Sustainable self-generation: cogeneration

An opportunity to boost competitiveness

Sustainable self-generation: cogeneration

An opportunity to boost competitiveness

Sustainable self-generation: cogeneration

An opportunity to boost competitiveness

Edison NEXT’s cogeneration experience at the service of the customer

Edison NEXT led a major operator in the pharmaceutical sector in its cogeneration plant outsourcing and optimization process. Edison NEXT’s know-how and investment capability enabled the customer to boost its competitiveness by improving the plant’s efficiency and save 10% on its energy spending.

25 GWh/year

electricity requirement

24 GWh/year

thermal requirement

2,5 MWe

power of the CHP plant installed

The customer

Edison NEXT led a major operator in the pharmaceutical sector with a strong focus on research and production of proprietary molecules.

The requirement

To optimize the energy and economic savings delivered by the cogeneration plant installed in one of its main production facilities by entrusting its management to a partner with solid energy know-how who is capable of constantly providing integrated and innovative solutions.

Reduce consumption and energy spending

Transfer ownership of the existing CHP plant

Stabilize energy costs and guarantee plant availability

The solution

Edison NEXT designed and implemented a plan to outsource and revamp the existing cogeneration plant. Immediately after acquiring the plant from the customer and carrying out extraordinary maintenance in just three weeks, Edison NEXT started up electrical and thermal energy production under a tolling contract with availability and performance guarantees.

Reliability

We put our specialist know-how in cogeneration and trigeneration plant building and management at the disposal of the customer.

Rapid execution

All the operations needed to transfer ownership and authorizations were completed in just three months from the signing of the contract, thus enabling a rapid start of the service.

Guarantees

Contractual obligation to deliver minimum plant availability thresholds and performance guarantees ensuring constant and optimized electrical and thermal energy.

Results

10%

energy cost savings

increase in plant efficiency

Option of replacing the plant at life cycle end