It is an ambitious project, unparalleled in France.
In Corcoué-sur-Logne, south of Nantes, an agricultural cooperative is working on the installation of a giant anaerobic digestion plant.
Designed from the outset with the breeders, the complex should make it possible to produce gas from livestock droppings, while providing additional income to those concerned.
But the size of the project worries local residents.
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Who are the project leaders?
The main shareholder of the MéthaHerbauges project is the Herbauges cooperative, based in Corcoué-sur-Logne, in the south of Loire-Atlantique.
This brings together 400 member farmers, a large majority of which are dairy cattle breeders.
The cooperative has joined forces with the Danish company Nature Energy, specializing in the design and operation of large anaerobic digestion units.
The future factory, the cost of which is estimated at 70 million euros, is to be built right next to the headquarters of the cooperative.
It was "thought from the start" with the surrounding operations, assures the latter.
What will the factory be used for?
The methaniser will have the capacity to process 560,000 tonnes of animal waste as well as 120,000 tonnes of plant crops per year to extract biomethane gas.
This biogas will then be resold and reinjected into the public network.
Some 230 farmers, located within a maximum radius of 45 km, have committed to supplying material to the future plant.
These will be remunerated in exchange, which could “represent between 1 and 1.5 additional minimum wage”.
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What do the opponents blame?
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Where is the project at?
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Nantes