Today at the headquarters of the Municipality of Genoa, Palazzo Tursi, the presence of the Vice-Mayor Paul Pissarello and Director-General for Maritime Transport of the Ministry of Transport Infrastructure ee, Henry M. Pujia, was presented the design of the Triton Group Europam which involves the construction of a new generation of floating power plants that produce green energy.
Born as innovative technological solution for the production of electricity and thermal energy from biofuels, made from non-food crops, the barge will be positioned Triton a few miles from the coast, in the mouths of rivers or, as proposed for Genoa, in the port area due to the reduced visual impact, making it possible to meet basic needs for electricity of the city.
"We chose to present the project in Genoa - said the CEO of Europam, Michael Constantine - because in this city, candidate for the role of" Smart City ", the Port Authority has launched the Green Port, which is well is combined with the philosophy of Triton. The idea of the floating power plant is part of electrification of the docks for the supply of "green" energy for large ships that dock in Genoa. The ships will be able to turn the electric generators on board. "
"The styling of the Triton - explained the architect Aldo Cichero, who led the design team - responding to multiple demands, seemingly contradictory. On the one hand it proposes the use of Triton barge into open waters, or in a typical situation of developing countries that do not always have adequate maritime infrastructure, and with features that support with minimal damage to any threats such as terrorist attacks. These needs are answered with the possibility of tilting, which allows to minimize the emerged part exposed to the waves, with the particular profile of the sides, and with the double hull.On the other hand, the barge can be used Triton in port waters of the industrialized countries, where they must make use of small spaces where you have to already congested and reduce environmental impacts including visual inspection, hence the extreme compactness of the medium. "
"The total investment - continued Biancardi Adrian, program manager of the Renewable Energy Europam - is 70 million. The delivery time of between 12 and 18 months. The plant will have a capacity of 56 MW. Significant repercussions in terms of work sull'indotto, especially at the level of the Italian shipbuilding Liguria. " "The prime movers of the central floating characterized by large-capacity unit - he added - can use second-generation biofuels, in particular oils obtained from the pressing of Jatropha seeds. It is a perennial plant that grows in tropical areas and has the characteristic to develop in marginal lands with low rainfall, so it does not compete with the food chain. "
"As for the port area - said Beppe Costa, president and CEO of Costa Edutainment and CEO of Port Deposit Saar - the advantages of such an operation are many.First, you need a small area of water surface in the port area: about 3,000 square feet compared with more than 50,000 square feet of land needed for a conventional plant. It has been suggested to place the platform moored to the breakwater, to the east entrance to the so-called tooth fell Bettolo channel, so that it is connected to subsea pipelines to the storage of vegetable oils Saar for the supply of biofuel. Triton will provide the Aquarium, in addition to hot water, even a share of green electricity at medium voltage. "
Europam is headquartered in Genoa, where he worked for over 40 years in the energy sector. Shareholders of the company are the Black Oils Spa (Constantin family holding company) and Total Erg Spa
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Today at the headquarters of the Municipality of Genoa, Palazzo Tursi, the presence of the Vice-Mayor Paul Pissarello and Director-General for Maritime Transport of the Ministry of Transport Infrastructure ee, Henry M. Pujia, was presented the design of the Triton Group Europam which involves the construction of a new generation of floating power plants that produce green energy. 
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