In recent years, many Italian ceramic companies have adopted state-of-the-art cogeneration systems to improve their manufacturing efficiency and reduce CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.

With existing systems, the Italian ceramic industry is able to generate more than 800 GWh of electricity per year.

More than 30 cogeneration plants are currently in operation in the Emilia-Romagna region, meeting more than 45% of the ceramic industry’s electricity needs and providing heat for the production process.

Cogeneration systems, therefore, contribute to the energy transition of the sector by optimizing the use of fossil fuels and carbon emissions.

This is in line with the European Commission’s Directive 2018/2022, which aims to reduce primary energy consumption by 32.5% by 2030, and with the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (INECP), which has set an indicative consumption reduction target of 43%.