Biomass Energy Project in the City of Vidracco

Using ecologically sustainable energy sources that are available at contained costs has become essential for the wellbeing and development of our society. The new energy center of Vidracco uses biomass from waste collection and agricultural production to make an ecological fuel that produces electrical energy. Biomass is a renewable energy source using the biodegradable part of waste products from industries and cities and residual material from agricultural production. Biomass is available independent of climactic conditions.

Through the depolimerization process, biomass and other organic materials are transformed into a combustible liquid analogous to fossil fuels. The liquid is then used to produce electrical and thermal energy for civic use. There is no combustion involved in this process, and the depolimerization process assures an environmental impact that is negligible with respect to most of the traditional systems that generate energy from organic waste.

The project is part of the Program of Energy and Economy for the Community (PEEC) in Vidracco. This program is designed to benefit both the environment and the city’s residents – with the support of the European Community, the Piedmont Region and the Province of Turin, and in alignment with the intentions indicated in the Earth Charter. The Earth Charter serves as the ethical reference for the program in that activities that are associated with this initiative must respect and be coherent with the principles of the Earth Charter.