MECON SPA and MECON FRANCE toghether with AC BOILERS SPA, will contribute to the completion of industrial energy transition project, “Dombasle Énergie”, which aims to replace coal with refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for the production of clean and competitive energy for the historical Dombasle-sur-Meurthe plant. The project will ensure the plant’s competitiveness and reduce CO2 emissions by 50%.

The project consists of replacing three coal-fired boilers with a boiler room equipped with two furnaces running on RDF, produced from waste that cannot be recycled, allowing to halve the carbon footprint of the industrial activity and stop importing 200,000 tons of coal annually. The Dombasle-sur-Meurthe site will have a cogeneration unit that uses 350,000 ton of RDF per year.

Mecon Ceo, Ing Giancarlo Bruno says” It is a great privilege to be part of such important conversion project and we as MECON are happy to share our Boilers expertise and consolidate our partnership with AC BOILERS, one of the best EPC in Europe.

The new facility, to be built by Solvay and operated by Veolia, will have a capacity of 181 megawatts (MW) thermal power and 17.5 MW electrical power, which will be reused for the industrial process.

Chief Sales Officer, Dr Vittorio Infante, adds ” It will be a very challenging and exicitng project as well, and MECON can count on  wide experience and committed team of senior specialists who are ready to deliver the project with highest international standards. we are looking forward to focus on and reach targets.”

The project will require an investment of €225 million and is scheduled to come on stream in 2024.