Endesa, applying the principles of circular economy that it is implementing in its process of dismantling the thermal power plants, will donate 74 elements that were used in the historic Compostilla power plant, to non-profit entities in El Bierzo that will either maintain their use, or They will be exhibited as unique museum pieces, depending on the case.
These eight local entities of public interest that will be the object of donations are the Ponferrada City Council itself, the Castilla y León Ministry of the Environment, the University of León, the Ciudad de la Energía Foundation (Ciuden), the Santa Bárbara Foundation, the Hospital del Bierzo, the Fuentes Nuevas Training Center and the Berciana Association of Farmers.
Endesa, applying circular economy criteria to give a second life to the elements of the plants in the process of closure, has selected these entities that will either use the large equipment elements that will be exhibited in the Energy Museum, or they will charge new life in training centers, where students will handle them in practical classes.
These elements are joined by assets of cultural interest, such as paintings and sculptures that will be exhibited in different museums. Among the first equipment to be donated are three gas meters, which will be handed over to the Berciana Association of Farmers, which will add them to its laboratory equipment for the benefit of its members.
The territorial general director of Endesa, Miguel Temboury, explained that “our projects for Compostilla after the end of the thermal plant are focused on the circular economy, with recycling plants for wind blades and batteries for electric vehicles, which is consistent with give a second life to the thermal equipment that can provide some service to Bierzo entities ”.
Endesa is processing the dismantling of its Cubillos del Sil facilities, which have been officially out of service since June 2020. The demolition will generate more than 266,000 tons of waste, 90% of which will be recovered in application of the principles of the circular economy. The concrete remains will receive treatment in situ to incorporate them into the tasks of adaptation of land where new industries will be built that will replace the plant, while the metal structures that are removed from the site will also be recycled, and there will also be waste that will end up in landfills. specials.
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