Renault’s brand new Tangier plant, which is set to start up in early 2012 with annual capacity of 170,000 vehicles, is expected to establish new standards in low environmental impact.
The plant will enjoy CO2 emission reductions of 98 per cent – the equivalent of around 135,000 tons a year with no industrial waste water to be discharged into the natural ecosystem and the quantity of water consumed by manufacturing processes to be slashed by 70 per cent.
These eye-catching results will be achieved through innovative manufacturing processes coupled with the use of renewable energy and the optimisation of the water cycle.
Renault has been working with Veolia Environnement to cut the site’s consumption with Renault revising its painting process and making substantial savings through the combination of innovative technologies and best practices. Together the companies have also identified a zero-CO2 thermal energy generation system with biomass boilers to produce the high-pressure, super-heated water required and part of the fuel for the biomass boilers will be made up of locally sourced olive stones.
The Moroccan National Electricity Office’s campaign to develop renewable energy forms will allow the site to be powered entirely by wind and hydraulic electricity.
Stephane Caine, the director of industrial markets and new activities at Veolia Environnement is thrilled with the results.
“A new industrial approach with a lasting commitment creates demands for results that go far beyond conventional solutions,” he said. “With the Tangier plant, Veolia Environnement has demonstrated its capacity to propose solutions that break with traditional methods in order to meet the demands of its customers.”
