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Condat paper factory (LECTA group)
4212 m²
Surface area of solar thermal collectors on trackers
500 m³
Hot water storage volume
3900 MWh
Annual production
1078 Tons
CO2 emissions avoided per year
Summary
The Condat paper mill’s solar thermal power plant is the largest installation of its kind on an industrial site in Europe. It consists of 264 solar thermal collectors with solar trackers that follow the sun’s path throughout the day, thus maximizing heat production. The heat produced and stored is then integrated into the steam production circuit used for drying the paper.
Commissioning
January 2019
Solar peak power
3.4 MWth
The solar thermal plant has allowed us to increase our energy mix, free ourselves from fluctuations and reduce our consumption of fossil fuels.
Stéphane DE GELIS
Director of the Condat paper mill (Dordogne, France).
Presentation of the heat consumer client
- 1st coated paper production site in France (450,000 tonnes/year)
- 24/7 Operation 365 days a year
- 550 direct jobs
Principle of technology integration
- Preheating of steam boiler make-up water
- Fossil fuel displaced: Gas
Key innovation(s)
- Use of a sun tracking system (“trackers”) to optimize production and avoid the occurrence of overheating when customer consumption stops
- Installation of a solar field on a former paper sludge storage area
The project in video
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