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Integrate a low-carbon territory

IMPROVE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT BY JOINING OUR TERRITORY

Dunkirk prides itself on its low carbon energy, an undeniable asset for industrialists concerned about their carbon footprint.

>> Dunkirk welcomes Western Europe’s most powerful nuclear power plant to its territory, soon to be joined by:

  • Two next generation reactors (EPR),
  • A solar power plant,
  • An offshore wind farm.

In France, electricity is not just low carbon but also reliable, stable and competitively priced!

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SET AN EXAMPLE FOR EUROPE’S INDUSTRIAL TERRITORIES

Patrice Vergriete, Chair of the Greater Dunkirk Urban Council

“The aim is clear: by way of the energy transition, we wish to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating the jobs of tomorrow in one of the country’s main industrial basins. To reach this aim, we have decided to develop our circular economy using industrial decision-making tools, which will help us to strengthen the links between various local companies. In doing so, we’re once again showing how a sense of community is one of the values that characterise the Dunkirk territory. Because in Dunkirk, our energy has always been in creation: jobs, value and solidarity.” (European CO2 Meetings, 2021)

Integrate a low-carbon territory

Secteur THE CO2 COLLECTIVE

THE CO2 COLLECTIVE

Set up by four of the territory’s key industrialists in 2018, the CO2 Collective is a working group combining companies, public partners, universities, labs, engineering schools, etc., all committed to a single objective: becoming carbon…

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Secteur REUZE PROJECT

REUZE PROJECT

Born out of a partnership between ENGIE and Infinium, the project aims to produce an ultra-low carbon synthetic fuel by recovering the CO2 emitted and captured on the ArcelorMittal Dunkerque site.

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THE STEELWORKS OF TOMORROW ARCELORMITTAL

ARCELORMITTAL

ArcelorMittal has very ambitious targets: -35% carbon emissions by 2030 and carbon neutral by 2050. Major investments are being made in 3 areas: steel recycling, coal-free steel production thanks to…

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DECARBONISED MOBILITY VERKOR

VERKOR

Verkor has chosen Dunkirk as the place to set up its low-carbon battery mega factory. The site will produce around 300,000 batteries per year, create high performance for electrical vehicles and generate up to 1,200…

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RECOVERY HEAT SUPERHIGHWAY

HEAT SUPERHIGHWAY

In order to decarbonise Dunkirk’s industrial and port platform, waste heat capture systems will be installed in certain factories. It will then be used by other companies in the area via pipe…

€3 bn

3 billion euros of investment is planned to decarbonise Dunkirk’s industrial and port territory.

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Dunkirk is the first H2 and CO2 Hub committed to decarbonising France’s industry

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Two next generation nuclear reactors (EPR) are planned for Dunkirk, with an additional 3,340 MW of power

5,400GGWh

The waste heat deposit identified, 635 GWh of which will be recovered thanks to the heat superhighway  

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DUNKIRK: A SUSTAINABLE PORT

For many years now, the Grand Port Maritime of Dunkirk (GPMD) has been taking action to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and lower the impact that port activities have on the environment through:

  • The production of a Management and Sustainable Development Plan for the port area (PA2D).    
  • Natural area and species protection management. The Grand Port Maritime of Dunkirk has integrated efforts for the protection and enhancement of habitats.
  • The modal shift towards non-road transport is over 50% in the port area.
  • Solar park facilities (40 MW currently planned).
  • The reclassification of port sites as solar parks (40 MW currently planned).
  • Support for the construction and running of the future heat recovery network in the industrial-port area.

DUNKIRK, A TERRITORY WITH A LOW-CARBON INDUSTRY

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