region, by converting their waste into electricity, heat and fertilizer.