From waste management to urban transportation

Having experienced two centuries of intensive industrial activity, the Urban Area of Lille has undergone a deep restructuring and has experienced sustainable development as a cultural revolution and rebirth over more than ten years. The population of Lille is willing to recognize environmental needs and benefits. The sociological post-industrial mutation has been successful. For more than 10 years, the Urban Community of Lille has implemented a biogas production approach that is now fully mature. The implementation of additional organic use fits into the continuity of the objective to be achieved over time: the implementation of selective collection and use of organic and energetic matter in incineration.

Increase in the production of biomethane

• Renovation of the Marquette pilot upgrading unit.
• Biomethane production studied on a new waste water treatment plant to become operational in 2013.
• Study of the production of biomethane with the digestion of non-easy biodegradable sewage sludge generated by the Grimonpont waste water treatment plant. The new gas-powered bus depot in Wattrelos could be fed with this biomethane.