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Zabalgarbi
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Zabalgarbi

Energy recovery plant for non-recyclable waste at Bizkaia (Ecoparque de Artigas, Bilbao), in operation since 2005. In 2025 it treated 203,143 t and generated 353,428 MWh; it has installed a new so...

Bizkaia

Energy recovery plant for non-recyclable waste at Bizkaia (Ecoparque de Artigas, Bilbao), in operation since 2005. In 2025 tried. 203.143 t and generated 353.428 MWh; has installed a new overheater that allows an operating mode with more than one 90 % less natural gas, operates a gas GNC and supplies its ashes to the new Petronor ecoarid plant/OCO.

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5 recorded improvements

Impact
37
points accumulated
Reliability
D
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Detail of score

The data are calculated with improvements, evidence and connections currently published in EkoPulse.

Model used for this calculation: Impact 2.0 · Reliability 1.3.

Impact: 37 points

Cumulative score

Provisional model: each improvement is assessed by its reach for this profile type, from symbolic to transformative. The same work counts once. Contributions are combined with diminishing returns, and relevant relationships are added. Evidence adds 0 direct Impact points. This does not measure tonnes or net impact.

The highest reach levels require human confirmation; until then they receive a conservative rating. New or edited improvements use a provisional level until their current text is reviewed.

5 sustainable improvements (weighed by their reach)+37
1 major-reach improvements awaiting review (counted as minor)·
0 improvements with evidence+0
1 ecosystem connections+0.05
Profile’s own base37
Ecosystem influence+0
Total impact37

The own base combines practices and direct relationships. Direct relationships and ecosystem influence together add at most 4 points. Ecosystem influence can extend up to 3 steps away and depends on relationship trust and nearby profiles’ data. A disputed relationship transmits no influence through the graph, although it can retain direct credit if its category is eligible. Relationships do not generate negative points.

The advisory thresholds are 25 profiles with improvements, 5 with at least 25 points and at least one reaching 95 points. The current figures are 112, 34 and 72, respectively. Reaching these thresholds does not activate comparison: it requires a model decision.

Reliability: D

4 / 100

The model first places the information in a band according to its supporting evidence. It then calculates the score within that band.

Insufficient documentary support

Applicable band0–49
Coverage: 0 of 5 improvements with evidence
Band baseline0
Practice coverage+0
Source diversity+0
Documentary support+0
Source independence+0
Corroboration+0
Profile information+3.92
Direct relationships+0
Ecosystem support+0
Total reliability4 / 100

Contributions are shown rounded; the total uses the original calculation before final rounding. Ecosystem support is already included and is not added again. Under the current model, the maximum attainable is B+ (84/100).

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Evolution of the score

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Impact Reference

  • This profile37.05
  • Mean profile Impact19
  • Top 20%46

Sample: 112 organizations with a public score.

Sustainable improvements

5 recorded improvements · A selection to get started

Energy

Energy
New overheater and operating mode that reduces natural gas consumption by more than 90% (2025) Added by EkoPulseIn 2025 Zabalgarbi installed a new superheater that optimizes the use of steam and enables a new operating mode with which the consumption of natural gas can be reduced by more than 90% compared to the usual operation (with less electrical generation and greater efficiency); the memory attributes to this start-up the reduction of the consumption of gas in 2025 and previews having the mode for several months in 2026.

Mobility

Mobility
Compressed natural gas supply station (GNC) for the transport of waste (operational from 2022) Added by EkoPulseZabalgarbi operates a supply station GNC aligned with the Law 4/2019 Basque Energy Sustainability, launched to reduce the carbon footprint of its customers’ waste transport, with redundant equipment that allows a complete load in 4-5 minutes; operational 24 h (June 2022).

Waste

Waste
Energy recovery of non-recyclable waste from Bizkaia: 203,143 t treated and 353,428 MWh generated in 2025 (4.74 Mt since 2005) Added by EkoPulseIn 2025 Zabalgarbi energetically valued 203,143 tons of non-recyclable waste from more than 100 municipalities (1,052,000 inhabitants served), generating 353,428 MWh of electricity (26,520 MWh of self-consumption) with an energy efficiency coefficient R1 of 0.68. Since its launch in 2005, it has treated 4,738,852 tons. The memory states −196,020 t CO2 avoided in 2025 (company's own calculation).

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Contributions to the SDGs

Declared links

4 links to improvements

Connected ecosystem
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