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Bourgas Toplofykatsia poised to commence biomass production

Mon, Aug 03 2009 12:37 CET

byNick Iliev

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The Bourgas heating utility company is contemplating on investing in a biomass installation aimed at reducing the consumption of natural gas by as much as 15 per cent in the region and providing a reliable and diversified source of heating and energy, Investor.bg reported on August 3 2009.

"The biomass facility will be fed with wooden chips, its operational process is based entirely on renewable energy production and consumption, it will release zero C02 emissions in the atmosphere, will cover 15 per cent of the total energy and heating needs of Bourgas, and will subsequently provide the company with a substantially greater economic independence," the company report has said, quoted by Investor.bg

The new installation is a joint-venture project with the Turkish company Mimsan from Antalia, and it will be worth in excess of three million euro.

If and when the project is approved and completed, Toplofykatsia Bourgas will be the first heating utility company in the country to be equipped with such a powerful installation reaching 40 megawatts. A spokesperson for the heating utility has said that the idea is for production to commence by Q1 of 2010.

Similar scheme was contemplated in Toplofykatsia Varna, where the installation was poised to be operating by the end of 2009, but a company statement revealed that due to delays with the ongoing process, the facility is earmarked to commence operation in 2010.

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Anonymous Ivan Mon, Aug 03 2009 18:14 CET
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"Contemplating" and then planning to commence production at Q1 of 2010, and then for 40 MWth?

Nobody should take such announcement seriously.


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