Bee Chooses Veolia to Operate the Future Ghent Biomass Power Plant
06 Octobre 2015 - 09:15AM
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Able to produce 215 MW of electricity, the new biomass power
plant owned by the electricity and gas company Belgian Eco Energy
(Bee) will be one of the largest in Europe. Veolia (Paris:VIE) will
be responsible for its operation for 15 years with revenues of
around 150 million euros.
The future power plant owned by the electricity and gas company
Belgian Eco Energy (Bee) will have the tremendous potential to
produce 215 MW of electricity from wood chip. Compared with a
coal-fired power plant, this 100% biomass project will avoid CO2
emissions equivalent to heating the homes of Ghent’s 240,000
residents. Veolia has been contracted for its operation with
revenues of around 150 million euros.
“With Veolia, we are confident of having a world-renowned
partner able to commit to a results guarantee because of the
experience they have acquired with similar projects,” says Michael
Corten, CEO of Bee.
Construction of the plant, scheduled to start in the first
quarter of 2016, will take three years and create more than 1,000
jobs in the region. The electricity generated will be sold to
industrial concerns and fed into the grid.
Veolia will work with Bee right from the beginning of this
construction phase in order to ensure the best operability of the
facility and then take charge, under the best possible conditions,
of the power plant it will operate for the first 15 years after it
is commissioned.
The future biomass power plant at the international Port of
Ghent will help Belgium contribute to achieving the European
Union's 2020 targets, in particular greenhouse gas emission
reductions, as this plant will avoid the emission of 450,000 metric
tons of CO2 each year compared with an equivalent natural gas-fired
plant.
By providing 2% of Belgium's total electricity production, the
plant will also contribute to increasing the share of renewable
energy in the country's energy mix together with improving its
energy efficiency by introducing the most efficient technology.
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Created in 2010, Bee is a Belgian company that provides
companies with renewable energy from its own generating plants and
its local network for the production of renewable energy: biomass,
cogeneration, and solar and wind power. In 2016, Bee will undertake
the construction of one of the world’s largest biomass plants in
the Port of Ghent: Bee Power Gent SA. www.bee.eu
Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource
management. With over 179,000 employees* worldwide, the Group
designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions
that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and
industries. Through its three complementary business activities,
Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available
resources, and to replenish them.In 2014, the Veolia group supplied
96 million people with drinking water and 60 million people with
wastewater service, produced 52 million megawatt hours of energy
and converted 31 million metric tons of waste into new materials
and energy. Veolia Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE)
recorded consolidated revenue of €24.4 billion* in
2014.www.veolia.com
(*) 2014 pro-forma figures, including Dalkia International
(100%) and excluding Dalkia France.
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