A 16 MW capable of covering the electricity demand from 40,000 homes
ACCIONA grid connected the biomass plant at Briviesca (Burgos) in September 2010, a facility that symbolized the introduction of new technologies and the exploitation of energy of an organic nature in an eminently agricultural area in the region of Castilla y León.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Location: Briviesca. Burgos. Spain
- Capacity: 16 MW
- Technology: Thermal generation from herbaceous biomass
- Start-up: 2010
- Owners: ACCIONA (85%), Ente Regional de Castilla y León (15%)
KEY ASPECTS
- Implementation of pioneering technology in the territory.
- Average annual production: 128 GWh, equivalent to the electricity demand from 40,000 homes.
- 102,000 metric tons of cereal straw consumed per year.
- 123,000 metric tons of CO2 avoided per year.
- Creation of added value in the rural environment.
- A logistics system that guarantees the supply of raw material.
- Monitoring, supervision and management of waste products and emissions.
- Creation of around 100 stable jobs, both direct and indirect.