MoreThanWaste.com - High capacity energy-from-waste facility opens in Paris (03/07/2008)

"......people in mainland Europe understand far better the benefits of this type of facility, especially the ability to deliver combined heat and power"

Ian Crummack, managing director of TIRU UK

Stallingborough, England, UK: One million inhabitants, plus thousands of homes and landmark buildings including the Paris Metro and Musée d’Orsay, will benefit from a new green energy centre that has opened on the banks of the Seine to the west of Paris, writes TIRU UK.

Called ISSÉANE, the centre comprises an energy-from-waste incineration facility with a capacity of 460,000 tonnes per year, as well as a recycling centre capable of handling 55,000 tonnes of materials per year. It is designed to process the residual waste produced by more than one million residents from five districts to the west of Paris and 20 outlying towns and transform it into renewable energy.

Using residual waste as a fuel, the centre will generate 52MW of electricity each year and produce heat and hot water equivalent to the needs of 79,000 homes. This energy is classified as a 50% renewable resource by Brussels and replaces the consumption of 110,000 tonnes of oil: equivalent to a CO2 emissions reduction of 330,000 tonnes.

The centre was commissioned by SYCTOM – the largest public authority with responsibility for waste disposal in France (equivalent to a Waste Disposal Authority in the UK) – to replace an existing EfW facility that had served the city for forty years. The new centre is being operated by TSI, a partnership between TIRU Group (part of EDF) and SITA.

View of Isseane showing the designed low profile of the facility

Ian Crummack, managing director of TIRU UK, says:

“This new facility in Paris is the largest of its type in Europe. In capacity it is on a par with the EfW plant proposed for London at the Belvedere site, but it has not been surrounded by years of controversy – largely because people in mainland Europe understand far better the benefits of this type of facility, especially the ability to deliver combined heat and power. It forms part of a strategic network of energy-from-waste facilities around Paris that not only provide a waste treatment solution to the city but also produce a secure supply of sustainable energy.”

Situated just 500 metres from the previous energy-from-waste plant, the ISSÉANE green energy centre represented a real challenge for SYCTOM, which wanted its new site to have exemplary environmental credentials. Everything from construction of the site on the banks of the Seine to the inclusion of a ‘living’ roof was carefully planned to ensure that ISSÉANE would integrate into its environment.

Two-thirds of building below ground

The centre is 21 metres high, but landscape integration and careful design has enabled more than two thirds of the building to sit below ground, which has played a crucial role in its acceptance by local residents. Neighbours include a leading cosmetics company and TF1, France’s leading television channel.

The building itself begins 31 metres (or six storeys) below ground level and all traffic movement associated with waste deliveries takes place underground. The site’s twin chimneys protrude no further than five metres above the green roofline, minimising visual impact.

Establishing an integrated waste management centre in the heart of the city has major implications all down the line. At the beginning of the construction phase, a residents’ panel was established to ensure that the project always conforms to the environmental charter, signed by the town of Issy-les-Moulineaux, the Arc of the Seine community group and SYCTOM for the Paris area. This panel is in place throughout the project’s lifetime, from construction through operation to the point at which it is demolished.

The ISSÉANE green energy centre has been strategically positioned using the proximity principle. All of the communities it serves are within a 10 km radius of the site, which helps to limit its impact on the local transport infrastructure and on residents by reducing associated environmental impacts such as noise, dust and air pollution. By-products such as bottom ash, which is recycled as a replacement for aggregates in construction projects, is shipped from the site via boat, further reducing its carbon impact.

The centre is also equipped with highly sophisticated emissions control equipment that ensures that more than 99 per cent of all particulates are removed from the flue gas.

[This article from TIRU UK was released on 30 June. For further information contact Alison Jones, Proteus Public Relations, Tel: 01295 279626,
Email: alison@proteuspr.co.uk]


	High capacity energy-from-waste facility opens in Paris (03/07/2008) "......people in mainland Europe understand far better the benefits of this type of facility, especially the ability to deliver combined heat and power" Ian Crummack, managing director of TIRU UK Stallingborough, England, UK: One million inhabitants, plus thousands of homes and landmark buildings including the Paris Metro and Musée d’Orsay, will benefit from a new green energy centre that has opened on the banks of the Seine to the west of Paris, writes TIRU UK. Called ISSÉANE, the centre comprises an energy-from-waste incineration facility with a capacity of 460,000 tonnes per year, as well as a recycling centre capable of handling 55,000 tonnes of materials per year. It is designed to process the residual waste produced by more than one million residents from five districts to the west of Paris and 20 outlying towns and transform it into renewable energy. Using residual waste as a fuel, the centre will generate 52MW of electricity each year and produce heat and hot water equivalent to the needs of 79,000 homes. This energy is classified as a 50% renewable resource by Brussels and replaces the consumption of 110,000 tonnes of oil: equivalent to a CO2 emissions reduction of 330,000 tonnes. The centre was commissioned by SYCTOM – the largest public authority with responsibility for waste disposal in France (equivalent to a Waste Disposal Authority in the UK) – to replace an existing EfW facility that had served the city for forty years. The new centre is being operated by TSI, a partnership between TIRU Group (part of EDF) and SITA. View of Isseane showing the designed low profile of the facility Ian Crummack, managing director of TIRU UK, says: “This new facility in Paris is the largest of its type in Europe. In capacity it is on a par with the EfW plant proposed for London at the Belvedere site, but it has not been surrounded by years of controversy – largely because people in mainland Europe understand far better the benefits of this type of facility, especially the ability to deliver combined heat and power. It forms part of a strategic network of energy-from-waste facilities around Paris that not only provide a waste treatment solution to the city but also produce a secure supply of sustainable energy.” Situated just 500 metres from the previous energy-from-waste plant, the ISSÉANE green energy centre represented a real challenge for SYCTOM, which wanted its new site to have exemplary environmental credentials. Everything from construction of the site on the banks of the Seine to the inclusion of a ‘living’ roof was carefully planned to ensure that ISSÉANE would integrate into its environment. Two-thirds of building below ground The centre is 21 metres high, but landscape integration and careful design has enabled more than two thirds of the building to sit below ground, which has played a crucial role in its acceptance by local residents. Neighbours include a leading cosmetics company and TF1, France’s leading television channel. The building itself begins 31 metres (or six storeys) below ground level and all traffic movement associated with waste deliveries takes place underground. The site’s twin chimneys protrude no further than five metres above the green roofline, minimising visual impact. Establishing an integrated waste management centre in the heart of the city has major implications all down the line. At the beginning of the construction phase, a residents’ panel was established to ensure that the project always conforms to the environmental charter, signed by the town of Issy-les-Moulineaux, the Arc of the Seine community group and SYCTOM for the Paris area. This panel is in place throughout the project’s lifetime, from construction through operation to the point at which it is demolished. The ISSÉANE green energy centre has been strategically positioned using the proximity principle. All of the communities it serves are within a 10 km radius of the site, which helps to limit its impact on the local transport infrastructure and on residents by reducing associated environmental impacts such as noise, dust and air pollution. By-products such as bottom ash, which is recycled as a replacement for aggregates in construction projects, is shipped from the site via boat, further reducing its carbon impact. The centre is also equipped with highly sophisticated emissions control equipment that ensures that more than 99 per cent of all particulates are removed from the flue gas. [This article from TIRU UK was released on 30 June. For further information contact Alison Jones, Proteus Public Relations, Tel: 01295 279626, Email: alison@proteuspr.co.uk]