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The technological heart of Ravenna’s

Green Port is “Made in Italy”

taly’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) coastal project which is expected to start operating in the
deposit, built by Depositi Italiani GNL S.p.A. ( a second half of 2021, it will prevent the production
joint venture between Gruppo P.I.R. and of 6 million tons of CO .
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IEDISON), will become operational in 2021. Because of its location, the deposit will have a
Located in the Port of Ravenna, in the Porto tangible impact on ship bunkering activities in the
Corsini area, the deposit represents an outstanding entire Northern Adriatic area and will also be an
opportunity for Italy, a new source of supply of LNG excellent endorsement for extending the Green
(Liquefied Natural Gas), essential to reach the Port project to Ravenna’s entire port area.
greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, SIAD Macchine Impianti (SIAD MI) was chosen to
especially in the heavy-duty and maritime transport design and install a SMART LNG system to
sectors. re-liquefy evaporated gas (Boil-Off-Gas – BOG)
The facility will have a capacity of 20,000 cubic from the tanks of the coastal deposit. Once
meters of LNG and an annual handling capacity of reconverted into a liquid state through a nitrogen
more than 1 million cubic meters of LNG, which will recycling refrigeration system, the retrieved gas
be used as alternative sustainable fuel in the will be re-introduced into the deposit’s tanks, with
heavy-duty and maritime transport sectors: the zero emissions in the atmosphere, through a
facility’s capacity will enable it to handle enough closed circuit that has no impact on the environment
LNG to supply at least 12,000 trucks and .
approximately 50 ferries every year. SIAD MI is also involved in the provision of
It is estimated that during the life cycle of this cryogenic compressor packages - BOG

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