The bulk storage
facility, situated in Druye, a town of about 1,000 inhabitants, will store
propane that will be reloaded for delivery to Primagaz customers in the broader
Touraine region. Its meticulous eco-design is the result of careful and
collaborative planning and aims to preserve the area’s natural biodiversity while
enabling the facility to fully adapt to its natural ecosystem.
Only 10% of the site’s
total surface area is artificial. The artificialisation of soils is the
main cause for biodiversity loss and contributes to the destruction of natural
environments. To adapt the facility to the topography of the site, only 38% of its
total area is fenced, enabling the free movement of wildlife and allowing
larger mammals to drink from the natural basin.
“This Primagaz
bulk relay in Druye demonstrates that Primagaz France plays a leading role in
the energy transition in this region and that we’re able to adopt a sustainable
approach to eco-design,” said Glaura Kartalian, President of Primagaz France.
“This is an important step forward for the energy industry and will be a
reference for all future Primagaz industrial facilities,” she said.
The site’s
design is thought to be unprecedented in the industrial sector in France, both
for its ambitious eco-design as well as its size. The facility covers an area
of 100,000 square meters and has a propane storage capacity of 400 cubic
meters.
The site respects
the natural cycles of fauna and flora, including many of the area’s protected
species, such as the spotted pelodyte, the wall lizard and the stone curlew. To
facilitate the movement of amphibians, a toad canal was created, and new grassy
and humid areas were also developed to expand the living space for all
wildlife.
“The Druye site
is a great example of our mission in practice: providing accessible, lower
carbon energy options to those who need it, while also having a positive impact
on society and the environment,” said Bram
Gräber, CEO of SHV Energy. “Achieving our
targets around CO2 reduction and energy
transition requires a coordinated global approach that
is championed across all our local organisations. This site illustrates how important
that is.”
The Primagaz facility
was developed with the collaboration of multiple parties, including local and
regional government representatives, to ensure it considered the needs of neighbouring
residential areas. It replaces a facility previously located in
Saint-Pierredes-Corps.
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