Energy management companies Veolia and Waga Energy have commissioned one of Europe’s largest biomethane production units using biogas from a non-hazardous waste storage facility.
Credit: Waga Energy
Credit: Waga Energy
Located on the largest biogas production site in France, Veolia’s industrial ecology hub in Claye-Souillyin the Paris region will produce 120 GWh of renewable gas annually. This is equivalent to the average annual consumption of 20,000 households or 480 buses running on BioNGV, and will avoid around 25,000 tonnes of CO2 every year.
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The Claye-Souilly project is one of four developed through a partnership between Veolia and Waga Energy in France. A production unit is already in operation in Saint-Palais in the Cher region, with two others currently under construction in Le Ham in Manche and Chatuzange-le-Goubet in Drôme.
Once commissioned, these four units will represent biomethane production capacity of up to 175 GWh per year by 2024, and will avoid 35,000 metric tonnes of CO2 annually.
“We intend to contribute to the development of a full-fledged green gas production sector at the European level, which is essential for energy security and to fight against global warming,” explains Estelle Brachlianoff, Group Chief Operating Officer at Veolia.
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Mathieu Lefebvre, co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Waga Energy, adds: “The commissioning of this high-capacity unit at the Claye-Souilly industrial ecology hub marks a new milestone in our five-year collaboration with Veolia. By producing biomethane, a pillar of the energy transition, we are taking concrete action against global warming and helping to strengthen our country’s energy independence.”
This project contributes to French and European energy security, by developing local, sustainable, low-carbon energy sources.
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