CNES asks Voltalia to build a photovoltaic park on the Kourou space base in French Guyana
22 Dezember 2021 - 6:00PM
CNES asks Voltalia to build a photovoltaic park on the Kourou space
base in French Guyana
Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code:
FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, and
CNES (Centre National d'Etudes
Spatiales), the
landowner of the Guiana Space Centre, have
announced the launch of a photovoltaic power plant
project.
Voltalia has won the tender launched by the
French space agency CNES to build a 5-hectare photovoltaic park
with a capacity of 4.2 megawatts at the Kourou space base.
CNES is financing the construction of the plant,
which will cost €5 million and benefit from the French Recovery
Plan. The solar power plant is expected to be operational by June
2023.
The project is part of a larger green program of
the Kourou space base, which will eventually include two
photovoltaic farms and two biomass plants to supply green
electricity and cooling for the Guiana Space Center (CSG). The
CSG's goal is to be 90% powered by renewable energy by 2030. These
projects will enable it to make only marginal of the Guiana EDF
network, which currently consumes about 15% of annual electricity
production. In total, these investments will reduce CSG's
electricity bill by 25%.
The CSG energy transition plan also includes the
renovation and construction of more efficient buildings, as well as
the greening of propellants used by launchers.
“The Guiana Space Center is demonstrating its
strong commitment to the energy transition, to optimizing its
consumption and to pursuing an ambitious low-carbon path. We are
very proud to support the CSG and to contribute our know-how and
skills to the construction of this forward-looking photovoltaic
plant,” said Sébastien Clerc, CEO of Voltalia.
More information about the Guiana Space
Center
The Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's
spaceport, has been operational since 1968 and is funded by the 22
member states of the European Space Agency (ESA). Located in French
Guiana, CSG is the launch pad for Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega rockets.
The CSG's energy transition is part of the process of modernizing
its facilities to remain competitive, reliable, flexible and
responsive, and to accommodate new vehicles: Ariane 6, Vega-C,
future reusable launchers and micro-launchers.
www.centrespatialguyanais.fr
About
CNES
CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) is the
public establishment in charge of proposing French space policy to
the government and implementing it within Europe. It designs and
launches satellites and invents the space systems of tomorrow, and
promotes the emergence of new services that are useful in everyday
life. CNES, created in 1961, is at the origin of major space
projects, launchers and satellites, and is the natural interlocutor
of the industry to push innovation. CNES has nearly 2,400
employees, men and women who are passionate about space, which
opens up infinite fields of application and innovation, and is
active in five areas: Ariane, science, observation,
telecommunications and defense. CNES is a major player in
technological innovation, economic development and industrial
policy in France. It also forges scientific partnerships and is
involved in numerous international cooperative ventures. France,
represented by CNES, is one of the main contributors to the
European Space Agency (ESA).CNES is the landowner of the Guiana
Space Center (CSG), Europe's spaceport, and has a twofold mission:
to maintain it in operational condition and to modernize its
facilities for the arrival of Ariane 6, Vega-C and future vehicles.
At CSG, CNES is in charge of overall coordination of operations at
the launch pad, satellite reception, launcher tracking and
protection of people, property and the environment.
About Voltalia
(www.voltalia.com)
Voltalia is an international player in the
renewable energy sector. The Group produces and sells electricity
generated from wind, solar, hydraulic, biomass and storage
facilities that it owns and operates. Voltalia has generating
capacity in operation and under construction of more than 1.7 GW
and a portfolio of projects under development representing total
capacity of 10.7 GW.
Voltalia is also a service provider and supports
its investor clients in renewable energy projects during all
phases, from design to operation and maintenance.
As a pioneer in the corporate market, Voltalia
provides a global offer to private companies, ranging from the
supply of green electricity and energy efficiency services to the
local production of their own electricity.
The Group has more than 1,230 employees and is
present in 20 countries on 3 continents and is able to act
worldwide on behalf of its clients.
Voltalia is listed on the regulated market of
Euronext Paris, compartment B (FR0011995588 – VLTSA) and is part of
the Enternext Tech 40 and CAC Mid & Small indices. The Group is
also included in the Gaïa-Index, an index for socially responsible
midcaps
Voltalia
Loan Duong, Directrice Communication & IR
Investor
Relations : invest@voltalia.com
T. +33 (0)7 63 79 60 20
l.duong@voltalia.com
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