Regulatory News:
Dalkia, a joint subsidiary of Veolia Environnment (Paris:VIE) and EDF, has been awarded a 25-year design, build and operate contract for the new Greater Dijon district heating network. As much as 80% of the network's energy needs will come from renewable sources.
As part of a public service management contract, the Greater Dijon joint district authority has appointed Dalkia to manage its heating network for 25 years.
The 30 kilometer low-temperature network will provide heat to homes
(including many located in eco-districts) and public installations. The
network will have two heat generation units: a 30 megawatt biomass
heating plant to the south of the city that, once it reaches full
capacity, will be fired by some 50,000 metric tons of biomass sourced
mainly from the region's public and private forests as well as using
by-products from the region's wood-processing industry; and a
waste-to-energy plant to the north of the city that processes Greater
Dijon's household waste.
As much as 80% of the heat will therefore
be generated from renewable and recovered energy.
The choice of
biomass as a fuel will also help to strengthen the local wood-energy
sector, which predicts that it will create 20 new jobs that are safe
from the risk of relocation. The creation of this heating network, which
is in line with the objectives set out by France's Grenelle Environment
Forum, is supported by the Heat Fund of Ademe, France's Environment and
Energy Management Agency.
"By anticipating the measures decided by the Grenelle Environment Forum, such as the implementation of its regional plan for energy and the climate, Greater Dijon has seized the chance offered by work on the new tramway to install the first 5 kilometers of the future heating network at a low cost. New installations will be added to this initial pipe network, which will supply enough green heating energy to meet the needs of almost 20,000 households," explains François Rebsamen, Chairman of the Greater Dijon joint district authority.
This showcase installation will cut the heating and hot water costs for future users as well as insulating them from 80% of rises in the cost of fossil fuels.
For Franck Lacroix, Chairman of Dalkia: "The Greater Dijon network will be an effective weapon in the fight against fuel poverty, as well as significantly cutting the carbon footprint of the Greater Dijon area by avoiding 37,000 metric tons of CO2 that would otherwise have been emitted. That's equivalent to the emissions of 16,000 cars a year."
This contract will generate estimated cumulative revenue for Dalkia in excess of 200 million euros.
About Dalkia
A subsidiary of Veolia Environnement and
Electricité de France (EDF), Dalkia is a leading European provider of
energy services to public authorities and companies. Since its creation,
it has focused on energy and environmental optimization. It meets
customer expectations by delivering customized, end-to-end solutions to
ensure comfortable living and efficient energy supply. Its services
include management of heating systems and energy and industrial fluid
production facilities, energy plant engineering and maintenance
services, technical services for commercial and industrial building
operation, and comprehensive building management services. With nearly
53,500 employees in 42 countries, Dalkia reported managed revenue of
€8.6 billion in 2010. www.dalkia.com
About Greater Dijon:
Greater Dijon has invested 400 million
euros in constructing two tramway lines. This project is the centerpiece
of a cross-cutting long-term vision for Dijon. It symbolizes the
attitude of a city of 250,000 inhabitants that is proud to claim its
place as a major urban center. By 2015, the regional capital of Burgundy
will have invested over 1 billion euros in improving its facilities for
investors, accommodation for its residents and, most of all, the quality
of life in a city whose appeal is rooted in green innovations, as
demonstrated by the work on the tramway, housing and heating network. By
September 2012, the tramway will be in service and the city center
transformed, to become more inviting than ever. Businesses and their
staff will be moving into the new High Environmental Quality business
parks. Greater Dijon, which is already home to a Zénith exhibition and
entertainment center, a Vélodi self-service bicycle rental system and
the newly inaugurated Rhine-Rhone high-speed rail line, will also boast
a brand new public hospital, a major sports stadium and 10 new
eco-districts and eco-projects all along the 20 kilometers of tramway
lines. Welcome aboard a city set for the future!
Contacts:
Media contact Dalkia
Marie-Claire Camus
+ 33 (0)1 71 75
06 08
marie-claire.camus@veolia.com
Jérôme
Simon
+ 33 (0)1 71 75 12 78
Jerome.simon@veolia.com
or
Media
contact Grand Dijon
Jérémie Penquer
+33 (0)3 80 50 35 70
jpenquer@grand-dijon.fr
