Arnaud Schwartz reacts to the giant methanizer project in Corcoué-sur-Lorgne (Loire-Atlantique), which criticizes the too large size of this installation.
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“We need small production units close to citizens to return to a much softer and closer to the land agriculture“, according to the president of France Nature Environment (FNE) Arnaud Schwartz, on Saturday September 17 on franceinfo, questioned about a methanizer project in Corcoué-sur-Logne, south of Nantes. A building permit was filed in April and must obtain authorization from the prefect.Associations are opposed to this project and several demonstrations have already taken place, including one this Saturday.
>> Evolution of agriculture or outdated energy? Near Nantes, a mega methanizer project divides inhabitants and breeders
“We need agroecology. There, on this project near Nantes, we would have a huge flow of trucks over 45 kilometers around. It can be interesting from an environmental point of view, but it all depends on its size and its location.“, says the president of FNE again. “This is the largest methanization project planned in France“, he notes.
Anaerobic digestion is a biological process for the degradation of organic matter to produce energy, most often gas. This activity often arouses fears among residents of nuisance, pollution and odors in particular.