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Green Economy
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Midi-Pyrenees Regional Development Agency
1,800 eco-enterprises employing nearly 15,500 employees
Second French region with ISO 14,001 certification
Regional plan for “Economical Buildings” 2008-2013
The dedicated environmental
program: PRELUDDE (regional program to counter the greenhouse effect and favor sustainable development)
Ongoing policy of calls for
projects: ECO ’INNOV, solar photovoltaic, Equip’Energie, etc.
A leading region in France for the number of homes equipped with solar water heaters (15,000)
Leading region in France in terms of protected natural space, with four Regional Nature Parks (PNR)
A top French region in R&D spending (4.1% of GDP)
The world’s top industrial
segment for end-of-life airframe dismantling
France’s second largest wind
farm (87 MW) in Aveyron
The regional agency for
environment (ARPE)
A regional club of
eco-enterprises
The CLUSTER BATIMENT
ECONOME® (economic building
cluster) representing the future
of building
An inter-regional “Water
Resources” world
competitiveness cluster
(Languedoc-Roussillon/PACA/
Midi-Pyrenees)
Regional Commitment
Green Economyin Midi-Pyrenees
Green economy covers all of the economic activity of companies which “produce goods and services aimed at measuring, preventing, limiting or correcting environmental impacts involving water, air and soil, as well as problems related to waste products, noise and ecosystems” - Source OECD /Eurostat.In Midi-Pyrenees, 1800 eco-enterprises have been identified. Their work covers various areas (pollution treatment, materials, manufacturing, consulting and studies) and fields of activity including water, air, odors, waste products, risks, energy, noise and vibration, soils, etc. Four economic segments stand out due to their vitality and growth potential in terms of industry, research and training. These are water, eco-materials, waste management and renewable energy.
44 programs (Masters or Engineering degrees) offered by UPS Toulouse
III, INPT, INSA, University of Toulouse II Le Mirail, ENVT and EMAC.
These include: within the engineering program, an option in “Environmental
Engineering,” “Energy and Eco-Activities;“ in the Masters programs
“Environmental Monitoring and Management,” “Process Engineering and
Environment,” “Management of Sustainable Development and Climate
Change,“ etc.
Graduate studies in sustainable development at EMAC, ENM, ESC, INPT and
University of Toulouse I Capitole.
An R&D cluster associates players from Albi, Toulouse and Tarbes
focused on water (membrane filtration and pollution detection) and waste
management (composting, methane extraction, sludge transformation for reuse).
LAAS - CNRS: second largest French laboratory working on solar photovoltaic
energy.
Well developed skills in agri-materials (LCA, LISBP).
Segments Types of activities
Water
engineering
Observation, resource management in the natural milieu, production and distribution of potable water, waste water treatment (transformation of sludge into usable products, detection of pollutants, filtration), analysis, measurement and inspection, satellite-aided irrigation, etc.
Eco-materials Studies, engineering, manufacturing/distribution/installation, housing construction (agri-materials, installation, construction materials, decoration).
Waste
management
Engineering, logistics and transfer, storage, treatment and transformation for reuse (recycling, methane extraction, sludge, composting, incineration, etc.), elimination.
Renewable
energy
Production (hydroelectric, solar, wood-fired, etc.), engineering, manufacture/distribution/installation of equipment (solar water heaters, wood-fired heating units, etc.) measurement and inspection.
Strategic Segments of the Green Economy
High-level training programs
Excellence in Research
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Glossary
Acronym Organization WebsiteAFPA National Organization for Professional Adult Training www.midi-pyrenees.afpa.fr
CFPPA du Tarn Center for Public, Professional Agricultural Training in the Tarn www.fonlabour.educagri.fr/fcontinue.htm
CUFR J.F. Champollion Jean-François Champollion University Center www.univ-jfc.fr
EMAC Albi Carmaux Mining School www.mines-albi.fr
ENIT National Engineering School of Tarbes www.enit.fr
ENM National Meteorology School www.enm.meteo.fr
ENSIACET National Engineering School for Chemical and Technological Arts
www.ensiacet.fr
ENSEEIHT National Engineering School of Electric Techniques, Electronics, Information Technology, Hydraulics and Telecommunications
www.enseeiht.fr
ENVT National Veterinary School of Toulouse www.envt.fr
ESC Toulouse Toulouse Business School www.esc-toulouse.fr
ICAM Catholic Institute of Arts and Professions www.icam.fr
IFAPTE Institute of Training and Assistance in Territorial and Environmental Practices
www.ifapte.org
IFECO Institute for Training in Eco-Construction www.ifeco.fr
INPT National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse www.inp-toulouse.fr
INSA National Institute of Applied Sciences www.insa-toulouse.fr
ISAE Institute of Aeronautics and Space www.isae.fr
ISFME Institute for Training in Energy Professions www.isfme.fr
IUT de Tarbes Tarbes University Technology Institute www.iut-tarbes.fr
Reseau des GRETA
Midi-Pyrenees
Public Training Establishments Group www.reseau-greta.ac-toulouse.fr
UPS Paul Sabatier University www.ups-tlse.fr
Acronym Organization WebsiteCATAR CRITT
Agroressources
Regional Center for Agri-Resources Innovation and Technology Transfer
www.critt.net/agro_pres.htm
CRCC Center for Composites Competencies and Resources
CRITT Bio-Industries Regional Center for Bio-Industries Innovation and Technology Transfer
www.critt.net/bio_pres.htm
CRITT BOIS Regional Center for Forests Industries Innovation and Technology Transfer
www.critt-bois.com
CRITT Genie
des Procedes et
Technologies
Environnementales
Regional Center for Process Engineering and Environmental Technologies Innovation and Technology Transfer
www.critt.net/genie_pres.htm
CRITT
Technacol
Regional Center for Glued Assemblies Innovation and Technology Transfer
www.critt.net/Accueil_technacol.php
RTRA-STAE Advanced Research Network - Sciences and Technologies for Aeronautics and Space
www.fondation-stae.net
Training/Higher Education Organizations
Technology transfer networks and organizations
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Ph: +33 5 61 12 57 12E-mail: [email protected]
Contact www.midipyrenees-expansion.fr
Midi-Pyrenees Regional Development Agency1, place Alfonse Jourdain - BP 31 505 - 31 015 Toulouse Cedex 6 - FRANCE
Acronym Laboratory WebsiteBRGM Geological and Mineral Research Bureau www.brgm.fr
CEMAGREF National Center for Agricultural Machinery, Rural Engineering, Water and Forest Resources
www.cemagref.fr
CEMES Center for the Elaboration of Materials and Structural Studies www.cemes.fr
CESBIO Center for Studies of the Biosphere from Space www.cesbio.ups-tlse.fr
CIRIMAT Inter-University Center for Materials Research and Engineering www.cirimat.cnrs.fr
ICA Clement Ader Institute www.institut-clement-ader.eu
IMFT Fluid Mechanics Institute of Toulouse www.imft.fr
LA Aerology Laboratory www.aero.obs-mip.fr
LAAS-CNRS Laboratory for the Analysis and Architecture of Systems www.laas.fr
LAPLACE Plasma and Energy Conversion Laboratory www.laplace.univ-tlse.fr
LCA Laboratory of Agri-Industrial Chemistry www.lca.ensiacet.fr
LCC Laboratory of the Chemistry of Coordination www.lcc-toulouse.fr
LEGOS Laboratory for Geophysical and Oceanographic Studies www.legos.obs-mip.fr
LGC Chemical Engineering Laboratory lgc.inp-toulouse.fr
LHFA Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Heterochemistry hfa.ups-tlse.fr
LISBP Laboratory for the Engineering of Biological Systems and Processes
www.lisbp.insa-toulouse.fr
LMDC Laboratory for the Durability of Materials and Constructions www-lmdc.insa-toulouse.fr
LMTG Laboratory of Geological Mechanisms and Transfers www.lmtg.obs-mip.fr
LOSE Optoelectronics Laboratory for Embedded Systems lose.enseeiht.fr
ONEMA Office National de l’Eau et des Milieux Aquatiques www.onema.fr
PHASE Physics Applied to the Human Environment phase.ups-tlse.fr
RAPSODEE Center for Research in Process Engineering of Divided Solids, Energy and Environment (Albi-Carmaux mining school)
www.enstimac.fr/recherche/rapsodee
Research Establishments
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Renewable EnergyRenewable energy, produced using various natural processes, is inexhaustible, and does not emit greenhouse gases.
The specific resources of Midi-Pyrenees can be used to generate energy from:
The wind (wind farms),
Water (hydroelectricity),
The sun (thermal and photovoltaic),
Heat of the earth (geothermal),
Organic matter (biofuels, biomass, wood, biogas).
This region in fact enjoys numerous advantages in terms of renewable energy sources, thanks to its two mountain ranges (the Pyrenees and the Massif Central), a major river system (Garonne), 20,000 other rivers and streams, the third largest forest area in France, over 2,000 hours of sunshine per year, and regular winds. 22% of the energy produced in the region already comes from renewable sources.
R&D occupies a leading position in the renewable energy
sector, since it is indispensable for the development of innovative
processes:
Public organizations: LAPLACE (organic photovoltaic cells), CNES (wind generator matrixes), LGC (microbial fuel cells), Rapsodee (biomass and solar), LAASCNRS (system optimization and yields), etc.
Structures for networking, transfer of technologies and innovation: CRITT Bio-Industries, CRITT Process engineering and environmental technologies, CATAR CRITT Agri-resources, CRITT Wood.
AIRTECHNOLOGIES - BIO-ENERGIES DIFFUSION - CALCADIS - COGNIS - ENERCON - FRANCE BIOMASSE - FRANCE GEOTHERMIE - FRANCE GRANULES TECHNOLOGIES - GEOBIOSOL - HELIULM - HYSEO ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES - LUCEOL - MARTIN HIEMSTRA - METHANEVA - MJ2 TECHNOLOGIES - N-GHY - OLVA TECHNOLOGIES - RAGT - RAZ ENERGIE - SUD ECOWATT - TEXSYS - VALBIO - VESTAS - ETC.
The renewable energy production mix
A priority position for R&D
Specialized training and education
Dynamic companies
Specially focused programs complement curricula in thermal and climate engineering, civil engineering, process engineering, electricity, electric techniques, and electronics. Qualifications range from vocational certification to engineering degrees.
Initial and vocational training:
Professional Baccalaureat diploma (high school) “Wind Generator Maintenance” (Lycee Jean Jaures in Saint-Affrique), “Maintenance Technician for Energy and Climate Systems.” (Lycees Charles de Gaulle in Muret, Louis Vicat in Souillac).
Higher education:
Professional three-year degrees “Renewable Engineering Science and Technology” (STER) – IUT of Tarbes,
Masters. “New Energy Technologies,“ option in the “eco-energy” engineering curriculum – INPT,
Engineering program “Energy and eco-activities” – EMAC,
Professional three-year degrees “public lighting in energy networks, renewable energy option” – Lycee Jean Jaures in Saint-Affrique, CUFR J.F. Champollion et ISFME.
Multiple offers in professional training and continuous education offered by Professional Secondary School for Wood Industries at Montauban-de-Luchon, AFPA Midi-Pyrenees, the GRETA Midi-Pyrenees network, ADRAR Formation, Autan Solaire. Phebus renewable energy center in Ariege, ISFME, IFAPTE, FRB, CAPEB, etc.
Midi-Pyrenees ranks second among French regions for hydroelectric production. Hydroelectric power is the region’s leading source of renewable energy. Midi-Pyrenees has the country’s largest number of small power plants, approximately 600, as well as over 70 major plants for total installed power of 5.6 GW. Hydroelectricity accounts for 11% of primary regional power production.
Hydroelectric power
Midi-Pyrenees, the second-largest agriculture and agri-business region in France, has a large supply of materials to produce biogas, used to generate 9 GWh in thermal energy in 2007. Heat production using biogas extracts methane from urban sewage treatment sludge (16%) and processed waste in industrial water treatment plants (84%). The leading agricultural biogas production unit, supported by the regional PRELUDDE program, began operation in the Gers Department in 2009.
Biogas
Midi-Pyrenees accounts for 4% of France’s production
of urban heat from geothermal sources, through operation of geothermal wells at Ritouret (large-scale municipal heating installation) for the city of Blagnac (Haute-Garonne). The unit produces 6.3 GWh per year.
Geothermal energy
Wood energy accounts for 9% of regional energy production, making it the second most important source of renewable energy, after hydroelectricity.
Forests cover one quarter of the regional territory.
2 out of 5 households use wood energy as a primary or secondary heating source (2.7 million cubic meters in 2008).
Over 200 automated wood-fired heating units are in operation, including 84 backed by PRELUDDE at the end of 2009.
From 2005 to 2009, the Midi-Pyrenees region, aided 26 wood-fired heating networks.
Wood energy
Midi-Pyrenees has two bio-fuel segments, bio-diesel,
and pure vegetable oils. COGNIS is one of the most experienced French companies in the production of bio diesel using oilseed: the company produces 38,000 tons annually at its site in Boussens (Haute-Garonne).Midi-Pyrenees and the French government back experimentation concerning the use of pure vegetable oil to power agricultural equipment.
Bio-fuels
With over 154 wind generators, resulting in total installed power of 296 MW as of 05/01/2010 , Midi-Pyrenees is one of France’s top 10 wind-producing regions, generating 5% of the country’s wind energy.The wind farm at Salles-Curan (Aveyron), is the second largest in France (29 wind generators, 87 MW), and produces enough energy to supply a city of 134,000 residents.To facilitate your business location, Midi-Pyrenees has
nine wind farm development zones (ZDE).
The Midi-Pyrenees hydrogen sector centers around PHyRENEES (promotion of renewable ecological hydrogen, wind and solar power), created by the EMAC mining school in partnership with N-Ghy, a private company, and Trifyl, a semipublic recycling group in the Tarn Department. N-Ghy is a technical reference in industry in the region, and specializes in industrial development of hydrogen
generators and fuel cell systems. An initial project for PHyRENEES, VabHYogaz (use of biomass to produce hydrogen), involves creation of a hydrogen production unit in the region, using biogas.
Wind energy
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PRELUDDE second generation (regional program to counter the greenhouse effect and support sustainable
development), is a program administered by ADEME (national environmental and energy agency) and the Midi-Pyrenees Regional Council within the framework of the 2007-2013 State-Region projects. Since 2003, studies and various aids to decision-making and development of renewable energy have been supported in the context of PRELUDDE, such as solar thermal installations in public housing, buildings belonging to local authorities, and company premises. The program has a budget of 48 million for the period 2007 to 2013.
Further information is available at www.midipyrenees.fr/Energies-renouvelables.
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Solar energy
Midi-Pyrenees, a sunny region:
One of the sunniest regions in France 10% more sunshine than the national average,
2,200 to 2,500 hours of sunshine per year.
Midi-Pyrenees, high solar energy potential:
Largest region: 45,348 km²,
Continuous population growth: 32,000 new residents
each year,
Over 20 million consumers within a 300 km radius.
Midi-Pyrenees has increased this type of energy production by 250% since 2008. 7.6% of the France’s
photovoltaic production totaling 10.78 MW is connected to the grid.
Thermal and photovoltaic solar energy is developing very quickly in Midi-Pyrenees, driven by the region’s natural advantages and industrial characteristics, with backing from public authorities, and the stimulation of strong demand.
Thermal solar power uses sunshine to produce household hot water, heating or other applications (air-conditioning, drying fodder, heating swimming pools, etc.).
One of the leading French regions in terms of
individual solar installations: 14,053 individual
solar water heaters and 1,362 combined-solar
energy systems were subsidized between 2000 and 2009, reducing CO2 emissions by nearly 18,000 tons.
329 public solar installations between 2000 and
2009.
Over 100,000 m² of solar panels were subsidized.
Thermal solar power
Photovoltaic solar power
Growth of the overall photovoltaic installation
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Midi-Pyrenees: 5th region in France for power
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Midisolaire, turnkey photovoltaic systemsThis company, created in Toulouse in 2008, specializes in the design of turnkey photovoltaic systems. The Midi-Pyrenees aeronautics and electronics sectors have contributed to the region’s technological know-how and high-tech human resources in this field. Due to an ongoing need for qualified personnel, development has grown rapidly in metropolitan Toulouse. The region offers a large potential market. The high percentage of sunny days, the favorable attitude of local authorities and public support for sustainable development offer a very positive outlook for solar photovoltaic power.
Jean-Marc Lalane, Chief Executivewww.midisolaire.fr
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Ph: +33 5 61 12 57 12E-mail: [email protected]
Contact www.midipyrenees-expansion.fr
Midi-Pyrenees Regional Development Agency1, place Alfonse Jourdain - BP 31 505 - 31 015 Toulouse Cedex 6 - FRANCE
ADEME (the national environmental and energy agency) is a public industrial and commercial establishment, working under the auspices of the Ministry of Ecology, and Sustainable Development, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Its focus includes primarily waste and soil, energy, air and noise, transversal actions (eco-design, eco-consumption and environmental management). www.ademe.fr
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R&D with an international reputation
Training excellence
LAAS-CNRS: 2nd most important laboratory in France for solar voltaic energy,
The mining school of Albi-Carmaux, in collaboration with the RAPSODEE center (thermal solar power for buildings, photovoltaic and concentrated solar power),
The LAPLACE plasma and energy conversion laboratory (organic photovoltaic cells).
ENSEEIHT, engineering school particularly specialized in electric techniques, IUT of Tarbes offers France’s top three-year degree program in renewable energies (science and technology of electrical renewable energy systems).
Dynamic companies
AUTAN SOLAIRE - BATISOLAR - BERNARD DUS SARL - ENERGY PROD - HAIRION ELECTRICITE - JP. FAUCHE - KOGYS - MIDISOLAIRE - PANOSOL - PHOTON TECHNOLOGIES - QUERCY CONCEPT - SILIKEN FRANC - SOLAIREWATT - SOLARCOM - SUD ECOWATT - TENESOL - UNITe - VALSOLAR - WATTSOLEIL -
OREMIP, the regional energy observatory, managed
by ARPE, established and co-directed by the State and the Midi-Pyrenees Regional Council, is an organization to observe developments and provide information on the energy situation in the region, and a forum for energy players. www.oremip.fr
ARPE (regional environmental agency) seeks to improve environmental quality in Midi-Pyrenees, with three leading priorities: energy-climate, water and biodiversity. www.arpe-mip.com
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See the glossary sheet for acronyms
Tenesol is developing in ToulouseTenesol, founded in 1983 by the Total and EDF groups, is an energy systems assembler recognized for its expertise in energy installations worldwide, for more than two decades. The company is a global leader in solar energy, and offers constantly improved photovoltaic systems, in a context of total quality. The ongoing demand for connection to the grid has recently stimulated Tenesol to increase the industrial capacity of its Tenesol Technologies division, based in Toulouse. This company, in the heart of Midi-Pyrenees,
near very dynamic local and European markets, has already tripled its production capacity, and plans to increase it by 50% in the short term. The company is recruiting on a regular basis (workforce of over 120 people), and has seen a 100% increase in revenues.
Mickaël Odier, Executive Directorwww.tenesol.com
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Eco-materialsAlthough there is no official definition, an eco-material may be characterized according to its renewable
source, and its low or neutral environmental impact and energy consumption. It should consume as little
energy as possible throughout its lifecycle. An eco-material is also distinguished in terms of durability, safety
and comfort, as well as its absence of negative health impacts. Its performance is enhanced by inherent ease
of recycling at the end of its useful life. Currently, the eco-materials market is in an emergent state, sustained
by a strong demand from the construction sector for high-energy efficiency and environmental performance
(certifications including HQE®, BBC-Effinergie®, etc.).
Midi-Pyrenees has significant traditional experience with terra-cotta materials (fired or raw) and wood (half
timbered houses). More recently, experience has been gained with ecological materials such as hemp, flax,
and sheep’s wool, with the region’s agricultural potential contributing to this new sector.
The 2008-2013 regional plan for economic buildings in Midi-Pyrenees “Batiments Economes” participates in the development of eco-construction. The objective of this plan is to obtain energy-efficient buildings, having limited environmental impact, which are comfortable for users and economically efficient. In the context of this plan, which commands a budget of 13 million euros per year on average, the Regional Council works to improve the offer through its policies of research, innovation, and initial training, and support for companies. The Council also has an impact on demand as owner and financer of economical public housing and various exemplary operations. A project for a regional resource center for sustainable construction and development is backed by the Regional Council, ADEME, the French government and the European Union. This resource center, intended for use by all of the players in construction and development, aims to share experience and tools to better take into account environmental energy stakes in the construction sector. www.midipyrenees.fr
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AB7 INDUSTRIES - ACTIS - AGROFIBRE - ALTERN’HABITAT - ARGILEO - ASHELVEA - BALLARIO ET FILS - BEIBI - BOIS VALOR - BRIQUETERIE BARTHE - BRIQUETERIE BOUISSET - BRIQUETERIE DE NAGEN - CALTERRA - ECO-BIO MATERIAUX - ELIOSYSTEM - FONTES REFRACTAIRES - GROUPE FINADORM - IMERYS - INNOWOOD - MECO’CONCEPT - SEPPIC - SOCLI - SOTEXTHO - TELLUS DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE - TERRAKIT - VEGEPLAST - VESO CONCEPT - ETC.
Dynamic companies
Cutting edge R&D in the materials sector
Numerous dedicated organizations exist in the field of materials and eco-materials: ICA (materials and composite structures), LMDC (civil engineering), LCA (use of green chemistry to process agri-resources), LISBP (agri-resources processing using white biotechnology), RAPSODEE (materials processing), CEMES (elaboration of materials), PHASE (organization of materials for thermal and acoustic applications), LCC (new materials), CIRIMAT (new materials), ICAM (materials), ENIT (interfaces and functional materials), etc.
Networking organizations for technology transfer and innovation: CRITT, process engineering and environmental technologies (materials and energy), CATAR CRITT agri-resources (agri-materials), CRITT wood technologies , CRITT Technacol (material assembly techniques), CRCC (composite materials), semi-industrial demonstration plant for manufacture of agri-materials AGROMAT (1,000 m2), Lavalette center for ceramics culture and techniques.
Vegeplast, 100% biodegradable plasticVegeplast specializes in injection molding of plastic
parts using 100% biodegradable, renewable resources. Its headquarters and workshops are located in Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrenees), near major cereal producing areas of southwestern France. Vegeplast controls the complete production chain from manufacture of plant-based raw materials, to manufacture of thermoplastic injection parts. Six years of experience have enabled Vegeplast to master industrial production for niche markets (golf tees, parachute cords, vineyard ties), and to earn a reputation with demanding clients such as DGA (French defense procurement agency) and regional agribusiness players. Vincent Pluquet, Presidentwww.vegeplast.fr
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A wide range of training programs
In addition to programs related to forest product
professions and construction (Le Garros. Professional
high school in Auch, Aubin high school devoted to
woodworking and housing, CFA Pierre Paul Riquet in
Toulouse and Muret, etc.), Midi-Pyrenees has several
specialized training curricula in the field of materials
from the vocational certificate level (CAP), to three-year
university degree programs.
Higher education level:
Three-year degrees in “Material Processing and Inspection,” “Engineering New Materials“ – UPS Toulouse III/IUT Tarbes,
Masters in “Materials,“ “Materials: Elaboration, Characterization and Surface Treatment,“ “Civil Engineering: Materials, Structures.“ – UPS Toulouse III,
Engineering degrees “Materials,” “Engineering of Materials and Composites Structures,” “ENSAT Engineer Specialized in Agri-resources,“ Masters in “Science of Materials-Nano-materials and Multi- materials” – INPT,
Engineering curriculum option “Advanced Materials and Structures Engineering.” – EMAC.
Continuous education and professional training:
AFPA Midi-Pyrenees, GRETA Midi-Pyrenees network, IFAPTE, IFECO, LENO, ARGEMA Formation, etc.
AFPA Midi-Pyrenees, with the support of the Regional Council, has launched an “economical house“ construction
site for training purposes. Following the “economical house“ call for projects (energy consumption less than 45 Kwhep/an/m²), launched in 2008 by the “Batiment Econome® cluster: future of building materials,” four projects for BBC-certified homes have been presented and selected. With the “Rouge Carmin” project, AFPA - in partnership with the Batiment Econome® Cluster will train 50 people in bio-climatic construction techniques at Seilh (Haute-Garonne).The program focuses on wood, mono-wall clay bricks, mono-wall thermo-stone, as well as solar hot water production, high-performance heating systems, and energy regulation/monitoring systems.
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Ph: +33 5 61 12 57 12E-mail: [email protected]
Contact www.midipyrenees-expansion.fr
Midi-Pyrenees Regional Development Agency1, place Alfonse Jourdain - BP 31505 - 31015 Toulouse Cedex 6 - FRANCE
The “Batiment Econome®” cluster: the future of construction materialsThe “Batiment Econome®” cluster (nonprofit company, created in 2006) consists of 130 actors in the building industry: tradesmen, contractors, materials manufacturers, architects, design offices, local authorities, training and research establishments.Our purpose is to contribute to controlling energy use within buildings by projecting towards the future and developing new materials for structures and installation, regulation modes, and means of storing solar energy. Our two strategic orientations are to favor rapid growth of all of the actors in the field and to contribute to technology transfer and the creation of new partnerships between research complexes and competitiveness clusters. For example the cluster is working on research and invention of new petroleum-free construction materials using agri-resources.
Michel Hibon, President www.batimenteconome.com
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Agrofibre, hemp and eco-materialsAgrofibre SAS, a subsidiary of the Euralis Cooperative group, with a factory in the Masquere industrial zone in Cazeres sur-Garonne (Haute-Garonne), specializes in initial processing of industrial hemp. The process developed by Agrofibre involves successive steps of grinding, sifting, fraying calibrating and packaging intermediate products. The end products of defibering are fibers and chaff. Working in close collaboration with the MPE and MPI regional agencies, the AgriMip
Innovation cluster, research laboratories, and
industrial players in Midi Pyrenees, Agrofibre is developing applications for locally-grown industrial hemp.Partnerships with regional laboratories and institutes -
ENSIACET/LCA/INPT, INSA, ICAM,
CRCC, ENIT, etc. have already resulted in patents, and have improved scientific knowledge necessary for current industrial developments.
Renaud Lelarge, Presidentwww.agrofibre.com
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Consequently, the water sector leverages regional skills in industry and R&D in the areas of:
Satellite observation: image analysis, understanding of natural milieus, and digital modeling, thanks to the presence of the Midi-Pyrenees Observatory, industrialists, including EADS Astrium, Thales Alenia Space,
Meteorology with Meteopole,
Chemistry: the LCC, LHFA, LCA, LISBP, and LGC laboratories pay particular attention to the impact of chemistry on the environment, with a focus on green solvents.
Midi-Pyrenees, a fertile region for innovation, possesses several networking and technology transfer organizations:
The GH2O technological platform of the Tarn EPL (Local Public Establishment), Fonlabour site,
CATAR CRITT Agri-Resources,
CRITT Process Engineering and Environmental Technologies, and scientific networks,
Bio-film,
Gagilau,
Ecotoxicology and eco-dynamic pollutants of southwest France,
RTRA STAE-Sciences and Technologies for Aeronautics and Space, etc.
WaterObservation, resource management, production, distribution and purification are key activities related to
water in Midi-Pyrenees, in interaction with the WATER, AgriMip Innovation, Aerospace Valley and Cancer-
Bio-Health competitiveness clusters.
AGE ENVIRONNEMENT - ALPHA MOS - ANETO - APAVE - AQUASOURCE - AQUAVALOR - CABINET ECTARE - EURO3ZOMAX - IRH INGENIEUR CONSEIL - MJ2 TECHNOLOGIES - NEOSENS - OREADE BRECHE - POLYMEM - RECYCARBO - SCAM-TP - SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT - SOGREAH CONSULTANTS - SOTECFLU - SOCIETE MERIDIONALE D’ENVIRONNEMENT - SUEZ (LYONNAISE DES EAUX) - VALBIO - VEOLIA (GENERALE DES EAUX) - WEIR MINERALS FRANCE - ETC.
Dynamic Companies
Midi-Pyrenees Innovation (MPI), created in 2006 by the Midi-Pyrenees Region, strives to reinforce the innovation potential of companies. In particular, the agency seeks to raise awareness in companies, and to assist them in developing their innovative projects. www.midipyrenees-innovation.fr
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Water Sector Value Chain
Engineering
Consulting
Studies
Equipment
manufacture,
distribution,
installation
Network and
plant
installation,
management
Catchment Treatment PurificationDistribution
Operations
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Neosens, one of the top 100 global Cleantech companies since 2008*Neosens, founded in 2001 in Toulouse, is a pioneer
in measurement solutions based on micro-systems,
technology (MEMS chips), and physicochemical
instrumentation for liquids. Our company’s ambition is to contribute to the optimization of industrial processes, and the continuity of installations, as well as prevention of environmental and health risks. By designing innovative solutions, it is possible to control and continuously monitor any liquid milieu in real time, in situ, and to respond to the expectations of current and future markets. Thierry Brisard, President www.neo-sens.com* Global ranking of the most promising and innovative Cleantech companies, according
to a study carried out by The Guardian and the Cleantech Group, LLC.
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R&D, Throughout the Entire Water Cycle
500 research workers,
Nearly 40 research teams in Midi-Pyrenees: IMFT, Rapsodee, Midi-Pyrenees Observatory (Ecolab, CESBIO, LMTG, Legos, LA), LCC, as well as regional structures of BRGM Midi-Pyrenees, Cemagref and ONEMA.
The presence of key research and development clusters offers promising perspectives for industrial applications, particularly in the area of membrane filtration (LISBP, LGC, LCA) and pollutant detection (LGC, LAAS-CNRS, CIRIMAT, LOSE, etc.).
Focused, High-Qualification Training Programs
In higher education:
3-year university degree “Environmental Protection, Option in Analysis and Management of Water, Sludge and Waste Product Treatment” – CUFR JF Champollion, EPL Tarn Fonlabour site,
Masters, “Water, Soil, Environment”, FEA (functioning of ecosystems and anthropization), “hydrology, hydro- chemistry, soil and environment“, “Fluid, Energy and Transfer Dynamics”, Masters. “Hydraulics“, HET advanced technological diploma “Mechanics of Fluids and Hydraulics”, engineering program option “Sciences of Water and Environment” – INPT, UPS Toulouse III, EMAC, ISAE, INSA,
DFST “Depollution Engineering” – INSA.
In professional training and continuous education:
More than 25 training programs in water resources management – CFPPA Tarn at the Fonlabour, Auterive Lannemezan sites,
Professionalization contracts, professional certificates and short courses – AFPA Greta Midi-Pyrenees network.
Strength in Union
New initiatives demonstrate the dynamics of players in the water sector in Midi-Pyrenees:
Eco-enterprises regional club, working on five topics, including “water, air, odors”,
Cluster focused on membranes and sensors,
WATER global competitiveness cluster, authorized in May 2010 (water resources, localization, extraction, rational use management and purification for safe use).
In 2008, the regional chambers of commerce and industry created a Regional Eco-Enterprises Club with support from ADEME to unite eco-enterprises and assist in their development.
This club focuses on three main objectives:
www.ecoentreprises-mip.fr
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Polymem, specialist in water treatment, using membrane ultrafiltrationPolymem’s unique ultrafiltration modules are composed of several thousand capillary hollow fiber plastic tubes, whose porous walls retain particles on a scale of 1/100th of a micron. This process results in water filtration which guarantees the elimination of small particles and pathogens (such as microorganisms and viruses). Polymem,
an innovative SME founded in 1997 in Toulouse,
is one of two companies in France which possess
this technology and are part of only a dozen global
players positioned in the sector.
Jean-Michel Espenan, Presidentwww.polymem.fr
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Waste ManagementMidi-Pyrenees has nearly 600 companies in the waste management sector. Regional players have
acquired important know-how in mastering the major part of the industrial chain, ranging from collection
to recycling to storage.
This region also benefits from the presence of significant scientific skills, particularly in processing and
reutilization of waste products (incineration, methane extraction, composting, etc.).
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Dynamic Companies
AFM RECYCLAGE-AMERICAFER - APAG ENVIRONNEMENT - ARIEGE DECHETS - BRIANE ENVIRONNEMENT - BIS REPETITA - BRALEY - CASSIN TP - CORUDO - DESTENAY - COVED - EASYTRI - ECO-EMBALLAGES - ECONOTRE - ENVIE 2E MIDI-PYRENEES - ENVOI - EOVAL - ETS LLAU - FOURNIER METAUX - GREENBURO - GROUPE PAPREC - IDE ENVIRONNEMENT - INDDIGO - LABORIE INDUSTRIE ENVIRONNEMENT - MAILLE ENVIRONNEMENT - MARIA VALORISATION - MIDI-COLL - METHANEVA - NADAL S.A. OCCITANIS - ORTEC SERVICES INDUSTRIE - PSI - RECYCARBO - RECYCLAGE ORGANIQUE MOBILE - SARL DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE - SECHE ENVIRONNEMENT - SEDE ENVIRONNEMENT - S.E.T.M.I. - SIDENERGIE - SITA SUEZ - SOPAVE - SOVAMEP - SUD RECUPERATION - TOULOUSE EMBALLAGES - TRANSDEMAP - TRANS VERT - VEOLIA PROPRETE - VALBIO - VALGO - ETC.
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The regional observatory for industrial waste in Midi-Pyrenees was created in 1993. It associates all the players concerned in the management of waste resulting from economic activities. Its role is to provide recommendations and proposals for all industrial projects, in order to make them ecologically and socially acceptable.www.ordimip.com
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PSI, the company specialized in environmental services for industrialists, local authorities and private individualsPSI, founded in 1988, is an independent company with 40 employees, located in Lannemezan (Hautes-Pyrenees). Our waste management business focuses primarily on two areas: services and processing. Our
location, near the main Toulouse-Bayonne access
road, enables us to provide services to all of greater
Southwest France, and to expand our activities. This also enables us to develop our clientele and our operations of waste processing and subsurface containment. Easy access to the A64 expressway, and our geographic location, favor our development by optimizing the flow of merchandise and vehicles.
Nicolas Tarrene, Projects and Development Directorwww.psi-environnement.fr
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Recognized R&D
Dedicated research organizations: LISBP (bioreactors and microbial systems for elimination or useful transformation of waste products), RAPSODEE (transformation of biomass and waste products for reuse), LMTG (mineral waste, storage of nuclear waste), LGC (electrochemical processes for management of radio active waste).
Organizations to favor creation of networks, technology and innovation transfer: GH2O technological platform CRITT process engineering and environmental technologies.
Well reputed establishments (INSA, UPS Toulouse III, EMAC, etc.) provide training in waste management fields.
Specialized Training Programs
Higher education
Doctoral program “Risk Management, Waste Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry” – UPS Toulouse III,
Three-year degree program “Protection of the Environment, Processing and Reuse Transformation of Industrial Wastes” option – IUT Tarbes,
Three-year degree program “Protection of the Environment, Analysis and Management of Water, Sludge and Waste Products” option – CUFR J. F. Champollion, EPL Tarn/Fonlabour site.
Continuous professional training
Professionalization contracts, professional titles, and short courses in professions related to collection, sorted, management, and reuse transformation of waste products – AFPA, GRETA Midi-Pyrenees network, CFPPA, IFAPTE, etc.
The world’s first industrial unit for structured, end-of-life
aircraft dismantling is located in Midi-Pyrenees.
Tarmac Aerosave, created in the framework of the Aerospace Valley world competitiveness cluster, is a partnership between aeronautics and environmental industrialists: Airbus, and its subsidiary, Tasc Aviation, Sita France
(Suez Environnement Group), Snecma (Safran Group), and two regional SMEs, Equip’Aero (manufacture and repair of aeronautics equipment), and Aeroconseil (aeronautics engineering).
Tarmac Aerosave, located on a 30-hectare site within the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees airport zone, targets a potential market of 6,000 aircraft to be recycled over the next 20 years.
According to the process developed by the company, the aircraft will go through three successive phases: depollution, dismantling and deconstruction, with transformation for reuse of a world record 85% of the end-product materials.
www.tarmacaerosave.aero
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According to the type of project you have – business creation, extension, development of new operations, set up of a subsidiary, transfer or takeover, the Midi-Pyrenees Region can provide a range of financial aid services suited to your needs to:
Reinforce share capital, Favor access to credit, Facilitate investment in equipment and intangibles, Favor social innovation and job creation, Assist businesses with research and development efforts and technological innovation.
For further information, see www.midipyrenees.fr
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Business centers and incubators: Arobase and the Bradford Center (Castres), Granilia/Tarn&Dadou (Gaillac and Graulhet), Albisia (Albi),
Business zones in Albi, Castres-Mazamet, Gaillac, Lisle-sur-Tarn, Lavaur, Saint-Sulpice,
High-quality transportation infrastructures: A66 expressway (Toulouse-Albi) and the Castres airport (two daily rotations to Paris and Lyon),
The Rapsodee laboratory (CNRS/ENSTIMAC – 85 researchers) is a national reference for thermal and photo voltaic energy for buildings. The center has agreements with partners worldwide (European Union, Japan, USA).
The Tarn-et-Garonne Department, 30 minutes from Toulouse and its international airport, is also at the intersection of the A20 expressway (Toulouse – Paris) and the A62 (Toulouse – Bordeaux). The Tarn-et-Garonne Department has developed its economy, while preserving an exceptional environmental setting. It offers dedicated business-location facilities:
Business/industrial zones, which comply with environmental standards, The Novalia 82 business incubator, designed for innovative activities.
Involvement in sustainable development here has led to the emergence of know-how in renewable energy and refuse reclamation.
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Key companies: BETA CONCEPT (INTERIOR DECORATION) - ECLIPS SUN (INSTALLATION OF SOLAR FILMS) – HELIOTRONIC (MANUFACTURE OF NEW GENERATION RADIATORS) – NEOTIM (ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OFFICE) - ETC.
Key companies: APAG (RECLAMATION OF GREEN WASTE) - DRIMM (WASTE RECYCLING) - FRANCE BIOMASSE - GROUPE JP. FAUCHE (PHOTOVOLTAIC) - KOGYS (PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES) - REGENE (RECLAMATION AND REGENERATION OF RUBBER) - SUD ECOWATT (DEVELOPMENT OF HEATING WALLS) - ETC.
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The Tarn Department, deeply involved in development of eco-industries, offers improved building sites and has large-capacity zones available:
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Sites for your business locationMidi-Pyrenees, the largest region in France, welcomes projects dedicated to eco-enterprises. Numerous organizations exist to receive, house and assist your business.
The Midi-Pyrenees incubator helps project leaders with personalized coaching, financial backing and finding premises. www.incubateurmipy.com,
The network of business incubators in Midi-Pyrenees, a national reference in this field, welcomes new businesses throughout the eight Departments of the Midi Pyrenees Region. www.rezopep-midipyr.com,
33 regional interest business zones provide services according to quality label certification initiated by the Midi-Pyrenees Regional Council. These business parks, among the most attractive in southwestern France, offer services adapted to the needs of companies, while respecting the environment and sustainable development. www.zir.midipyrenees.fr.
Ariege, 35 minutes from Toulouse, via European route E9 (Toulouse-Foix-Andorra-Barcelona), offers sites devoted to green businesses focusing on water, wood, eco-materials, waste treatment, renewable energies, etc.
Three main sites, devoted specifically to eco-enterprises:
treatment plant to serve industrial businesses. Nearby, a business incubator and 9,000 m² business center provide premises,
well-being, spring water and mineral water).
A renewable energies cluster in the Couserans/Saint-Girons area.
This area has easy access to southern European markets via the Millau viaduct and the A75 Expressway.Aveyron features business parks at attractive prices in an exceptional environment which highlights the advantages of eco-responsible businesses:
The Departmental business parks of Severac-le-Chateau and Millau-Larzac, with immediate access to the A75,
Industrial zones near Rodez, Millau, Villefranche-de-Rouergue and Decazeville,
A zone dedicated to eco-enterprises is being studied.
Aveyron, national leader in renewable energy:
2nd largest wind farm in France (Salles-Curan),
Regional leader in the production of photovoltaic electricity,
A significant potential for wood as an energy source: nearly 295,000 hectares
of forest area.
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Key companies: ACTIS (WOOD INSULATION) - BEIBI (HQE PROJECT MANAGEMENT) - ECOSLICK (WOOD INSULATION-BIO MATERIALS) - INNOWOOD (INNOVATIVE WOOD STRUCTURE) - MINCO (FLEXIBLE TEMPERATURE SENSORS) - RECYCARBO (WATER TREATMENT TO REMOVE HYDROCARBONS) - SARL 2E (HYDROELECTRIC MONITORING SYSTEMS, WOOD HEATING UNITS) - UNITE (PHOTO-VOLTAIC MODULES ) - ETC.
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Key companies: BRALEY (WASTE TREATMENT) - GROUPE FINADORM (ECO-CONSTRUCTION) - MJ2 TECHNOLOGIES (HYDRAULIC TURBINES) - RAGT (FUEL FROM VEGETATION) - SNAM (BATTERY RECYCLING) - SOPAVE (PLASTIC RECYCLING) - SOUD’ETAIN ET DERIVES (FERROUS METAL RECYCLING) - VESTAS - ENERCON (WIND GENERATOR MAINTENANCE) - ETC.
research centers, which have produced recent innovations and offer training programs incorporating environmental issues.This Department actively supports the sector and particularly eco-materials (such as products derived from wood and hemp). Some companies have developed new technologies and new materials with applications in construction, aeronautics, and the railway industry.
Numerous business/industrial zones welcome eco-enterprises and develop specific services for them. These include Activestre, business parks in Midi-Pyrenees with ISO 14001 certification, and the first
zone devoted to environmental businesses to receive “regional interest” certification.
This zone is 20 minutes from Toulouse via the A64 expressway (Toulouse-Tarbes), and also has railway access, Activestre, a 17-hectare site has about 20 companies working in chemicals, logistics, metal processing, high-tech and optometry, agribusiness, services.
Since 2007, the Gers Department has participated in the Agenda 21 approach, and has the ambition of becoming an exemplary area in terms of sustainable development, and in particular is promoting the creation and reception of eco-enterprises.
The primary dedicated sites:
Lamothe industrial zone, on eight hectares, located six km from the city center of Auch, bordering the RN 21 highway, welcomes businesses in the environmental and waste management sector,
Innoparc in Auch, is a hosting organization, which has a business incubator and a business center,
intended to welcome business creators, and young innovative companies seeking premises.
Eco-construction is particularly well-developed in this Department, with a network comprised of about 100 craftsmen and numerous associations active in this sector.
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Key companies: ACT 21 (SOFTWARE FOR EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES) - ADDENDA (ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIMIZATION IN BUILDINGS) - ARGILEO (MASONRY RENDERS AND RAW BRICKS ) - BATIMENT GASCON (ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONSTRUCTION) - CALTERRA (TERRA-COTTA MASONRY) - COREVA (TRANSFORMATION OF FATTY PRODUCTS FOR USE AS BIO SOLVENTS AND BIO LUBRICANTS) - COVALREC (WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING AND REFUSE RECLAMATION) - ECOCERT (CERTIFICATION OF ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS) - ELIOSYSTEM (LOW ENERGY CONSTRUCTION AND ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING) - ETHIQUABLE (EQUITABLE COMMERCE) - TRIGONE (WASTE COLLECTION, SORTING AND REFUSE RECLAMATION) - VIVANAT (ORGANIC SOIL ENHANCEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) - ETC.
Key companies: AGROFIBRE (HEMP PROCESSING) - AUTAN SOLAIRE - COGNIS (BIOFUELS) - ELITHIS (TECHNICAL FLUID ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) - EPSYLON INGENIERIE (THERMAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED PHYSICAL PHENOMENA) - IDE ENVIRONNEMENT (ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING AND DESIGN OFFICE) - IMERYS TOITURE (TERRA-COTTA TILES AND BRICKS, PHOTOVOLTAIC TILES) - MIDISOLAIRE (PHOTOVOLTAIC) - NEOSENS (CLEANTECH) - PANOSOL (SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS) - POLYMEM (FILTRATION) - SAUR FRANCE (WASTE WATER TREATMENT) - TENESOL (PHOTOVOLTAIC) - TRANSVERT (RECYCLING OF GREEN WASTE PRODUCTS) - VEOLIA PROPRETE (WASTE MANAGEMENT) - ETC.
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About 10 companies here are specialized in eco-construction (patented know-how in wood frame construction and straw insulation).SYDED (departmental organization which collects, sorts and processes waste for reuse: heating network, recycling, composting, etc.), as well as an emerging recycling segment for the material in used tires.
Key companies: BATISOLAR (PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS) - GROUPE CAHORS (ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, COMPOSITE MATERIALS) - LACAZE ENERGIES (HOT WATER TREATMENT AND PRODUCTION ) - VALECO (PHOTOVOLTAIC FARM, 5.5 MWC).
Key companies: AFM RECYCLAGE (FERROUS MATERIALS) - ECOPUR (PROCESSING OF FATTY WASTE PRODUCTS) - EUROCOB (CORNCOB PROCESSING) - FOURCADE CHARPENTES - OLVA TECHNOLOGIES - PYRENEES CHARPENTE (WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION) - RECYCLAGE ORGANIQUE MOBILE (GREEN WASTE PRODUCT RECYCLING) - SOCLI (LEADING EUROPEAN PRODUCER OF NATURAL HYDRAULIC LIME) - TARMAC AEROSAVE (CLEAN AIRPLANE DISMANTLING) - VEGEPLAST (PLASTIC MATERIALS PRODUCED WITH TOTAL RESOURCES) - ETC.
The Lot Department has conserved its natural beauty and a considerable forested area. This Department is experiencing sustained population growth and a strong demand for eco-environmental housing. Its main know-how is in the fields of:
Energy: photovoltaic, electricity distribution, electronics, thermal power, energy storage,
Construction: wood frame construction, straw insulation, materials (including composites), CAD/CAM,
Refuse reclamation: heating networks, waste treatment and recycling.
Two zones are available for business locations near the expressway intersections linking the A20 (Paris-Toulouse) to the A62 (Bordeaux-Narbonne) and the A89 (Bordeaux-Lyon):
the Cahors-Sud business/industrial park, with quick access to both the A20 and the RN20 highway (nearby airfield for light cargo and business aviation),
the Quercypole business/industrial park at Figeac, built in compliance with HQE environmental standards, is well-positioned for new materials and innovative technologies.
The Hautes-Pyrenees Department has long-term experience in hydroelectric production, helping to make this area fertile ground for innovation by eco-enterprises, with a proactive offer of business/industrial zones, and a creative work environment.The dedicated zones:
Ecoparc at Borderes-sur-l’Echez: 75 hectares with direct access to the northwest bypass freeway of the city of Tarbes. Companies specialized in the environmental sector are present, along with a
The CM10 business/industrial park at Lannemezan,1 hour and 15 minutes from Toulouse, via the nearby A64 expressway, part of this 110-hectare former military site is being transformed into a dedicated zone for sustainable development activities,
The AGROMAT hall provides for industrial scale processing of green materials, close to the resources: non-food processing of agricultural residue, under the auspices of INP-ENSIACET in Toulouse, this hall offers 1,000 m² for agri-materials demonstrations and experimentation using industrial-scale equipment,
LTEP (laboratory of thermal energy and processes) specializes in air quality (annex of the University
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