Examples of the waste energy and biomass initiatives by olive oil producers in Spain include Aceites Del Sur-Coosur Sociedad Anonima and its separate branch (Enersur), which is dedicated to biomass energy generation. Another company, Sovena Spain/Sovena Oilseeds lists direct energy consumption at 74.245 GJ and indirect energy consumption at 308.131 GJ. More details and data are presented for additional companies below.
ACEITES DEL SUR-COOSUR SOCIEDAD ANONIMA
- Aceites Del Sur-Coosur Sociedad Anonima has a separate branch (called Enersur) which is dedicated to biomass energy generation. Enersur was established in 2014.
- The aim of Enersur is to achieve sustainable goals by producing biodiesel, treatment, and recovery of waste and electrical cogeneration systems.
- The company collaborated with García-Munté Energía to produce quality biomass for thermal applications.
- The company produces around 40,000-50,000 metric tons of biomass which substitute 16,000 tep (tons equivalent petroleum) per year.
- By drying the waste, the company saves 30% of electricity consumption.
MIGASA ACEITES SL
- Migasa aims at sustainability by using advanced technology in fatty acid distillation which generated no waste. At La Luisiana premises, it produces electrical energy with olive cake but no further details on energy generation initiatives or consumption.
F. FAIGES SL
- F. FAIGES SL states that they produce energy with biomass to use in their production process but does not give details on consumption or the amount of generation.
SOVENA SPAIN SA and SOVENA OILSEEDS ESPAÑA SA
- Sovena sustainability strategies include waste management with sustainable development goals approved by the United Nations, but it does not focus on generating biomass energy or waste to energy. Its focus is on reducing the use of energy and reducing waste.
- It is to be noted that SOVENA SPAIN SA and SOVENA OILSEEDS ESPAÑA SA companies have the same website and annual reports, so there are no separate reports to give segmented details.
- Electricity consumption: direct energy consumption of the Sovena Group is 74.245 GJ and indirect energy consumption of Sovena Group is 308.131 GJ.
DCOOP SC AND
- Dcoop company focused on sustainability initiatives such as avoiding middlemen and maintaining transparency to support their integrated farmers (75,000 families), but did not quote any specific initiative focusing on generating biomass energy or waste to energy and does not give details on energy consumption.
BORGES AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL EDIBLE OILS SAU
- Borges Agricultural & Industrial Edible Oils focused on sustainability initiatives such as reduction of waste, recycling, and others, but did not quote any specific initiative focusing on generating biomass energy or waste to energy and does not give details on energy consumption.
FJ SANCHEZ SUCESORES SA
- Fj Sanchez Sucesores SA company completely focused on the quality of products such as olives, oils, and capers but does not focus on sustainability practices such as biomass, or waste management.
ACEITES ABRIL SL
- Aceites Abril focused on sustainability initiatives such as reduction of waste, recycling, and others but did not quote any specific initiative focusing on generating biomass energy or waste to energy and does not give details on energy consumption.
SC AND ALMAZARAS DE LA SUBBETICA
- Sc And Almazaras De La Subbetica completely focused on the quality of products such as olive oils but does not focus on sustainability practices such as biomass, or waste management.
Research Strategy:
Even after an exhaustive search through applicable and credible sources, your research team found that there is very limited information on waste energy and biomass initiatives with respect to olive oil producers in Spain. There was also no information available in the public domain on waste energy and biomass initiatives with respect to Sc And Almazaras De La Subbetica, Aceites Abril, Fj Sanchez Sucesores SA, Borges Agricultural & Industrial Edible Oils, Dcoop, and Sovena Spain SA/Sovena Oilseeds España SA. There was very limited information available to triangulate the data. Your research team came to this determination after looking through company websites, annual reports, sustainability reports, and press releases where very limited information on waste energy and biomass initiatives was shared by any of the companies. As there is no pre-compiled information on initiatives and energy consumption we, then, tried looking for information in Spanish sustainability databases, UN reports, Spain biomass energy reports (e.g., Spanish Renewable Energies Association, UN global compact, Biodiversity). However, most of the information was about sustainability initiatives, in general, and were not specific to waste energy and biomass initiatives. Next, we consulted Spanish government reports on biomass electricity company-wide energy consumption insights and any regulation or guidelines on usage of biomass energy and initiatives with respect to olive oil producers, but could not locate any specific regulation or additional details. Lastly, we expanded the scope of the research and attempted to find older insights about the above companies with respect to examples of waste energy and biomass initiatives by web archiving the companies' websites, research papers and case studies but most of the information was focused on large private projects with nothing specific to olive oil producers in Spain.