#Solutions Developing self-sufficiency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Update 2015-11-30The Greater Paris Sanitation Authority (SIAAP) treats the wastewater of almost 9 million people in the Ile-de-France region. Like any industrial energy user, it is seeking to control its greenhouse gas emissions.
Saving energy used in wastewater treatment in the Ile-de-France region
Greater Paris Sanitation Authority (SIAAP) Initiative
Mitigation, Adaptation
The Greater Paris Sanitation Authority (SIAAP) treats the wastewater of almost 9 million people in the Ile-de-France region. Like any industrial energy user, it is seeking to control its greenhouse gas emissions. In this fight against climate change, it has two main levers: reducing its overall energy consumption and increasing the share of self-produced energy. As part of its energy-efficiency drive, SIAAP has developed its own tool for measuring greenhouse gas emissions and is gradually installing more advanced and lower power-consuming engines in its treatment plants. Its efforts have already helped to reduce emissions by more than 25%. SIAAP is France’s leading producer of biogas and, in the coming years, intends to become a major player in the biogas sector.