An innovative solution to heat and cool the offices at a VINCI Construction roadworks BU

The system has covered all the heating and air-conditioning requirements at La Routière des Pyrénées, a 585 sq. metre roadworks BU in Tarbes.

  • Slashed CO2 emissions by 93%
  • Avoiding 12.5 tCO2eq a year
  • Cut annual energy bills by 80%
  • Saved €8,000 in 2022

A few key figures

Needs:

  • Heat production: 54 MWh a year
  • Cold production: 2.5 MWh a year

 
Installation:

  • Power Road® area: 100 sq. metres
  • Inter-season storage: 4 geothermal probes, 125 metres deep
  • Heat pump: 38 kW
  • Coefficient of performance: 4.6
  • Energy efficiency ratio (cooling): 4.9

Praise for Power Road®

 

This BU is a shining example of VINCI’s environmental policy and has earned the BU Éco-responsable status. 

 

The Ademe (French Agency for Ecological Transition) and Occitanie region took a keen interest in this breakthrough and covered 45% of the total investment.

 

Power Road® in pictures: