CROATIA – A&A BIOENERGY
Biomass cogeneration
A&A BIOENERGY is a biomass cogeneration plant (wood chips from forestry and sawmills) with a net electrical capacity of 3 MW and an installed thermal capacity of 5 MW.
The plant is in Virovitica, in the northern part of Slavonia region of Croatia.
This project contributes to the economy of the wood sector in Croatia through its main biomass supplier, Hrvatske Šume, the public organisation in charge of the management of Croatian forests, as well as through its privileged relationship with the Croatian company AMS Biomasa, which is both a supplier of eco-responsible wood for the project and the purchaser of the decarbonised thermal energy for its industrial process.
The biomass comes from forests that are FSC certified. A&A BIOENERGY’s procurement plan is in line with PEARL’s Biomass Procurement Sustainability Charter.
This project allows the production of electricity and renewable heat, generating CO2 savings of more than 16,00 tonnes per year.
| Environmental impacts | Units | 2022 | Residual Asset lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable electrical energy | MWhe | 25 300 | 903 500 |
| Renewable thermal energy | MWth | 38 400 | 1 413 300 |
| Avoided emissions | tCO2 | 14 800 | 536 900 |
| Biomass sourcing: regional forest residues and waste wood – 100% of the biomass is coming from less than 500 km | |||
| Social impacts | Units | Headcount |
|---|---|---|
| Direct jobs related to operations | FTE | 12 |
| Direct jobs related to the biomass supply chain | FTE | 23 |
| Direct jobs in industrial activities maintained | FTE | 40 |
| Population served with electricity | Households | 6 000 |
The A&A BIOENERGY production site contribues to the local energy needs of Slavonia as well as to the creation and sustainability of jobs. The environnemental and social impacts of the project result from:
1- the energy recovery of wood industry co-products,
2- the production of electrical and thermal energy based on renewable fuel which avoids CO2 emissions,
3- local economic contributions and in particular the perpetuation of jobs in the wood inudstry.