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The SAMCA Group,
in its commitment to respect for the environment, has been developing a line of projects oriented to both the improvement of the energy
efficiency of its productive installations and the utilization of renewable energies. Overall, these projects are oriented to decreasing
the energy dependence of our country and to reducing significantly the emission of greenhouse gases.
The main improvements in energy efficiency of the productive installations have been obtained through the development of 9 cogeneration
plants, with a total installed power of 110 MWe. These plants satisfy the energy demands of the mining and industrial installations with
the integrated production of electricity and useful heat, using the practically the entire range of technologies available, such as gas
turbines, steam turbines and internal combustion engines.
With regard to the utilization of renewable energies, in 1995, SAMCA
created the company MOLINOS DEL EBRO with the purpose of utilizing a resource that is as distinctive of
Aragon as is wind. Currently, jointly with its affiliate MOLINOS DEL JALON, it operates 7 wind farms in
this Autonomous Community with a total installed power of 250 MWe.
The SAMCA Group is also developing activities oriented to the
utilization of other renewable sources of energy, such as solar energy, through technologies of thermoelectric conversion. Currently,
through its affiliate RENOVABLES SAMCA it operates the Thermoelectric Solar Plants "La Florida" and
"La Dehesa", located in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, with a total installed power of 100 MWe. In addition, the Group plans
the installation of several thermoelectric solar plants in the communities of Aragon, Andalusia and Extremadura.
Lastly, and also of importance, the SAMCA Group is currently
developing various projects of energy recovery and of geothermics of high enthalpy. |
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