A sector encouraged and supported by the Burgundy region

Wind map of Burgundy: a map of potential wind power sites has been created by the Burgundy Regional Council and the ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency)

• 85 potential wind farm sites have been identified
• 8 ZDE (Wind power development areas) have been approved and 3 more ZDE are being studied
• 174MW approved and 400 MW in the pipeline – _{Eurobserv’er 2009}

The relevant industrial know-how for wind farms is here in Burgundy:

• Construction of masts (Céole, SIAG)
• Manufacture of directional bearings (SKF)
• Manufacture of industrial disc brakes (Stromag)
• Manufacture of special cables (Prysmian)
• Manufacture of metallic structures, boilerwork, pipework
• Transporters specialising in large or heavy loads (Cayon, Rave, Couturier, Altead…)

An important synergy with the regional metal and plastics industries.

Buildings for tomorrow

Under the impulsion of the Burgundy Regional Council and the presence of numerous small businesses, the eco-construction industry is developing. Three requests for proposals launched since 2006, 142 successful candidates: 180,000 m² low-energy, passive or positive-energy buildings under conception or realisation, 290 new or renovated buildings (1250 social housing and 83 tertiary buildings).

• One of the successes, The Elithis tower – 1^st positive energy office structure in France
  

The industry relies on the expansion of wood for construction, benefitting from a major source of raw material in Burgundy:

• 4^th region in France in terms of volume of standing wood
• 700,000 m³ of resinous construction timber cut in 2007 – _{Agreste 2009}
• Industrial manufacturers of wooden construction elements (Fargeot-Arbonis, POBI, Isoroy, SPTP…)
• More than 130 technical research departments, wood architects and construction companies _{– Census Aprovalbois 2009}

Burgundy is one of the 5 pioneer regions supporting the creation of the label BBC Effinergie – Low Consumption Buildings.

Wood for Energy

A resource still under exploited:

• Using only the waste left from forestry operations, the estimated potential source for Burgundy is 429 ktep / year – _{IFN ADEME 2004}
• Burgundy has an annual reserve of 2.3 million m³ of industrial wood and wood for energy out of a total of 18 million m³ for the whole of France – _{Cemagref October 2007}

78 installers of wood burning boilers approved by Qualibois - _{Qualit’EnR 2009}

210 collective and industrial heating systems documented in 2008 - _{Aprovalbois 2009}

Inaugurated in 2006, the largest heating system in France at Echalot in the Côte d’Or. A capacity of 5MW, it burns about 5000 tons of straw and 800 tons of wood, all from neighbouring farms and woodyards.

4 rural centres of excellence dedicated to the use of wood: Autunois-Morvan, La Roche en Brénil, Charitois region and La Machine.

Do you want to develop your business in Eastern France? Burgundy Development Agency is at your service to answer your questions and support you throughout your project.