Cap’ter Méthanisation
Commissioned in 2013 and taken over by Evergaz in 2018, the Cap’ter Méthanisation biogas facility is based in Saint Varent, Deux-Sèvres department.
Project description
With a treatment capacity of nearly 11,000 tonnes per year, the unit produces electricity and heat from agricultural by-products, livestock effluents and plant by-products, to supply green energy to nearly 1,000 homes. Evergaz bought the shares held by Méthaneo and took a stake in Capter in 2018, alongside long-standing partners AVENA Méthanisation and Séolis Prod.
Key data
Saint-Varent, Deux-Sèvres, France
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Manure, slurry, crop by-products
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Treatment capacity :
11,000 tonnes/year -
Biogas recovery by cogeneration :
0.53 MWel -
Avoids the emission of :
1,900 tonnes of CO2 per year, i.e. the equivalent of 1,218 cars -
Equivalent number of homes supplied with electricity :
1,000 homes -
Investment: :
€4 million -
Land application plan over :
1478 ha, 8 farmers associated with the land application plan -
Commissioning date :
2013 -
Evergaz takeover date :
10 December 2018
Benefits
- Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
- Agricultural waste treatment in a local loop
- Production of green energy
- Reduction in the territory’s energy dependency
- Creation of local jobs unlikely to be relocated
- Farms’ access to economical natural fertiliser
Capter illustrates the importance of local partnerships in our biogas industry. A successful biogas project means win-win cooperation with the local agricultural community.
Alain Planchot, CEO of Evergaz
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