en.Wedoany.com Reported - Moeve and Magnon have jointly invested €100 million to build a biomass plant in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, to replace fossil fuels used in Moeve's chemical plant. The project is scheduled to officially launch at the end of 2027, with full commercial operation expected by spring 2031, and a commercial lifespan of at least 15 years.
Located within the Parque Energético La Rábida, the biomass plant has a thermal capacity of 57 megawatts. Its primary function is to heat the oil used in the industrial distillation process at the Moeve Chemicals plant, thereby completely eliminating traditional fossil fuels from the phenol and cumene production lines. The core objective of the project is to decarbonize the current industrial furnaces that run on natural gas.
All biomass feedstock will be supplied by Magnon from its processing center located 25 kilometers away, sourced from plant residues in Huelva's farmland, including olive pruning branches, fruit tree remnants, and materials from forest or garden clearing operations. This close logistical proximity ensures a continuous supply of raw materials and a lower transportation environmental impact, while also promoting the utilization of previously discarded agricultural by-products.
The project is expected to generate significant employment opportunities in the province of Andalusia. During the construction phase, approximately 150 direct construction workers will be needed, along with stimulating technical services and subcontracting in the surrounding areas. Once the plant is in normal operation, it will stably provide 50 permanent positions covering technical supervision, equipment maintenance, and daily operational control. Official estimates indicate that the construction and operational phases will also create 550 indirect jobs, primarily in transportation, field collection, and logistics.
The regional government of Andalusia has included the project in its Project Acceleration Unit (Unidad Aceleradora de Proyectos), granting it absolute priority approval. This decision is based on the project's high socio-economic impact, aiming to consolidate regional energy self-sufficiency using local renewable resources. An official statement said the initiative meets all the technical growth criteria required by the government, and the promoters, Enciendetenergia and Moeve Chemicals, have demonstrated the technical feasibility of replacing old systems with clean alternatives. The project is included in the CRECE Industrial Action Plan (Plan de Acción CRECE Industria) (until 2027), a framework that encourages alliances among companies in the Andalusian community to leverage industry competitive advantages.
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