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SUNCNIM and Banque des Territoires inaugurated the world's first Fresnel type thermodynamic solar energy plant with energy storage in Llo, Occitania
2019.09.25 From: CNIM
SUNCNIM
and Banque des Territoires, shareholders in the ELLO project company,
inaugurated the Llo thermodynamic solar power plant with energy storage,
in the presence of Martine Rolland, representative of Hermeline
Malherbe, President of the Departmental Council of the Eastern Pyrenees,
Eliane Jarycki, representative of Carole Delga, Former Minister and
President of the Occitania Region, Jean Castex, General Councillor of
the Catalan Pyrenees, Georges Armengol, President of the Pyrenees
Cerdagne Community of Communes, Philippe Chopin, Prefect of the Eastern
Pyrenees and Jean-Marie Mas, Mayor of Llo. The plant, which began
construction on September 12, 2016, has been in production since May 14,
2019.
From left to right : Olivier Camau, Deputy managing director, Banque des Territoires Occitanie, Eric Lecomte, Investment director, Bpifrance, Georges Armengol, President of the community of communes Pyrenees-Cerdagne, Philippe Chopin, Prefect of Eastern Pyrenees, Stanislas Ancel, chairman of SUNCNIM, chief executive of CNIM Environment & Energy Sector, Jean Castex, Departmental Councillor for the Catalan Pyrenees, Jean-Marie Mas, mayor of Llo, Martine Rolland, representative of Hermeline Malherbe, President of the Easterne Pyrenees Departmental Council, Eliane Jarycki, representative of Carole Delga, former Minister and President of the Occitania Region, Hélène Josende, Departmental Councillor for the Catalan Pyrenees
Llo,
Friday September 20, 2019 - Located in Llo in Cerdagne (Eastern
Pyrenees), it is the first thermodynamic Fresnel solar energy
concentrator with energy storage in the world. Built and operated by
SUNCNIM, a subsidiary of the CNIM Group, it will contribute to the
energy independence of Cerdan region and reduce the use of fossil fuels.
With a power output of 9 MWe and thermal energy storage, i.e. the
electricity consumption of more than 6,000 homes, the Llo power plant
produces electricity both during the day and part of the night.
Environmentally-friendly technology
With
an eco-friendly design and 100% recyclable, the Llo power plant is the
fruit of development work conducted in France. It uses "Fresnel Mirror"
technology to collect solar energy using 153,000 m² of mirrors, and then
stores thermal energy using technology developed by SUNCNIM. Driven by a
remote computerized control system, the mirrors track and concentrate
the sun's rays onto a fixed receiver tube placed 10 meters above the
ground. Water circulates inside the heated receiver tube and is then
turned into steam. Such steam can either be used in industrial processes
or to produce electricity, heat, pure water, or even cooling. It can
also be stored in pressure vessels for use at any time, including at
night. "This storage capacity is a considerable trump for the
renewable energy operation, but it is intermittent, explains Stanislas
Ancel, Chairman of SUNCNIM. The Fresnel system uses technology which can
produce thermal energy. As it only uses water as heat transfer fluid,
it is also the most environmentally-friendly".
The
project has also a positive impact on the local economy. Plant
construction has required more than 100 workers during peak periods, and
its operation has generated eight permanent jobs held by residents of
the Cerdan plateau.
The solar plant is built on land located near Llo village, close to other pioneering solar concentrating equipment: the Mont-Louis solar furnace, built by Felix TROMBE in 1949, the solar furnace built by CNRS-PROMES in Odeillo-Via in 1969 and the Thémis plant in Targasonne, for which CNIM designed and built the solar boiler in the 1980s.
Banque
des Territoires is a 49% shareholder (7.8 million Euros in equity) of
the ELLO project company, which brings the investment to nearly 65
million Euros and thus confirms its willingness to work for the
ecological and energetic transition to promote more sustainable regions.
Nicolas Dmitrieff, Chairman of the Management Board of CNIM:"The
Llo solar power plant demonstrates our ability to design, build and
operate facilities that answer to today's major energy challenges. It is
the outcome of CNIM Group's approach to renewable energies, integrating
R&D, prototyping and industrial operation.”
Thierry Ravot, Regional Director of Banque des Territoires in Occitania:
“As an international showcase of French know-how, the Llo power station
is an exceptional project. This unique achievement attests to Banque
des Territoires' willingness to support major investments through
innovative partnerships with local businesses.”
The Llo solar plant in figures:
1.A power output of 9 MWe with thermal energy storage, i.e. the electricity consumption of more than 6,000 homes.
2.153,000 m² of mirrors installed over an area of 36 hectares.
3.9 thermal energy pressure vessels with a total capacity of more than 1,000 m3, equivalent to 4 hours full load operation.
The institutions financing the operation:
1.Caisse d’Epargne Provence Alpes Corse (lead partner), Caisse d’Epargne Languedoc-Roussillon and Caisse d’Epargne Côte d’Azur.
2. Bpifrance.
3.Crédit du Nord.
4.Crédit Coopératif.
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