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A new landfill gas-powered cogeneration plant in Plessis-Gassot, France
A new landfill gas-powered cogeneration plant in Plessis-Gassot, France. The recently inaugurated 17 MW plant is the country’s most powerful landfill gas-fuelled power plant. It uses ten of GE Distributed Power’s Jenbacher gas engines to generate renewable electricity and heat for residents and businesses.
The joint project between waste management and services company Véolia Propreté, energy services company Dalkia and distributed power services provider Clarke Energy replaces a smaller, less efficient steam turbine-boiler system.
The project has enabled Plessis-Gassot to become the first town in France to have a district heating scheme fuelled by biogas. In addition to electricity, the cogeneration facility also produces 30,000 MWh/year of thermal energy, equivalent to the amount consumed by an estimated 2,850 homes. This energy is feeding a new heating and hot water network that serves homes and shared facilities in Plessis-Gassot, including the town hall, community centre, church and municipal buildings.
News Item details
Journal title: Energy World
Countries: France -
Subjects: Electricity generation, Combined heat and power generation
