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Olevano di Lomellina | |
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| Comune di Olevano di Lomellina | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Olevano di Lomellina  | |
  Olevano di Lomellina Location of Olevano di Lomellina in Italy  Olevano di Lomellina Olevano di Lomellina (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°13′N 8°43′E / 45.217°N 8.717°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Pavia (PV) |
| Frazioni | Cascine Vallazza, Cascina Melegnana, Cascina Battaglia, Cascina Bianca, Cascina Paronina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luca Mondin |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 830 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Olevanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 27020 |
| Dialing code | 0384 |
| Website | Official website |
Olevano di Lomellina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southwest of Milan and about 35 km west of Pavia.
Economy is mostly based on agriculture, the main cultivation being that of rice.
In recent years Met NewEn is forging ahead with the construction of its first wood biomass power plant in Italy. The 20 MW BiOlevano project is due to come on stream in the fourth quarter of 2011 at a cost of €80 million. A key feature is the development of the wood-chip supply chain. A high proportion (more than 85%) of the plant's raw materials will come from a short supply chain. The BiOlevano unit features very high conversion efficiency (more than 30%) and extremely low emissions, lower than any other biomass power plant in Italy. The plant, designed to deliver 140 GWhe per year of renewable energy, sufficient to meet the needs of about 50,000 families, will consume approximately 200,000 tonnes/year of wood chips. These will come mainly from poplar trees grown according to the short rotation forestry (SRF) formula, defined as high-density plantations of fast-growing species to be used for energy conversion. Taking into account the carbon capture cycle of its raw materials, the Olevano plant will reduce atmospheric emissions of CO2 by more than 100,000 tonnes/year by replacing electricity generated from fossil fuels.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.