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HUNOSA
We wanted to help organize the sector around a common goal
chain, a knowledge base, and a network of partners ready to support a new industry. To lay that groundwork, HUNOSA, through its venture capital subsidiary daughter company, HUNOSA EMPRESAS, brought together universities, research centers, landowners, logistics providers, suppliers, and engineering companies in a regional biomass cluster.“ We wanted to help organize the sector around a common goal.” The objective extends beyond securing feedstock for La Pereda. The cluster’ s aim is to strengthen coordination across the value chain and support new business opportunities linked to biomass production and processing.
Adding solid recovered fuel( SRF) supports the strategy. SRF makes up a small part of the mix( 10 percent in terms of energy input), but it helps stabilize operations and supports circular economy goals. Economics matter just as much as engineering. By using SRF,
HUNOSA brings in extra revenue that helps keep the facility viable for the long haul.“ It makes the plant more economically stable.”
Innovation plays a key role in HUNOSA’ s transition. Alongside the biomass conversion, La Pereda site hosts carbon capture research through the CaLby2030 project. That work builds on a partnership with Spain’ s National Institute of Carbon that started in 2009. The research used to focus on coal combustion gases, but it has evolved as the plant has changed.“ Once we moved toward biomass, we could begin evaluating the CO₂ capture technology using gases from biomass combustion.”
Increased opportunities
What started as a power station conversion opened new paths for carbon capture research. Capturing carbon from biomass lets teams produce biogenic CO₂, which supports future applications like synthetic fuels made with renewable hydrogen.
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