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Acogen apuesta por la renovación tecnológica y anuncia nuevas inversionesThey receive bet by the technological renewal and announces new investments
1 December 2011
The Spanish Association of Cogeneration celebrated the past 24 November his Annual Assembly, in which it presented the Balance 2011 and Perspectives of the cogeneration in Spain. In the act delivered to Alejo Vidal-Quadras, vice-president of the European Parliament, the galardón ‘Cogenerador of Honour 2011' by his work in favour of the cogeneration. The president of Receive, José Manuel Collados stood out that “the cogeneration is a key tool of competitiveness and efficiency for all those that believe in the future industrial in Spain”. In the presentation of the Balance 2011 and Perspectives, the general director, Javier Rodríguez, underlined that “the cogeneration goes to contribute decisively to relanzar the economy and the industrial employment in Spain”. The assembly was clausurada by the general director of the Idae Alfonso Beltrán.
Alejo Vidal-Quadras received the galardón ‘Cogenerador of Honour 2011' of hands of the president of Receive, José Manuel Collados Echenique.
As they Receive and as it collects the Plan of Saving and Energetic Efficiency in Spain 2011-2020 approved the past July, the cogeneration will tackle new private investments by value of 3.885 million euros before 2016 and a total of 6.000 million euros for 2020, with hardly 0,4% of public support. With this the investment accumulated by the cogeneration in Spain will reach the 12.000 million euros in 2020.
Today, the sector cogenerador sustains directly more than 13.000 places of work in Spain that they will be 25.000 in 2020. At present, in spite of the economic uncertainty, there is registered already in the MITYC applications to increase the power of cogeneration in 520 MW, 20% of the planned aim for the 2016, what evidence the good rhythm investor in new plants in spite of the crisis, on line with the aims, symptom of the will of improvement and permanence of the industrial state in Spain. THE sector and the energetic planning bet for renewing progressively the current plants, in what it supposes a new cycle of technological investment in energetic efficiency and reduction of broadcasts in the industry manufacturera, keys to attain fix the industrial employment and warn the deslocalización.
In 2016 40% of the current cogenerations will have renewed with machines more efficient and that will save more CO2, for what the private sector will invest until said date 1.225 million euros, reaching in 2020 65% of technological renewal of the current park with an investment accumulated of 2.000 million euros in the designated Plan Renove of the current installations. Of this form, the cogeneration goes to act like engine of investment and of economic relaunching of a significant part of the Spanish industry in two temporary horizons concrete, until 2016 and until 2020; with two performances differentiated: implant new cogenerations and renew the current park. In total the cogeneration will invest 3.885 million euros before the 2016 and 2.000 million additional euros until the 2020: 2 of each 3 euros invested will devote to new plants and 33% remaining of the investment will head to the technological renewal of 65% of the current park of cogenerations.
These productive investments will save energy and broadcasts to existent economic activities, improving his competitiveness and environmental efficiency.
