Operating since April 2012 Graincourt-les-Havrincourt (France), this plant owned by HEADQUARTERS-Veolia treats biological sludge, flotation grease, production rejects, animal by-products, restaurant grease, catering waste, wastewater waste, manufacturing deviations, etc.
The Artois plant has a processing capacity of 32.000 t/year, and produces about 7.000 tons of digestate and 8.000 MWh/year of electricity, equivalent to the electricity supply of 6.500 inhabitants and avoids the emission of 2.000t/year of greenhouse gases. Greenhouse effect. In addition, it has clearly defined the following processes:
- Control of the composition of organic waste and the potential production of biogas in pilot units to determine the suitability of various types of waste for the anaerobic digestion process.
- Unpacking with a mobile unit that is used to separate organic matter from any packaging (PP, PET and HDPE bottles, cans, etc.).
- Recovery of biogas to produce heat and generate electricity.
- Recovery of digestate through a composting process integrated into the plant.
In addition, SEDE-Veolia operates in the area as a waste manager specialized in the treatment and recovery of waste and industrial by-products. The company has a very versatile operation depending on the current situation, on the one hand, it treats part of the fermentable waste internally and produces green energy with the most complex materials, and on the other hand, it makes both its experience and some more easily controllable waste with optimized logistics and reduced costs.
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