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15 hectares available (30 hectares in the future)
Site description
Following the shutdown of the coal-fired power plant, the original 900 MW output of the 'Centrale Thermique de Provence' has been reduced to 150 MW biomass, and 30 hectares of industrial brownfield land are available around the Biomass Unit still in operation, starting with the former coal park and the former ash park, which can be easily developed.
We have therefore decided to transform the 'Centrale Thermique de Provence' into an Industrial Eco-Platform, with the aim of welcoming industrials in plug-and-play mode, connecting them to existing infrastructures and utilities. This will offer project developers green utilities.
Location
Targeted activities for this site
Industrial activities compatible with on-site utilities produced in very large quantities (water, gas, steam, ammonia, demineralized water, etc.) and biomass power generation.
Available infrastructures
- Natural gas network
- High-voltage electrical network
- Extra-high-voltage electrical network
- Heating network
- 225 KVA and 63 KVA available. A direct RTE connection is possible, with two substations located on our site.
- Raw water: 1000 L/s
- Gas: HP station 13800 Nm³/hour
- Industrial water treatment capacity of 700 m³/hour
- High residual cooling capacity
- Demineralized water production
- Compressed air
- Ammonia solution tank
Accessibility and service
- Urban transport networks
- Passenger railway station
- Intercity bus network
- Major roads
- Soft mobility
- HGV access
- Railroad
- Semi-trailer access
Current projects to improve site accessibility
Modification of bus stop locations and tracks repairs, particularly at the port of Fos.
Local economic context and training opportunities
A Territory pact bringing together public and private players was signed in December 2021. Energy development objectives, in particular renewable energies. Project also integrated into the SYRIUS project, winner of the ZIBAC call for tenders for the entire FOS/GARDANNE basin. Possible connections with the Vallée des Energies sites and ITER in particular.
The project is designed to create new industrial jobs in the Gardanne/Meyreuil area, following the downsizing of Alteo (200 direct and indirect jobs) and the phasing out of coal at the Centrale Thermique de Provence (600 direct and indirect jobs lost). The project aims to create 1,300 jobs, at least half of them direct.
- The Georges Charpak Campus (École des Mines de Saint-Étienne), with engineering training and an R&D and experimentation platform.
- At the heart of the Aix Marseille Provence University territory
- The Camp training center
- Close to the Vallée de L'Energie (ITER project and CEA), with numerous innovative SMEs in the energy sector
Contacts
Anne-Charlotte DEBARBIEUX
International Division Manager
Rising Sud
06 48 85 45 23