Edison

The candela power plant

The Candela power plant is a high performance facility with a reduced environmental impact that uses "lean" gas available locally reached full capacity in 2008. In addition to generating electric power, by exploiting its heat recovery system, the power palnt uses steam to heat about 150 acres of greenhouses for the cultivation of roses, avoiding 185,000 tons in annual CO2 emission. This project, wich Edison pursued aggressively and was supported by local public administrations, not only uses local resources with a minimum environmemtal impact, but also represents an example of how public-private cooperation can be used to overcame the Not-i- my-backyard (NIMBY) syndrome and create growth opportunities for local economies.

Energy saving index: 21,5% (AEEG deliberation 42/02).
The tecnology used includes a 400 MW high efficiency (75% counting heat recovery) and low emission turbo gas systems with CO2 emissions that are 50% less than those of conventional system.
Saved CO2 impact 150.000 tons/year
assorbed CO2 30.000 tons/year
Thanks to gas natural alimentation is possibile to reduce the emissions