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Our business is closely involved in people lives.

We ensure residents receive essential services for their daily life.

At your side in your community

Managing your water services. Distributing energy. Selling electricity and gas. Recycling waste. Our one objective: to create value for the people and the community in which we operate.

Nowadays, innovation is at everyone's fingertips.

Acea sees innovation as the driving force to become more efficient, to raise the quality of life for our customers, to improve services for the residents and the community. Acea has used all this to create a new culture of innovation: an open culture, which everyone can share and take part in.

Our Group serves local communities and their citizens.

We are fully aware of our role of responsibility towards our stakeholders for our major economic, social and environmental impact. This is why our Sustainability Plan is part and parcel of our Business Plan.

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Waste to energy plants

How a waste to energy plant works and what it is

A waste to energy plant produces energy thanks to the heat generated by the combustion of municipal and industrial solid waste. These plants reach very high temperatures, above 850°, and produce electricity through steam turbines, often associated with co-generation plants for district heating.

What is the difference between an incinerator and a waste to energy plant?

The main difference between an incinerator and a waste to energy plant lies in the use of the heat generated by burning waste. An incinerator is a plant dedicated to the disposal of waste, which works by thermally destroying waste made of inert materials. A waste to energy plant is distinguished from an incinerator by the addition of the section that turns the generated heat into electricity and thermal energy (district heating) produced during combustion.