Freshwater swimming: VINCI innovations for summer bathing (02/08/2023)

2 August 2023 - Sustainability - France

In the summer heat, there's nothing better than a spot of swimming, whether sporty or relaxed. Prefer a swimming pool? VINCI's teams are supporting local authorities in optimising their energy consumption. Or rather in the river? The Group is working to turn the Seine into a future bathing area.

At the time of renovating the Saint Pol de Léon swimming pool, the Haut Léon Communauté community of municipalities decided to install Power Road® technology on 860 m2 of the car park. The solar radiation absorbed by the roadway is used to preheat the water in the pools, with the heat produced by Power Road® corresponding to 39% of the preheating energy required.

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Freshwater swimming: VINCI innovations for summer bathing (02/08/2023)In the summer heat, there's nothing better than a spot of swimming, whether sporty or relaxed. Prefer a swimming pool? VINCI's teams are supporting local authorities in optimising their energy consumption. Or rather in the river? The Group is working to turn the Seine into a future bathing area.France's4,000 public swimming poolsEnergy consumption lies at the heart of the challenges facing these municipal infrastructures.rationalising the energy consumption of these facilities.store the heat from the road in during the summer months, the thermal energy from the sun's rays on the road is captured and then used immediately This energy can also be stored in the ground, to be reused later,carbon-free energy production, self-consumption and the recovery of thermal fluid are at the heart of their challenges.a new aquatic leisure complex covering more than 6,400 m2 221 photovoltaic solar panels energy produced by cooling the ice rinks is recovered Supplemented by solar panels on the roof of the buildings, this system heats 40% of the water used in the complex.storage and retention basin. During intense bouts of rainfall, this infrastructure will hold back the rainwater, preventing it from saturating the sanitation networks and causing them to overflow and discharge polluted water into the Seine. Subscribe to VINCI NewsStéphanie Malek