EDF Energies Nouvelles and ArcelorMittal Méditerranée announce the commissioning in the Provence – Alpes – Côte d'Azur Region of the La Fossette photovoltaic power plant, with a capacity of 12 MWp.
The completion of this project is part of the EDF Group's CAP 2030 strategy, which aims in particular to double its renewable capacities by 2030. For ArcelorMittal Méditerranée, this involves facilitating the production of renewable energy by making available part of its industrial land.
Located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, the La Fossette solar power plant was developed and built by EDF Energies Nouvelles, within the Fos-sur-Mer industrial-port complex, on ArcelorMittal land. The steelmaker, owner of 1,600 hectares, makes 15 hectares available to EDF Energies Nouvelles.
Equipped with more than 45,000 photovoltaic panels, the plant, which has a capacity of 12 MWp, produces the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of 7,400 inhabitants, or half of the town of Fos-sur-Mer.
The project mobilized up to 40 people on site for 10 months.
With this project, EDF Energies Nouvelles is strengthening its presence in France in renewable energies. To date, the company operates nearly 1.5 GW of wind and solar power in France.
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EDF Energies Nouvelles:
Manon of Cassini-Hérail ▪ tel. : +33 (0)1 40 90 48 22 ▪ email: manon.decassini-herail@edf-en.com
Clarisse Placidoux ▪ tel. : +33 (0)1 40 90 49 46 ▪ email: clarisse.placidoux@edf-en.com
ArcelorMittal:
Emilie Chailleux – tel +33(0)6 25 62 22 87 – email emilie.chailleux@arcelormittal.com
About EDF Energies Nouvelles
EDF Energies Nouvelles is an international leader in renewable electricity with an installed capacity of more than 10 GW gross worldwide. Its development is mainly focused on wind power and photovoltaic solar power. Mainly present in Europe and North America, EDF EN continues its development by taking a position in new promising markets and in new countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, China and India. The Company, which is strongly positioned in the offshore wind sector, is also present in other renewable energy sectors: marine energies, distributed energies as well as energy storage. EDF EN ensures the development and construction of renewable energy projects as well as their operation and maintenance, for its own account and on behalf of third parties. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the subsidiary of the EDF group dedicated to the development of renewable energies. For more information : www.edf-energies-nouvelles.com
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About ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world's leading steel and mining company, with 199,000 employees, a presence in 60 countries and an industrial footprint in 19 countries. Guided by the desire to produce safe and durable steel, we are the leading supplier of quality steel to the world's major steel markets, including automotive, construction, appliances and packaging, supported by a department of world-class research and development and excellent distribution networks.
In 2016, ArcelorMittal recorded a turnover of $56.8 billion for crude steel production of 90.8 million tonnes, with its own iron ore production of 55.2 million tonnes.
In France, ArcelorMittal has 16,440 employees, including nearly 800 researchers, spread across its 40 production sites, its distribution and service centers and its four R&D sites.
ArcelorMittal produced 9.4 million tonnes of liquid steel in 2016 in France. France represents 30 % of ArcelorMittal's flat steel production in Europe.
ArcelorMittal Méditerranée, based in the south of France, combines traditional steelmaking know-how with the production of high-end steel, adapted to the challenges of the future. This alliance allows the sites' customers, and in particular those in the automotive sector, to meet the challenges they face today.
For more than forty years, the integrated Fos-sur-Mer site has produced a wide range of steel grades for automobiles, construction, household appliances, packaging, energy tubes (gas pipelines, oil pipelines), the wheels… The site today offers nearly 200 different grades with a production capacity of more than 4 million tonnes per year. Its location on the coast makes it one of the very leading French sites for steel production and distribution. The site is the second largest industrial employer in the department with more than 4,000 direct jobs.