Veolia and Waga Energy Commission One of the Largest Biomethane Production Units in Europe
31 Mars 2022 - 9:36AM
Business Wire
- France’s largest biomethane production facility comes on
stream.
- This project contributes to French and European energy
security, by developing local, sustainable, low-carbon energy
sources.
- Veolia already produces a total of 1.6 TWh of biogas in France,
equivalent to 10% of the French biogas production target set out in
the 2023 Multiannual Energy Plan.1
Regulatory News:
Veolia (Paris:VIE) and Waga Energy have announced the
commissioning of France’s largest biomethane production unit using
biogas from a non-hazardous waste storage facility. Located on the
largest biogas production site in France, Veolia’s industrial
ecology hub in Claye-Souilly (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 tons of CO2 every year.
Based on the WAGABOX® technology developed by Waga Energy, this
fully automated and remotely controlled production unit recovers
and treats the biogas from landfill waste to transform it into
biomethane, a 100% renewable gas. This green gas is then injected
directly into the GRDF-operated network to provide energy to homes
and businesses in the region, for their traditional uses but also
to decarbonize the transport sector thanks to BioGNV.
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 (Cher), with two
others currently under construction in Le Ham (Manche) and
Chatuzange-le-Goubet (Drôme).
Once commissioned, these four units will represent biomethane
production capacity of up to 175 GWh per year by 2024, and will
allow to avoid 35,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.
“Veolia is a key player in the biogas production and the
conversion of biogas into energy, the Group already produces 1.6
terrawat hours of biogas from waste methanisation in France alone.
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.
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. We are delighted to
combine our unique gas engineering expertise with the expertise of
a world leader in waste treatment to develop a sustainable
alternative to fossil fuels. By producing biomethane, a pillar of
energy transition, we are taking concrete action against global
warming and helping to strenghen our country’s energy
independence.”
Bertrand de Singly, Regional Customer Director, Ile-de-France
at GRDF: “Thanks to this 27th biomethane production unit, the
Seine-et-Marne is becoming more energy independent, with 16% of its
residential gas consumption now covered by local biomethane
production (with a target of 75% by 2030 in the CapMétha77
charter). GRDF has invested in adapting the gas network to
accommodate the renewable gas production of this exceptional
project.”
The industrial ecology hub, located in Claye-Souilly in the
Île-de-France region, treats and recovers up to 1.5 million tons
annually of municipal and industrial waste. It is already equipped
with facilities converting the biogas produced into heat and
electricity. With the commissioning of the new biomethane
production unit, the site’s total annual energy production from all
sources will increase to 238 GWh, a 40% increase on current energy
supply.
Veolia and biomethane
Veolia is now one of the world’s largest producers of energy
from biogas, with 6 TWh of primary energy resources. A world leader
in ecological transformation, Veolia aims to maximize biogas
recovery in the form of biomethane and to increase its global
reserves, in a circular economy approach. The Group’s ambition is
to become a leader in the biomethane sector and further develop
green energy production capacities to help in the fight against
climate change.
About Veolia
Veolia Group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological
transformation. With nearly 179,000 employees worldwide, the Group
designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful
and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its
three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to improve
access to resources, and to preserve and replenish them. In 2020,
the Veolia group supplied 95 million people with drinking water and
62 million people with wastewater services, produced nearly 43
million megawatt hours of energy and treated 47 million metric tons
of waste. Veolia Environment (Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded
consolidated revenue of €26.01 billion in 2020. www.veolia.com
About Waga Energy
Waga Energy (ISIN: FR0012532810, symbol: WAGA) produces
competitively priced Renewable Natural Gas (also known as
“biomethane”) by upgrading landfill gas using a patented
purification technology called WAGABOX®. The RNG produced is
injected directly into the gas distribution networks that supply
individuals and businesses, providing a substitute for natural gas.
Waga Energy finances, builds and operates its WAGABOX® units under
long-term contracts with landfill operators for the supply of raw
gas, and generates income by selling the RNG it generated. Waga
Energy operates 11 WAGABOX® units in France, representing an
installed capacity of 240 GWh/year. Eleven units are under
construction in France, Spain and Canada. Each project initiated by
Waga Energy contributes to the fight against global warming and the
helps the energy transition. Waga Energy has been listed since
October 27, 2021, on Euronext Paris. waga-energy.com
1 Multiannual Energy Plan 2019–2023, Ministry of Ecological
Transition
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Contacts Waga Energy
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laurent.barbotin@waga-energy.com
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