In the middle of the lawn, huge solar panels bask the cells to provide electricity for the experimental plant, to which the end of the containment gives back a bit of life. Welcome to the site of production of Hoffmann Green, installed in the vendee countryside, in Bournezeau, near La Roche-sur-Yon. Here, on three acres, on manufactures from 2019 cement low-carbon, according to a process which allows to divide by five the carbon footprint. "Our cement has a carbon footprint equivalent to that of the wood used for the construction," says Julien Blanchard, president of Hoffm...

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