Reduce economic costs and the emission of greenhouse gases.
This is the double advantage offered by the biomass boiler installed at the Sports Pavilion 'Loli de Gea' this morning inaugurated the mayor, José Soria, and Council for the Environment and Sports, Maria Dolores Carrasco and Antonio Marín, respectively .
The municipal technical Jesus Sanchez, explained that the biomass boiler is a system whose effectiveness is amply proven, and provide hot water at a temperature of 80 ° C to the facilities of the pavilion, both to heat the pool water to showers and health.
"The boiler is rated at 200 kW, sufficient for the consumption of the pavilion, and feeds on wood chips. This will result in savings that will range between 10 and 15% for the fuel that was used before, diesel "argued Sanchez, who added that the system has two fume treatment phases, which ensures that these leave in good condition.
The Councillor of Environment, Maria Dolores Carrasco, expressed his satisfaction with this boiler, "with that achieved in addition to cost savings, reduced emissions of greenhouse gases, which is achieved with a dual purpose."
Councillor for Sports, Antonio Marín, explained that continue keeping oil boilers for use in the event of failure of the biomass boiler and specified that the placement of the boiler has not changed the installation of the pavilion.
Finally, the mayor, José Soria, explained that although economic investment is important, it has made the city directly but through a lease to the company awarded the contract, which is an amount paid monthly for twelve years.
After those years, the facility will become municipal property.
Soria stressed "the full disposal of the City to such alternative energy", stating that the oil boilers that are in many municipal facilities (schools, home for the elderly, etc.) will be replacing and renewing by other boilers with similar characteristics the opened today, in order to reduce emissions and reduce economic costs.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín