Greentech: continuous, low-carbon heat for a new industrial site
Near Clermont-Ferrand, Greentech’s new 9,000 m² building draws continuous heat from the ground for its industrial process. Installation took four days.
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CLIENT
Greentech Biotechnologie
LOCATION
Saint-Beauzire (63)
SECTOR
Industry
SOLUTION
Drilling & Construction – shallow geothermal energy
Geothermal drilling for Greentech, a pioneer in plant biotechnology.
What this project represents
CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
« We found a responsive and committed partner, able to understand our industrial constraints and to rapidly deploy a high-performance installation.
Geothermal energy emerged as the most relevant solution for our future site: a local, reliable energy source, fully consistent with our environmental commitments. » ”
Jean-Yves Berthon
President, Greentech
Context
A pioneer in plant biotechnology, Greentech develops natural active ingredients in the heart of Auvergne’s volcanic basin, at the Biopôle Clermont-Limagne in Saint-Beauzire. Its new 9,000 m² building houses production, storage, laboratories and offices. For it, the company wanted a local, reliable energy source, consistent with its CSR (corporate social responsibility) strategy and its energy independence amid geopolitical uncertainty.
Key challenges
- Meet the constant heating needs of an industrial fermentation process.
- Limit reliance on fossil fuels from the design stage of the new site.
- Strengthen energy independence in the face of market volatility.
Our work
Arverne designed and installed the probe field with particularly rapid execution. This was Arverne’s 100th shallow geothermal installation.
- 24 vertical geothermal probes drilled to 200 m.
- 1,200 metres drilled across 6 boreholes, in just 4 days.
- Heat fed directly into the site’s industrial process.
Results
The new site relies on a local, continuous, low-carbon heat source at the heart of its process:
- 1,200 m drilled across 6 boreholes in just 4 days: a fast-track deployment.
- Renewable heat available around the clock for production.
- Substantially reduced dependence on fossil fuels from commissioning.
THE PROJECT IN PICTURES
An industrial process to power?
Geothermal energy delivers continuous, low-carbon heat.
Devenez actionnaire de la géothermie
Arverne développe une dizaine de projets comme celui-ci partout en France. Une augmentation de capital est ouverte aux particuliers pour accélérer leur déploiement.
THE PROJECT IN PICTURES
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