Idex is entrusted with the project of a real Energy Hub

This new tool must replace the current energy recovery center (CVE) capacity and the improved efficiency of energy treatment of waste in different forms, will make the future installation a “hub” multi-energy.

Capable of processing 100.000 tonnes of waste per year – 3⁄4 of which are provided by CABBALR, the new Energy Recovery Center (CVE) in Labeuvrière, designed to last 40 years and more, will be equipped with 2 separate treatment lines.

The technological choices, in particular of the furnace, will make it possible to broaden the type of recovered waste, to ensure an availability of 98% of this new tool for the recovery of waste, and thus to provide:

• 41 GWh per year of steam to the industrial CRODA,
  
  
• 56 GWh per year of heat for the Béthune Urban Heat Network,
  
  
• 40 GWh/year of electricity on the network. Construction work on the installation will start in January 2025 after obtaining the required administrative authorizations, for industrial commissioning in April 2027. Beyond the 4 years of work, the contract is signed for operation for a period of 20 years.Finally, in terms of the environment, IDEX has ensured that the treatment of dry fumes with double filtration allows compliance with the strictest environmental standards, in particular those relating to NOx . In addition, the choice of local species, the management of water resources and the attention paid to biodiversity will allow the installation to be perfectly integrated into its environment. This €146 million investment will be jointly financed by CABBALR and by IDEX, with the support of several banking partners. In addition, IDEX wanted to set up participatory financing open to the inhabitants of the territory to make this project an economic opportunity for all. Finally, the technological choices made and the optimization of the financing plan allow a controlled cost of waste treatment. for the benefit of the 280.000 inhabitants of the community.