Hera Group held the opening ceremony of the new 80 MWe Cogeneration Plant based in Imola (Italy) on September 28th, 2009.

Macchi supplied to Hera for this Project (on TURN-KEY basis) No. 2 Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs).

Macchi units, installed behind ROLLS ROYCE gas turbines RB211 model, are two pressure levels:

HP level: 38 t/h – 61 barA – 487 °C

LP level: 9 t/h – 11 barA – 230 °C

The units have been supplied equipped with a SCR NOx abatement system, in order to considerably reduce the emissions level, achieving the following targets:

CO 5 mg/Nm3

NOx 10 mg/Nm3

The Hera Cogeneration Plant will make Imola Municipality energy and heat self-sufficient.