{"id":1848,"date":"2018-10-18T19:32:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T17:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/references\/case-study-villa-castelli\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:47:44","slug":"case-study-villa-castelli-biogas-oil-pomace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/en\/references\/case-study-villa-castelli-biogas-oil-pomace\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study Villa Castelli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling lazyload foto_testata\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Villa-Castelli-Stage-XL-600x188.jpg\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1368px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height box_rosso\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">EUCOmpact 100 kW plant in Villa Castelli<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The first biogas plant to be fed exclusively with oil pomace.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling sfondo_grigio\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1422.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" title=\"Villa Castelli Text Image 1 2 Image XL\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Villa-Castelli-Text-Image-1-2-Image-XL.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Villa-Castelli-Text-Image-1-2-Image-XL-600x329.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1243\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27654%27%20height%3D%27359%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20654%20359%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27654%27%20height%3D%27359%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Villa-Castelli-Text-Image-1-2-Image-XL-200x110.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Villa-Castelli-Text-Image-1-2-Image-XL-400x220.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Villa-Castelli-Text-Image-1-2-Image-XL-600x329.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Villa-Castelli-Text-Image-1-2-Image-XL.jpg 654w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Biogas plant in Villa Castelli<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Location: Villa Castelli (BR), Italy<\/p>\n<p>Type: EUCOmpact 100 kW<\/p>\n<p>Feeding: wet olive pomace<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1422.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Energy valorisation of olive pomace<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>The mill of the Cassese family in Villa Castelli (BR) is a gem of innovation. It is not a coincidence that this is where the first biogas plant to be fed exclusively with olive pomace was built.<\/p>\n<p>In a 10,000 m\u00b2 facility, the company processes olives from the family\u2019s lands or from other producers to produce high-quality extra virgin olive oil. Wishing to close the virtuous cycle, the company had the idea to develop a biogas plant that would use the wet olive pomace produced by the multiphase decanters of the company. They chose the EUCOmpact technology of Kanadevia Inova Schmack Biogas: its long paddle agitator, in fact, ensures the optimal digestion of this biomass, the features of which mean that it is not easily digested in a traditional plant.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s waste now produces thermal energy and electricity, and the digestate is then used as a soil conditioner on the same lands that produce the olives, eliminating the need for chemical fertilisers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" title=\"RenderEUCOmpact Text Image S_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RenderEUCOmpact-Text-Image-S_.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RenderEUCOmpact-Text-Image-S_.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1244\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27540%27%20height%3D%27304%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20540%20304%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27540%27%20height%3D%27304%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RenderEUCOmpact-Text-Image-S_-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RenderEUCOmpact-Text-Image-S_-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/RenderEUCOmpact-Text-Image-S_.png 540w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1772,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1848","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1848"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3044,"href":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1848\/revisions\/3044"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schmack-biogas.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}