Feasibility analysis of CHP in an olive processing industry

The installation of a combined heat and power plant based on the gasification of olive stone and on the use of the synthesis gas in an internal combustion engine, as referenced to a separate production mode plant, might lead to the achievement of significant reductions of both primary energy demand (49%) and CO2 emissions, with as short payback time as 3.6 years. This way, a sustainable business can be set as complementary to the productive sector itself.