{"id":5664,"date":"2021-05-11T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weeg.netsoul.dev\/senza-categoria\/new-methane-plant-for-gruppo-ceramiche-ricchetti-in-maranello2800-tons-less-co2-with-cogeneration\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:37:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:37:31","slug":"new-methane-plant-for-gruppo-ceramiche-ricchetti-in-maranello2800-tons-less-co2-with-cogeneration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/press-releases\/new-methane-plant-for-gruppo-ceramiche-ricchetti-in-maranello2800-tons-less-co2-with-cogeneration\/","title":{"rendered":"New methane plant for Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti in Maranello:2,800 tons less CO2 with cogeneration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White Energy Group, an Esco specializing in the consulting and implementation of energy efficiency solutions and a certified Innovative SME, continues its line of interventions dedicated to the energy efficiency of energy-intensive facilities, with the aim of facilitating the energy transition of companies.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time the intervention concerns the construction of a new 3.3 Mwe methane-powered co-generator at the Maranello (Mo) plant of the Ceramiche Ricchetti Group, Italy&#8217;s leading manufacturer of quality ceramic wall tiles. The plant will save 1,400 TOE (Tons of Oil Equivalent), which is equivalent to a reduction of 2,800 tons of Co2 emitted each year. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plant will be built under an EPC formula and energy service mode, that is, with a performance guarantee on the work performed and with Energia Futura, the White Energy subsidiary that concluded negotiations with the <strong>Ceramiche Ricchetti Group<\/strong>, assuming the financing burden.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The characteristics of the project, developed together with partners AB Energy Spa supplier of the cogeneration island and Poppi Clementino Spa for the recovery and optimization part of heat flows in the form of flue gas and hot water, are as follows:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ecomax 33 natural gas reciprocating engine of 3,352 kW electric and 3,700 kW thermal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Production of about 21,840,000 annual electric kWh and about 15,540,000 thermal kWh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This is an important result,&#8221; explains Gianluigi Mele, managing director of the Verona-based Esco, &#8220;because it confirms the quality of White Energy&#8217;s offer in the field of cogeneration interventions financed directly with an EPC (Energy Performance Contract) formula and developed with special purpose vehicles, which we call Green initiatives. Several other negotiations are ongoing and we have started scouting for possible financial partners to support us in the implementation of future projects.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are very pleased that White Energy can offer its services on cogeneration to the Ceramiche Ricchetti Group,&#8221; stresses Franco Asuni, Whitenergy business developer and administrator of Energia Futura. &#8220;We at Whitenergy define CHP interventions as &#8216;Clean,&#8217; because they contribute to the reduction of emissions, the goal of the ongoing energy transition,. through the efficient and combined production of different energy carriers: electricity, heat, refrigeration.&#8221;  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White Energy Group, an Esco specializing in the consulting and implementation of energy efficiency solutions and a certified Innovative SME, continues its line of interventions dedicated to the energy efficiency of energy-intensive facilities, with the aim of facilitating the energy transition of companies. This time the intervention concerns the construction of a new 3.3 Mwe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"llm_text":"# New methane plant for Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti in Maranello: 2,800 tons less CO2 with cogeneration\n\n> White Energy Group is developing a 3.3 MWe methane-powered cogeneration plant for Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti in Maranello, with projected annual savings of 1,400 TOE and a reduction of 2,800 tons of CO2 emissions.\n\n## Page details\n\n- **Source language:** English\n- **Content type:** Press release\n- **Original title:** New methane plant for Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti in Maranello:2,800 tons less CO2 with cogeneration\n- **English title:** New methane plant for Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti in Maranello: 2,800 tons less CO2 with cogeneration\n- **Source URL:** https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/press-releases\/new-methane-plant-for-gruppo-ceramiche-ricchetti-in-maranello2800-tons-less-co2-with-cogeneration\/\n- **Summary:** The project concerns a new cogeneration plant at Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti's Maranello facility, delivered under an EPC and energy-service model with performance guarantees and financing through Energia Futura.\n\n## Project overview\n\nWhite Energy Group describes the project as part of its work on energy efficiency for energy-intensive facilities. The intervention concerns a new methane-powered cogenerator at the Maranello plant of **Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti**.\n\nThe plant is rated at **3.3 MWe**. The page states that it is expected to save **1,400 TOE (Tons of Oil Equivalent)** and reduce annual CO2 emissions by **2,800 tons**.\n\n## Contract and financing model\n\nThe plant will be built under an **EPC (Energy Performance Contract)** formula and an energy-service model, with a performance guarantee on the work performed.\n\n**Energia Futura**, a White Energy subsidiary, concluded the negotiations with Gruppo Ceramiche Ricchetti and assumes the financing burden.\n\n## Technical characteristics\n\nThe project was developed with **AB Energy Spa**, supplier of the cogeneration island, and **Poppi Clementino Spa**, responsible for the recovery and optimization of heat flows in the form of flue gas and hot water.\n\nKey characteristics listed on the page are:\n\n- **Engine:** Ecomax 33 natural-gas reciprocating engine\n- **Electrical power:** 3,352 kW\n- **Thermal power:** 3,700 kW\n- **Annual electricity production:** about 21,840,000 kWh\n- **Annual thermal energy production:** about 15,540,000 kWh\n\n## White Energy's cogeneration approach\n\nGianluigi Mele, managing director of White Energy, states that the project confirms the company's offer in cogeneration interventions financed directly through EPC formulas and developed with special-purpose vehicles described as Green initiatives.\n\nThe page also notes that other negotiations are ongoing and that White Energy has started scouting for possible financial partners to support future projects.\n\nFranco Asuni, Whitenergy business developer and administrator of Energia Futura, describes CHP interventions as contributing to emission reduction through efficient combined production of energy carriers including electricity, heat and refrigeration.","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5664"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5667,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5664\/revisions\/5667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}