Bruxelles-Energie in figures

Bruxelles-Energie recovers energy from non-recyclable household and similar waste with maximum care for the environment.

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Bruxelles-Energie is ISO 9001, 14001 et 50001 certified.

2022 in figures

Performance

Quantity of waste processed

470 083 tonnes:

  • 303 440 tonnes of household waste from the Brussels region
  • 166 643 tonnes of waste from shops, municipalities, businesses, etc.
     

Energy production

Steam production: 1 357 182 tonnes at 385°C

  • 1 232 830 tonnes sent to the turbines
  • 124 352 tonnes for DeNOx and evaporative crystallisation
     

Electricity production: 274 472 000 KWh

  • 232 774 000 KWh sent to the grid (= annual consumption of 65,000 households)
  • 41 698 000 KWh used for plant operation
     

Heat production: 7 735 000 KWh
 

Reuse of recovered materials

  • 74 542 tonnes of clinker (combustion residues)
  • 6 652 tonnes of fly ash
  • 5 231 tonnes of scrap metal
  • 2 912 tonnes of salt

Only 716 tonnes – or 0.14% – of sludge from the treatment of the scrubbing water goes to landfill after stabilisation.