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IDEA

Economic Development Agency Heart of Hainaut

Patrice Thiry November 19th, 2019

IDEA, a territory in the Heart of Hainaut

• Founded in 1956 by local councils;
• 320 team mates for a turnover of EUR 18,000,000
• Range of fields :
• Business infrastructures and advices;
• Town planning and regional development studies;
• Water sector (drainage, supply, purification);
• Technical expert advices for the municipalities;
• Sustainable energy (geothermal energy, biomasse, etc.);
• Within a region of 540,000 inhabitants;

IDEA, a multi-sector organisation

• 60 activity estates – 3600 ha
• More than 1000 companies for 23 000 jobs
• 18 buildings for temporary uses (fabrication and logistics) + 2

incubators (Chemistry and IT)

• LME, European Start Up Incubator/Accelerator,

Some figures about economic development

Key products : chemistry

Ecozoning of Tertre

TERTRE ECO-ZONE

• 246 ha chemical industry platform
• 8 companies
• 620 jobs
• Freight transport, waterways and public

road networks

• Brownfields = employment potential
• Carcoke area = 32 ha

TERTRE ECO-ZONE

Acting as a coordinator, IDEA supports the development of several industrial synergy projects :

• 1. Material and Energy

Design of a steam and CO2 power plant

• 2. Water Cycle

Sizing of a wastewater treatment unit

• 3. Freight Transport

Creation of a Proximity Railway Operator

• 4. Landscape

Convert 32 ha of « Carcoke area » into a revitalized and attractive industrial site

Focus on the wastewater treatment unit

Winter 2017 Setting up the pilot unit December 2019 End of tests

Focus on the OFP (Short-Haul Rail Operator)

Focus on the OFP (Short-Haul Rail Operator)

Daily job of the OFP:

• Be a unique local partner (haulage, driving machines,

ground operations)

• Collect ‘products’ from various customers
• Take in charge additional operations (train maintenance,

tank cleaning, loading and unloading)  In collaboration with traditional ’lines operators’

Focus on La Maison de l’Entreprise

Encourages entrepreneurship, digital growth, innovation and circular economy. Needs of companies Maximize use of company resources

Key products : geothermics

GEOTHERMIA

Back to the 80’s, IDEA was exploiting a geothermal watertable, 1500 meters deep, in order to warm various buildings

Key products : geothermics

GEOTHERMIA

3 holes - 3 heat networks :

• Saint-Ghislain: hospital, school, railway station,

social housing, …

• Douvrain: hospital, AW Europe;
• Ghlin: for future companies.

Key products : geothermics

GEOTHERMIA

Key products : wastewater

Gasification processes

Phase 1 (2017)  Succeeded in drying sludge produced by the plant through solar energy and geothermal energy thanks to the two greenhouses with a 2,250 m³ useful area Phase 2 (ongoing)  To implement a cogeneration system using dewatered sludge (pellets) to produce electricity and useful heat. Efficiency ? 18 000 tons of sludge drying per year

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