Ence Navia certifies the sustainability of its biomass through the Sure standard

The Ence biofactory in Navia Sure verification scheme , which guarantees the sustainability of the production process from sustainable biomass sources , which are also evaluated. This is local biomass consisting mainly of plant remains of forest origin , derived from the sustainable use of forest masses and the production of cellulose in the same facilities.

The development of the certification audits was carried out successfully and was recognized by the certifier. With the completion of the verification process of the standard requirements, the navigation plant becomes part of the select group of facilities certified by the Sure scheme in Europe, and becomes the first in Asturias to have this seal.

The Navia biofactory thus continues the process started in July by Ence's biomass generation plant in Mérida and the company's biofactory in Pontevedra, and continued, more recently, by the company's plants in Ciudad Real and Jaén. This commitment to certification has made Ence the first company on the continent to begin the process of verifying the sustainability of its biomass using this standard.

CEGANOR has been the entity responsible for auditing the process , since it is the only Spanish company recognized and authorized by the Sure scheme to perform this service. This certification is one of the tools developed to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (REDII), a European regulation that establishes the criteria that all biomasses used in the bioenergy sector must meet. focused on guaranteeing its sustainability, a correct mass balance, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency.

Ence thus takes another step in promoting the certification of all its energy production plants from biomass, a process whose completion it hopes to achieve at the end of this second half of the year, when the audits in the rest of the plants have been completed. generation of renewable energy, moving five months ahead of the deadlines established in state regulations.