2018 objective for the giant Tougas solar power station
By Emmanuel Guimard (Pays de la Loire) - Published the 27 July 2015,
The huge public dump of Tougas in Saint-Herblain (Loire-Atlantique), at the West exit of Nantes, should become a photovoltaic power station of 27 700 panels.
The public inquiry for the photovoltaic park of Tougas, in Saint-Herblain (Loire-Atlantique), west of Nantes, will start in September. The building permit filing took place at the beginning of April at the prefecture. This photovoltaic power plant, one of the largest in the western world, could start producing electricity at the 2017 or 2018 horizon.
Beyond the authorizations, the project must also be retained by the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), authorizing the purchase of the electricity produced. The answer on this point is expected in December. The project is supported by the cities of Indre (Loire-Atlantique) and Saint-Herblain. It has been entrusted to a single operator: the company VSB Energies nouvelles, headquartered in Nîmes (Gard). VSB has an office in Saint-Grégoire (Ille-et-Vilaine) of 42 employees.
The final project extends over 16,5 hectares where 27 700 panels will be installed for installed power of 7,2 megawatts. This would allow an annual production of 10 170 megawatts corresponding to the consumption of 1 816 homes. The investment is expected to be between seven and nine million euros.
A PEDAGOGICAL SPACE
Former landfill located at the western entrance of Nantes, Tougas hosted 1961 1992 nearly six million cubic meters of waste creating a hill 15 meters high, confined by a membrane and covered with a film of soil 30 centimeters, with recovery of biogas.
Both cities want to make the site an educational and awareness space for the development of renewable energies. A discovery trail will run alongside the facilities, while offering views of the Tougas wetlands.
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