Mercurio builds cogeneration plant for AquafilSLO with E.ON ESCo services

Mercurio takes care of the complete realization of the cogeneration plant to face energy challenges. The cogeneration plant (CHP) to power Aquafil's plants in Ljubljana, Slovenia, started up in early October 2024, thanks to the synergy of: This new CHP plant, with a 7.5 MW Kawasaki GPB80D turbine, will generate 59 GWh/year of electricity and […]
How gas is transformed into electricity

Our daily lives are powered by electricity, but where does it come from? Electricity is used every day: to turn on lights, plug in phones, or heat food in the microwave. Demand for electricity in the United States, but also in Europe, peaks in both the summer and winter months, driven by the need to […]
What is the greenhouse effect?

The greenhouse effect is a process that occurs when gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the sun, making the Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is one of the things that makes the Earth a comfortable place to live. How does the greenhouse effect work? As you might expect from the name, the greenhouse effect […]
What is the cogeneration process and what is it used for?

Cogeneration is the combined generation of thermal and mechanical and/or electrical energy in a system using a single energy source, often resulting in significant reductions in energy input rates compared to separate production. Cogeneration is a highly efficient process, capturing and using heat that would otherwise be wasted, cogeneration reduces […]