d+a | Issue 116 • Jun/July 2020

39 open interface between the bioenergy plant and the surrounding territory.  Built with earth from the excavation of the construction site, the dunes are between three and 10m high and have been designed with accessible paths for cyclists and pedestrians.  Fortifying the connection to the local area, the biomass plant is fuelled with materials sourced from a 70km radius, including wood chips and plant residue from mowing and pruning. These are shredded and stored in vast rectangular allotments, before being dried beneath an ample canopy and led to the furnace through a conveyer belt.   The annual production of the pole is estimated at 222 GWh, which also includes a biogas plant powered by livestock sewage and a small photovoltaic energy plant.  Consistent with the overall environmental sensitivity of the project, approximately 60 percent (280,000m²) of the original industrial site has been re- naturalised and returned to the community, including three large wetlands.  Remarks Vaccarini, “The greatest transformation is in the relationship between the agricultural territory and the industrial area, a landscape intervention, even before an industrial one.” ABOVE. The site also features a biogas plant and photovoltaic energy plant.