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Renewable energies

Toulouse Métropole aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 2008, as well as a 20% reduction in final energy consumption compared to 2016, in line with its strategy adopted as part of the Territorial Climate-Air-Energy Plan (PCAET).

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The Energy Master Plan (Schéma Directeur des Énergies -SDE)

This is the roadmap for understanding energy production and consumption and planning their evolution at the regional level between now and 2030 and 2050.

Ambitions:

20% de consommations énergétiques
(32% renewable energy in the mix)
40% greenhouse gas emissions

Priority actions:

New residential construction => energy performance for new housing and widespread use of ‘energy-producing buildings’ (solar & high-efficiency, carbon-free heating equipment).
Energy renovation of housing

The future is being invented in Toulouse

Hydrogen

At the end of 2020, France decided to invest €9 billion over 10 years to develop the hydrogen sector as a whole and position itself as the world leader.

The Occitanie Region has also invested heavily to help deploy green hydrogen (€150 million for the period from 2019 to 2030 alone) in the transport and industry sectors. More than a hundred local players such as Delair, Hycco, LMG Marin, Enosis, LAPLACE, CIRIMAT, and others are involved in research and development of this technology.

HyDeO

HyDeO is the plan to promote the hydrogen sector in Occitanie, with the aim of accelerating economic development and the deployment of hydrogen in the region. It brings together 350 players, including companies, laboratories, and academic institutions.

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laboratories

LAPLACE – Plasma and Energy Conversion Laboratory – platform manager

LGC – Chemical Engineering Laboratory

IMFT – Toulouse Institute of Fluid Mechanics

CIRIMAT – Inter-University Centre for Research and Engineering in Materials

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Solar energy

+139% growth in photovoltaic energy in Toulouse between 2017 and 2025.
5,500 solar installations in operation (> 50 MW of installed capacity, or 4% of regional capacity).
Haute-Garonne is the leader in individual self-consumption with 104 MW and more than 110,000 operational installations.

The sun is not just a natural asset: it is becoming a sustainable and competitive source of energy.

Hydroelectricity

Three hydroelectric power stations in the city centre (Ramier, Bazacle, Cavaletade) supply power for urban lighting, among other things.
The Cavaletade plant alone covers the consumption of 1,000 households.
An ecosystem of more than 100 companies and 2,000 jobs specialising in water and energy (SHEM, LEGOS, Vortex.io, CLS, etc.).

In Toulouse, water management is an economic and environmental strength.

Methane production

In Toulouse, the entire value chain is represented: collection, pre-treatment, digestion, biogas recovery, distribution.
Major players (SUEZ, Engie, GRDF, Biogaz d’Oc, Veolia, etc.) are investing and innovating.
The Ginestous plant, the largest in France, produces biogas that is fed back into the network:
€28 million invested
10,000 tonnes of CO₂ avoided each year (the equivalent of 4,700 fewer cars or 300,000 trees).

Here, waste becomes an energy opportunity.

Heating networks

Three heating networks in operation (Mirail, Blagnac, Plaine Campus) + one under construction (Matabiau Quai d’Oc).
Unique performance: 90% powered by renewable or recovered energy (incineration, biomass, geothermal energy, heat from supercomputers).

Toulouse is building a sustainable district heating model for residents and businesses.

Get your energy projects off the ground in Toulouse!

Renewable energies are not a project for the future: they are already a reality, driven by public and private players, an innovative ecosystem and high-performance infrastructure. Come and set up your business in Toulouse and take advantage of a region that is pioneering the energy transition.