The Amiens plant (France)

Municipal Solid Waste
The Amiens plant
(France)
Address of the plant:
Valorga Picardie
Rue de la Croix de Pierre
Z.I. de Longpré
80 000 Amiens
France
Client:
Ville d'Amiens – Dir. de l’Aménagement,
de l’Urbanisme et de l’Environnement
BP 2720
80 027 Amiens
France
Treatment capacity of the plant:
85 000 t/y of municipal solid waste
Type of contract:
Conception, construction and start-up
Realisation:
Consortium Sofregaz/Valorga
Start-up date:
1988
Plant description:
* Mechanical sorting
* Anaerobic digestion (Valorga)
* Air treatment
Volume of digesters:
3 x 2 400 m3
1 x 3 500 m3
Operation conditions:
Mesophilic
Gas yield:
140 - 160 Nm3/t input digestion
Gas use:
High pressure steam supply for
industrial use (5 500 kW)
Amendment use:
Agriculture