The benefits
With our support, the benefits reaped by Aprobois are:
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A major player in the wood industry and a flagship of Brittany's social economy, Aprobois aims to increase its pellet production while reducing its energy consumption and carbon footprint by 2025!
Reduced energy consumption
50% reduction in thermal energy consumption by the new dryer, i.e. 10Gwh/year instead of 20Gwh/year
Increased production
10,000 more tons of wood pellets / year
Decarbonized energy consumption
Promotion of wood resources
Beyond its local presence with a branch in Angers, E’nergys offered a wealth of energy expertise, a strong national presence, and extensive experience, particularly in our sector.
KARINE MAHÉ
– CEO OF APROBOIS
Delivery:
2025
Sector
Industry – Wood, pellet manufacturing
Project value:
2-3 million euros
Background.
A leading player in the timber industry in the Grand-Ouest part of France, Aprobois employs 100 people and generates €15 million in annual revenue, 90% of which comes from local markets. The company operates across a diverse range of activities, including sawmilling, construction timber, pallet and crate manufacturing, and wood energy production. Rooted in the local community, committed to social responsibility, and driven by sustainability, Aprobois seeks to balance economic, social, and environmental performance by adopting practices that respect both people and the planet. In response to rising demand for wood pellets, Aprobois plans to increase its annual pellet production by 10,000 tons by 2025 while enhancing the energy efficiency of its most energy-intensive processes at its Rostrenen production unit, near its Carhaix sawmill.
Goals
Driven by its “short circuit” approach and a commitment to maximizing raw material utilization, Aprobois enlisted our services to achieve several key objectives:
Increase its pellet production
Reduce its energy consumption
Improve its energy efficiency
Our response
E’nergys recommends that Aprobois install a new, higher-capacity dryer that makes the most of waste heat. This waste heat recovery project, spanning from feasibility study to completion by summer 2025, represents a total investment of €2 to €3 million. Aprobois plans to apply for financial support through ADEME’s Fonds de Chaleur to help fund the initiative. Guided by Aprobois, E’nergys conducted an assessment of existing technologies and demonstrated the viability of a pyrogasification process combined with an electricity production unit. This solution proved to be both cost-effective and functionally suited to meet the energy self-consumption needs of the Rostrenen site.
The solutions implemented
Energy recovery study
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Waste energy recovery project manager
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