ALBIOMA Albioma,
Independant producer of renewable energy
Key figures for 2019
567
employees (excluding Mauritius)
€506 million
in revenue
2.6 million
people supplied with electricity
≈ 1 gw
total capacity
Albioma is committed to the energy transition,
harnessing biomass and photovoltaic energy.
The Group operates in Overseas France, metropolitan France, Mauritius and Brazil.
Over the past 25 years, we have developed a unique partnership with the sugar industry, producing renewable energy from bagasse, a fibrous residue of sugar cane.
Albioma is also the leading producer of photovoltaic energy in Overseas France, where we build and operate innovative projects with integrated storage capabilities, and we have recently strengthened our position in solar power in metropolitan France.
2018: Esplanada
BRÉSIL
2014: Rio Pardo,
1st acquisition of an existing bagasse plant
2015: Codora
2016: Vale do Parána (under construction)
2019: Saint-Pierre, 1st bioethanol peaking power plant
This booklet was produced in April 2020, during the Covid-19 health crisis. At the time of publication, the crisis has only marginally impacted our activities, and all our plants have been keeping operating for the regions we serve. Our construction works have been temporarily suspended, however.
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Our strategic vision, serving our communities
Our strategy rests on 3 PILLARS |
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As the energy transition gathers pace, the solutions developed by Albioma enabling stable, renewable biomass-fuelled energy production:
▶ ensure the stability of the electricity networks into which this power is injected, enabling a greater share of other, intermittent renewable energy sources such as solar power, particularly in areas with a vulnerable electricity network;
▶ organise and protect local agricultural sectors, which are enhancing their competitiveness by recovering biomass for energy.
This accounts for the success of Albioma's model in
Overseas France and Mauritius, where we are working in partnership with the sugar industry to decarbonise the energy mix.
Accordingly, biomass is the backbone of our development model in the communities we serve.
Our target: more than 80% renewable energy by 2023
Change in Albioma's energy mix
Scope of fully consolidated activities
Renewable
>80%
Fossil
Powering the energy transition in Overseas France
It's time to change energy!
The international community is committed to fighting climate change and accelerating the energy transition. At Albioma, we are deploying our expertise and innovative capabilities to take up this major collective environmental commitment, defined in the Climate Plan adopted for France in 2017.
Establishing our unique partnership model in isolated islands and regions
Our growth is built on the recovery of biomass residues, an abundant yet currently under-exploited resource.
Energy from biomass can be used to generate electric power by harnessing the heat released by burning organic matter.
Various forms of plant waste are used as fuel, including agricultural waste such as shredded shipping pallets, forestry waste and in particular, bagasse, a fibrous residue of sugar cane produced by the sugar extraction process.
Biomass shed - Galion 2, Martinique
For more than 25 years, Albioma has been developing a unique partnership with the sugar industry, enabling local bagasse-to-energy conversion at power plants sited near sugar refineries. Operating this model, we ensure the stability of electricity networks in Overseas France and regions cut off from continental power generation in extremely competitive economic conditions, without compromising the resource use hierarchy. This model enables us to generate renewable base-load electricity on a 24/7 basis.
Tackling energy challenges in Overseas France with biomass
ऋ Biomass-to-energy must be the final use for this material.
ऋ The emergence of local biomass supply chains is contributing to economic and social development in the regions in which we operate.
ऋ Any imported biomass is sourced from sustainably-managed forests. Imported biomass is independently certified.
Conversion of our power plants to all-biomass operation maximising the share of renewable energy
Replacing coal with biomass at our power plants is part of our strategy to support the energy transition in Overseas France, in line with the objectives defined in the French government's multi-year energy plan.
We will be phasing out coal use in favour of sustainable, traceable biomass, gradually increasing the share of renewable energy in our mix to 80% by 2023:
▶ Long-term target of sourcing approximately 30% of biomass locally
▶ Sustainable resource management (via FSC & PEFC certifications, etc.)
▶ Traceability procedure in accordance with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR)
Conversion of the Le Moule plant in Guadeloupe
The first of the Group's power plants concerned by the conversion programme is ALM 3, which has an installed capacity of 34 MW and generates approximately 260 GWh of electricity annually (representing around 15% of the region's total electricity consumption).
By the end of 2020, the plant will be fuelled exclusively by biomass. This conversion, on which work began in 2019, is consistent with the aims of France's Energy Transition forGreen Growth Act, which stipulates that 50% of final energy consumption in these territories must be covered by renewable sources with effect from 2020. This project will increase the share of renewables in Guadeloupe's energy mix to approximately 35% (compared with 20.5% in 2017). Converting the plant to biomass should cut its annual atmospheric emissions by more than 265,000 tonnes CO2 equivalent, representing a reduction of around 87% from current levels with coal-fired operation*.
The biomass storage dome at the port of Jarry in Guadeloupe
The biomass storage dome was erected in February 2020. This 20,000 cu. m dome located in the port consists of an outer tarpaulin inflated by fans, strengthened internally by a 5 cm thick layer of polyurethane foam and consolidated with between 15 and 40 cm of reinforced concrete.
This structure ensures that biomass can be stored safely in weathertight conditions.
* Calculation includes all emissions at every stage of the chain (including transportation).
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