Experiences of ENDESA Group in Generation of Electricity with biomass.

Abstract

ENDESA’s activities in renewable energy are  carried out by Endesa Cogeneración y Renovables, SAU  (ECYR), a 100% participated company. Besides its experience  with industrial cogeneration, wind farms, waste-to-energy  plants and minihydraulic plants, ECYR has a large experience  with electricity generation with different types of biomass. This  paper reviews ECYR participated plants and future projects,  using residual biomass from agriculture and forestry (“orujillo”,  “alperujo” and residual wood), energy crops and biogas, from  landfill and from sewage plants. A brief description of the  plants is given, as well as a more detailed description of the  newest and most outstanding plants (“orujillo” plants of  ENEMASA and La Loma, as well as landfill biogas plant in  Garraf).