CROATIA – UNI VIRIDAS
Biomass cogeneration
UNI VIRIDAS is a renewable biomass (wood residues and wood waste from forestry and sawmills) heat and power plant with production capacity of 8.6 MW electrical and 16 MW thermal.
Located in Babina Greda in the Vukovar-Srijem region, the UNI VIRIDAS plant is the largest biomass cogeneration plant in Croatia.
The project contributes to the industrial, agricultural and energy development of the region with 21 jobs on site and the supply of low-carbon heat to agricultural projects through a long-term contract, as well as to the Italian group FLORIAN, a specialist in wooden furniture
The plant also makes a significant contribution to the Croatian economy and its wood sector through its main biomass supplier Hrvatske Šume, the public organisation in charge of managing Croatian forests.
This plant has a positive social impact through the industrial and energy development of a landlocked area of Croatia, creating jobs in the region and contributing to its local energy needs.
The environmental impact of the project lies in:
1- the energy recovery from wood industry co-products ion the form of wood chips,
2- the production of electrical and thermal energy based on renewable fuel which avoids CO2 emissions,
3- the local economic contribution.
Environmental impacts | Units | 2022 | Residual life of the asset |
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Renewable electrical energy | MWhe | 68 900 | 2 333 800 |
Renewable thermal energy | MWth | 64 600 | 2 620 600 |
Avoided emissions | tCO2 | 31 500 | 1 171 800 |
Biomass sourcing: regional forest residues – 100% of the biomass is coming from less than 500 km |
Social impacts | Units | Headcount |
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Direct jobs related to operations | FTE | 20 |
Direct jobs related to the biomass supply chain | FTE | 51 |
Direct jobs in industrial activities maintained | FTE | 16 |
Population served with electricity | Households | 16 400 |