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It is the largest biomethane production unit in France and one of the largest in Europe. Veolia and the start-up Waga Energy will produce 120 GWh of renewable gas each year at the Veolia site in Claye-Souilly (Seine-et-Marne). This represents the average consumption of 20,000 households. In Claye-Souilly, Veolia has a large waste sorting, processing, composting and storage center. This is where he installed the biomethane production unit. Stored organic waste generates biogas, captured by Veolia then sent to a Wagabox, a production unit developed and managed by Waga Energy to produce biomethane. It represents 10 million euros of investment.
The two companies already jointly operate a production unit in Saint-Palais (Cher). Two others, in the Manche and in the Drôme, will be operational this year. “The unit we are starting is very different, because it is six times bigger than the others,” indicated…
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