US EditionSouth African Coal Burned in the Gardanne Biomass Power Plant
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The biomass section of the Provence plant (Bouches-du-Rhône) has recently restarted, but for how long? Despite an agreement with the state, it raises controversy, and attests to the potential limits of biomass as a virtuous energy. Despite a recent agreement between the state and GazelEnergie, which operates the Gardanne biomass plant, it continues to be under the fire of criticism. Main topic of tension: the environmental impact of the plant, p…
Up to 10% of the fuel at the Gardanne biomass power plant consists of coal imported from South Africa, Reporterre has discovered. The facility had, however, claimed to have phased out coal in 2020. Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), correspondence This power plant claims to produce renewable electricity, but burned 18,900 tons of South African coal in 2022 and continues to use this type of imported fuel. Reporterre discovered this contradiction at th…
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