Heat and generate electricity with your waste

Pallets, sawdust, olive pomace, vine shoots, bagasse, citrus fruit, husks, etc. We support your energy transition and transform your waste into new-generation fuels.

Why convert biomass into energy?

The use of biomass is a key pillar of the energy and ecological transition.

We contribute to the development of this fuel by recycling your waste: sawdust, pallets, olive pomace, vine shoots, etc.

 

The different types of energy recovery

Biomass (organic waste, wood, agricultural residues, sludge, etc.) is a renewable energy source derived from living organisms.

Its recovery makes it possible to:

Heat production (biomass boilers, heating networks).

Thermal recovery of biomass involves directly converting organic matter into heat energy, usually through combustion.

Biomass (wood, wood chips, wood pellets, agricultural waste, etc.) is burned in a biomass boiler.

The heat produced is used to:

  • Heat buildings (apartment buildings, schools, hospitals, businesses).
  • Produce domestic hot water.
  • Power industrial processes that require heat (agri-food, drying, etc.).

 

Generating electricity (biomass and biogas power plants).

The electrical conversion of biomass transforms the energy contained in organic matter into electricity that can be used on the grid.

There are two main methods:

1) Direct combustion:

  • Solid biomass (wood, agricultural residues) is burned in a steam boiler.
  • The steam drives a turbine connected to an alternator that produces electricity.
  • The residual heat can also be used: this is known as cogeneration (simultaneous production of heat and electricity).

2) Methanization:

  • Organic waste (livestock manure, bio-waste, sludge, agri-food residues) is broken down by microorganisms in the absence of oxygen.
  • This process produces a biogas rich in methane (CH₄).
  • This biogas is then burned in an engine or turbine to generate electricity (and sometimes heat).

Creating biofuels (bioethanol, biodiesel, biogas fuel).

Biomass can also be converted into liquid or gaseous fuels for use in transportation.

Advantages:

  • Reduction in CO₂ emissions compared to fossil fuels.
  • Recycling of agricultural by-products or waste (oils, fats, residues).
  • Partial substitution for petroleum, limiting energy dependence.
  • Compatibility with existing infrastructure (tanks, stations, adapted engines).

Renewable energy

Carbon neutral

Continuous production

Reducing CO₂ emissions

 

Unlike fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas), biomass is based on a closed carbon cycle.

 

Promoting a circular and local economy

 

Biomass recovery is fully in line with the circular economy approach: waste becomes a resource, by-products (heat, compost, digestate) are reused locally, and supply chains are short, reducing transport and associated emissions.

Contributes to the energy transition

 

It is a complementary solution to other renewable energies, capable of producing energy in a continuous and controllable manner.

References

Heat production via a municipal biomass boiler room

Context

A town with a population of 35,000 wants to reduce its CO₂ emissions and energy budget. The district heating network still runs mainly on natural gas.

Solution implemented

  • Installation of a 5 MW wood-fired boiler, fueled by wood chips sourced locally.
  • Boiler efficiency: approximately 85–90%
  • Addition of a storage silo providing 5 days of autonomy.

Biomass cogeneration in an agri-food industry

Context

A beet processing plant generates large quantities of unused fibrous residues. The company is looking to reduce its energy costs and improve its environmental performance.

Solution implemented

  • Installation of a biomass cogeneration unit (high-pressure steam + turbine).
  • Electrical power generated: 2 MW
  • Recoverable thermal power: 6 MWDirect combustion of dried beet residues

Agricultural methanization with biomethane injection

Context

A group of six livestock farms produces large quantities of effluent (slurry, manure). Looking to diversify their income, they are considering anaerobic digestion.

Solution implemented

  • Installation of a 250 Nm³/h raw biogas digester, with a purification unit to produce biomethane.
  • Injection of biomethane into the GRDF network.
  • Recovery of the entire digestate as organic fertilizer.