Operating diagram of the central
Beside the solar power generation station, a complex system using a number of environmentally friendly energy sources is erected.
The former mine pitheads on the site release more than one million cubic metres of gas per year containing 60% methane. This gas fuels two co-generation units, producing both electricity and heat.
The electricity is fed into the public power supply system. The heat is used for the academy, new surrounding housing and a near-by hospital.
Exploiting the mine gas will avoid the release of methan into the atmosphere, this will reduce the emission of CO2 by the amount of 12.000 tons per year.
A 1,2 MW battery plant stores the electricial power, balances fluctuations in AC energy production and reduces peak loads. All 3 projects together set up the
energy park Mont-Cenis, pointing the way to an ecological generation of energy.
Compact thermic station - Mine gas
mine gas capacity: ca. 1,000.000 m/3a
methane content: ca. 60%
power (electricity): 506kw
power (heating): 756 kw
energy (electricity): 2.000.000kwh/a
energy (heating): 3.000.000 kwh/a
reduction of CO2 emission: ca. 12.000t/a
Battery Storage
energy: 1.200kwh
power: 1.200kw