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Low Carbon Industrial Areas (ZIBaC): let’s accelerate industrial decarbonisation

Low Carbon Industrial Areas (ZIBaC): let’s accelerate industrial decarbonisation

Already recognised as being exemplary in its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions – with the aim of achieving a 30% reduction by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050 – Dunkirk has won the first ever ‘Low Carbon Industrial Areas’ (ZIBaC) call for projects.  Commissioned by the Ministry of Industry through the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME), the ZIBaC scheme will help ÉcosystèmeD, a public interest group and its partners, to conduct engineering and feasibility studies relating to the reduction of carbon emissions, with a budget of 27.2 million euros, of which ADEME will provide up to 50% as a subsidy, or 13.6 million euros.

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Conducted in close collaboration of the Greater Dunkirk Urban Council (CUD), the Grand Port Maritime of Dunkirk, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Hauts-de-France Region and government departments, the project, entitled ‘DKarbonation ’, is led by ÉcosystèmeD, which is also developing the strategic vision of this decarbonisation for the region and bringing together manufacturers and energy companies.

The challenge:

  1. To make Dunkirk a regional, national and even international showcase for decarbonisation, through the proactive efforts of its manufacturers, local authorities and other partners;
  2. Moving from being the largest emitter of CO2 to being the largest emitter of low carbon solutions.
Roland-Lescure

At the announcement of the winners of the project, Roland Lescure, Deputy Minister for Industry, referred to Dunkirk as a “pioneering” region, saying:

“In the future, the region’s appeal will be measured by infrastructures essential for the low-carbon industry: electricity, green hydrogen and CO2 capture. I’m sure that the creation of low-carbon industrial areas across all of France’s large industrial basins will help us make it one of the most attractive countries in the world for green industries.”

Portrait Patrice Vergriete

Patrice Vergriete, Chair of the Greater Dunkirk Urban Council 

“Dunkirk, a pioneer in the decarbonisation of French industry, has made the ecological transition a major lever for the green reindustrialisation of its industrial area. As part of the French government’s France 2030 investment plan, this ZIBaC funding will enable us to continue accelerating our drive for industrial competitiveness by making mass investment in the technologies of the future and supporting the ecological transition to improve production and meet environmental challenges. Alongside our European partners, France’s ambitious objective to combat global warming is one of the priorities when it comes to meeting the carbon neutrality goals on the European continent by 2050”.

 

Rafael Ponce

Dunkirk’s port and industrial area represents 20% of France’s industrial CO2 emissions. However, “there will be no decarbonisation without infrastructure. And the 2030 target is only credible if projects are launched now,” says Rafael Ponce, Managing Director of ÉcosystèmeD.

Decarbonisation essentially relies on the following procedures:

    • Sobriety – particularly carbon – i.e. using less energy and water and reusing sources of waste heat or waste water;
    • The circular economy, including the recycling of raw materials such as steel and aluminium;
    • CO2 capture, transport and storage, and even reuse and recovery, thanks to a dedicated hub.

The infrastructures supported by ZIBaC are thus divided into six pillars:

  1. Electrification
  2. Water
  3. Low-carbon hydrogen
  4. CO2 Hub
  5. Biomethane
  6. Waste heat
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Electrification

The industrial basin needs to produce more electricity to decarbonise.  These needs are estimated at an additional 3,500 megawatts by 2030 and 4,500 megawatts by 2040 (according to RTE). The offshore wind farm planned for 2027, the two new EPR2s planned for Gravelines by 2040 and the photovoltaic field will provide an energy mix that meets national guidelines.

DUNKIRK, A TERRITORY WITH A LOW-CARBON INDUSTRY

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