Dive into the world of renewable energies
CNR opens the doors of its site at Bollène which groups 3 energies: hydropower, wind power and solar power. Discover how electricity is produced from water, sun and wind!
Soak in the character of a site where art, history and industry blend together
Bollène is :
- a hydropower plant inaugurated by the French President Vincent Auriol in 1952.
- 4 years of a gigantic project to build the most productive plant in Europe and the highest lock in the world.
- a majestic façade listed as a historic monument.
- an annual production equivalent to the electricity consumption of 815,000 households.
- a wind farm
- 2 solar power plants