GazoTech's Bio-Méthane Provence project in Gardanne, France has concluded a voluntary public consultation with strong local support, advancing the high-temperature pyrolysis facility toward environmental authorisation application. Although voluntary, the process reflects GazoTech's strategy to engage local stakeholders early ahead of formal permitting. Bio-Méthane Provence will redevelop the site of a former 600 MW coal-fired power plant, converting recovered wood into renewable natural gas and biocarbon. 'Choosing to undertake a voluntary preliminary consultation was a deliberate choice from day one,' said Maël Disa, CEO of GazoTech. 'Engaging early, listening to local stakeholders and answering every legitimate question is the right way to develop industrial projects of this nature in France.'