Lhyfe, a manufacturer of large electrolysis plants, will build an industrial park based on green energy and renewable hydrogen together with the solar power producer TSE in France. This is to be built on the site of the former foundry in Ingrandes in Poitou (Fonderies du Poitou).
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To this end, the two companies have taken over the site of the foundry after its closure. The Paris Commercial Court has already confirmed this takeover. The site does not only include the area of the former foundry with an area of 43 hectares on which buildings with an area of 40,000 square metres stand. TSE is also taking over the site of the technical landfill in neighbouring Oyré with an area of 35 hectares. There, the project partner will build a solar plant that will supply 45 gigawatt hours annually. In addition, there will be solar plants on the grounds of the foundry in Ingrandes.
Industrialisation with green energy
Lhyfe will then use the solar power produced there to produce green hydrogen, which will supply the new industrial park. "The joint project between Lhyfe and TSE for the Ingrandes foundry site is particularly ambitious. It first involves the dismantling of the existing infrastructures and the rehabilitation of the site to bring it into line with the industrialisation process thanks to the green fund. This will be followed by the construction of a truly ecological industrial park," Ghislain Robert, as Sales Director France at Lhyfe, outlines the project. "It is a green and meaningful reindustrialisation project that will create jobs that will accelerate the energy transition and regional economic development," adds Alban Casimir, Deputy Director General for Industrial Convergence at TSE.
New jobs for the region
Several companies have already expressed their interest in settling at the Ingrandes site with Lhyfe and TSE. Among them is an industrial logistics company that wants to build a 20,000 square metre logistics centre at the site. A producer of renewable fuels such as e-methanol and renewable dimethyl ether (RDME) also wants to locate its branch here.
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"For the region, this is a pioneering project to revitalise a major industrial site in Nouvelle Aquitaine," stresses Alain Rousset, President of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, where Ingrandes is located. "This green energy and circular economy-focused project, led by the Lhyfe and TSE consortium, will create hundreds of skilled and non-relocatable jobs." It is also a contribution to making the Nouvelle Aquitaine region the most environmentally aware region in France, Rousset explains. (su/mfo)
