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DLV Belgium: activities in Anaerobic Digestion
Founded in 1996, DLV is a Belgian consulting firm with 130 employees, focused on improving business practices in various environmental and agricultural sectors. It specializes in advisory services for waste management, energy solutions, and management systems, operating several biogas plants that convert organic waste into renewable energy. DLV also engages in various international projects aimed at enhancing sustainable practices and resource recovery in agriculture and energy sectors.
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- 3. DLV? • Founded in1996, by Dirk Coucke (current CEO) • 2013: 130 employees including 16 shareholders • Sales volume 2011: 6,16 mio EUR • Added value 2011: 0,683 mio EUR • 7 offices in Belgium, 1 in Croatia
- 4. Our goal • Tomake companies better and enterprising, by being enterprising and creative ourselves • We achieve this through our independent position in the market. We are full-time consultants, we don’t construct or sell products, we only sell knowledge and common sense
- 5. Our focus • Environmentaland waste management • Market advisory services • Construction concepts and follow up • Soil studies and remediation follow up • Management systems (ISO, HACCP, …) • Business strategies and accountancy • Technical crop advise • Energy management
- 6. DLV? • Joint venturewith 12 accountancy companies in Flanders • Several joint ventures with other companies in Belgium and neighboring countries, to achieve a win-win situation for the client, the partner and DLV • Active in Switzerland, Poland, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Croatia, …
- 7. DLV international • www.dlv.be •Dlv.world@dlv.be • Stationsstraat 100, 3360 Bierbeek • Hilde De Wachter hdw@dlv.be • +32 495 29 25 31
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- 9. DLV ENERGY • Focuson biogas, biomass, waste(water) solutions • Feasibility studies • Business Concepts • Waste management • Energy management • In Belgium, we also take care of all licensing, permits, attestation and administration
- 10. DLV ENERGY Output: specificwaste &energy plan
- 11. Some projects • Biogasplant(industrial) • Biogasplant (agricultural) • Biogasplant (agricultural) • Biogasplant (agricultural) • Biogasplant (agricultural)
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- 14. Biogasplant • 60 000ton/year • 4 digesters of 3 500 ton • Co-digestion with animal waste products • 3*1064 kW • 1*2000 kW PPO engine • Heat valorization: evaporation and drying of the digestate • Air scrubber
- 15. The process • Storageof different feedstock • 50 ton bulk bin and 60 ton mixing feeder • Pretreatement and shredding of solids • Pumping solid biomass to 20 ton mixing tanks • Pumping liquid organic biologic waste to mixing tanks
- 16. The process • Mixingof biomass in mixing tanks. • AD of the biomass • Aerobic desulfurization of the biogas • Use of the biogas in CHP • Pasteurization (1h 70°C) in tanks • Processing of the digestate
- 17. The process • Dryingunit with engine on PPO • Water scrubber (dust and ammonia) • Biological scrubber (smell and sulfur)
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- 25. Numbers and facts •60,000 ton biomass / year • Electricity: 22,400 MWh/year (+/- 5,000 families) • Heat: 25,600 MWh/year (+/- 1,000 families) • CO2 reduction: 28,000 ton (+/- 20,000 family cars)
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- 35. Biogasplant pigs Will bebuilt in 2014
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- 37. The process • Co-digestion60,000 ton/year • 60% agro related feedstcock (manure, energy crops, agricultural organic waste) • 40% non-agro related feedstock (organic biological waste) • Electricity: 22,400 MWh/year (6,400 families) • Heat: 25,600 MWh/year (1,000 families) • CO2-reduction: 28,000 ton (equivalent 20,000 family cars)
- 38. The process • Mixingbiomass • Pasteurization (1 h 70°C) • AD • Desulfurization • CHP • Separating the digestate in thin and thick fraction
- 39. The process • Purifyingliquids: dischargable effluent • Drying solids: pellets • Air scrubber: acid scrubber, multistage scrubber
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- 43. DLV InnoVision A clearVISION on INNOVATION
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- 45. 45 Innovation Inspires Innovation Improves InnovationSells Value through innovation
- 46. Businesses Inno Vision Knowledgecenters & spin-offs Innova & DLV Business Units Business partners Governement & administration Platforms 1. company 2. Consortium, funding, coordination 3. project consortium Inno Vision as an innovation center
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- 49. ARBOR - Interreg Mainpartners Flanders Cofinancing Flanders • Mission : to stimulate innovative and sustainable conversion of biomass to energy • 2011-2015
- 50. ARBOR - Interreg focusVlaams-Brabant - Running projects • Feasibility study pocket digestion – Nationale Proeftuin Witloof • Synergy parc Ecowerf • Social economy integration – Pro Natura - Elaboration of provincial action program for biomass and energy - Projectdevelopment (LT) focus West-Vlaanderen - Running project • Feasibility study small-scale digestion Verduyn (together with POM W-Vl)
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- 52. INEMAD – FP7 PartnersVlaanderen • INEMAD = Improved Nutrient and Energy Management through Anaerobic Digestion • 2012-2016
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- 54. INEMAD – FP7 Ugent WP6:Dissemination WP7: Management Ugent Innova Energy DLV Belgium Ugent Ugent
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- 56. Hooibeekhoeve • Study andpurchase of digester Hooibeekhoeve (regional dairy farm) • Tender project-consortium Innolab (proces technical related) DLV Belgium (regulatory) DLV InnoVision (feasibility study, COPEX/CAPEX) Done : • WP1 defining synergies • WP2 evaluation micro digester - 1 micro digester (10kWe) : feasible ++ - 2 micro digesters (20kWe) & current capacity (100cows)+ - 2 micro digesters (20kWe) & potential full capacity (135 cows) +++ • WP3 evaluation pocket digester - based on own electricity consumption --- - maximum 5000t input --- TO DO : • WP4 request invoices and counselling • WP5 consultation actual project
- 57. VEA – Pocketdigester
- 58. VEA Pocket digester UPDATE: - Past 6 months : - Final technical concept - Finalisation of negotiations with suppliers (BioDynamics, CEE) - Construction - Foreseen start- up: January 2013 - After start-up : - Follow up on the nutrient and organic balance - Reporting to VEA
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- 60. MIP - Nutricycle Onderzoekspartner Onderaannemers DLVBelgium as projectmanager = coordination project consortium
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- 62. C2C – H2O Year: 2013
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- 64. EU-INTERREG-COMBINE • Follow-up ofEU-LIFE-PROGRASS • IFBB: Integrated generation of Solid Fuel and Biogas from Biomass • Decentralized approach to harvest/collect, process and market biomass from landscape management: - Permanent grassland residues - Roadside mowing residues - Bracken - Mixed garden waste • Mobile system travels through partner regions - Test local input materials - Evaluate environmental impacts - Evaluate socio-economic framework - Demonstrate and promote the concept • Sedentary pilot plant in Germany (Baden-Baden) - Pellet quality and combustion tests • Prepare investments in IFBB technology
- 65. • University ofKassel, Faculty of Grassland Science • BUPNET (training and project network) • City of Baden-Baden • Vogelsberg County • Severn Wye Energy Agency • National Trust (nature conservancy) • Burdens (utilities, infrastructure, construction) • University of Ghent (EcoChem) • Inagro • Pro Natura • AILE (energy agency) • Cotes d’Armor County EU-INTERREG-COMBINE Consortium
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- 67. EU INTERREG –Bio-Refine Recycling inorganic chemicals from bio-industry wastestreams Flanders: + DLV, Vlakwa, Vlaco, VCM, Biogas-E (subpartners) Timing : 2013-2015 Budget : 2,7 million Budget Flanders : 758 k (DLV 43,6k) Funding : Interreg (50%) + cofunding (in application)
- 68. EU INTERREG –Bio-Refine
- 69. EU INTERREG –Bio-Refine WP1 Transnational collaborative and interactive platform Action 1. Establishing Regional Nutrient platforms Action 2. Establishing transnational dialogue and cooperation between the different platforms and other networks Action 3. Establishing bilateral working groups (e.g. Flanders-Walloon, France-Netherlands) for optimizing interregional traffic of raw materials, intermediates and products WP2 Classification matrix of nutrient sources and recovery and reuse processes Action 1. Identifying quality and quantity nutrient requirements of the market as a basis for selecting appropriate techniques Action 2. Identifying nutrient recovery techniques from anaerobic digestion derivatives Action 3. Identifying nutrient recovery techniques from animal manure and agricultural wastes Action 4. Identifying nutrient recovery techniques from industrial and domestic wastes WP3 Pilot scale explorations and demonstrations of good practice techniques Action 1. Pilot scale installation for struvite production from digestate – Nuresys Action 2. Elemental phosphorus production from ashes from municipal wastewater- Aquafin WP4 New strategies and synergies in cross-sectoral resource recovery Action 1. Case 1 - Recovery of specialty chemicals ? Action 2. Case 2 - Electrochemical nutrient recovery ? Action 3. Case 3 - Nutrient recuperation and recovery of liquid CO2 ? WP5 Road Map to Implementation of New Strategies & Policies Action 1. Examine logistics –identify spatial demand for nutrients relative to source of recovered nutrients Action 2. Identify life-cycle costs from whole-of-society perspective (including economic, energy, environmental) Action 3. Identify any synergies & conflicts with other services (sanitation, energy, food) Action 4. Identify and addressing limitations and constraints in national, regional and European legislative frameworks Action 5. Identify most appropriate policy instruments (e.g. regulatory, economic, communicative) to facilitate the chosen nutrient recovery and reuse options WP6 Project management, coordination and communication Action 1. Communication Management Action 2. Project Coordination
- 70. IEE - GR3 GRassas a GReen Gas Resource
- 71. GR3 → Overall goal:Stimulate investments in biogas supply chains for grass residues • Inventory grass residue availability • BATs and best practices for collection and valorisation → LCA → CBA • Webtools: • Predict biomass quality prior to mowing • Calculate profitability of AD of grass residues • Non-tech strategies, such as: • Use of social economy in sourcing grass residues • Adapted gate-fee systems • Land management fees • Match making between: • Grass residue producers (municipalities, road authorities, conservancies,…) & • Biogas producers → BP development. Joint declarations of intent. Actual contracts.
- 72. GR3 • DLV →project management • Pro Natura • UGent • Inagro • Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg • University of Verona, Dept of Biotechnology • Veneto Agricoltura (agricultural research and extension) • FnBB (Society for Sustainable Biogas and Bioenergy Utilization) • IZES (Institute for Future Energy Systems), Dept of Material Flow Management • University of Southern Denmark, Inst. of Chemical Eng., Biotech. and Env. Tech. • LNEG (National Laboratory for Energy and Geology), Bio-energy Unit
- 73. GR 3 • Funding: IEE (Intelligent Energy Europe) • Overall project budget : 1 588 440 € • Funding rate: 75 % • Duration : 36 months (start 01/03/2013)
- 74. GRass as aGReen Gas Resource Energy from landscapes by promoting the use of grass residues as a renewable energy source GR3 IEE/12/046/SI2.645700 From Apr ‘13 to March ‘16 23/04/2013
- 75. From Grass toEnergy Matchmaking between grass producers and biogas producers Inventory available grass wastes Overview BAT’s and best practices Design of webtools Non-tech strategies PROJECT SUMMARY Target regions
- 76. Ecologic mowing Purification Ensilaging Digestion Composting CHP Biomethane fuel SUPPLYVALORISATION BACKGROUND ±800 000 tons of grass waste generated Actually 70% disposed, 30% composted Biogas plants looking for more sustainable feedstock MISSINGVALORISATIONCHAIN Due to : - Missing logistics Investments required on both sides - Legislative framework - No contact between stakeholders Possibilities - Increased renewable energy production 1 ton grass ~ 340 kWel and 400 kWth - Primary energy savings (in composting) - Less uncontrolled grass disposal - Jobcreation (social economy)
- 77. OBJECTIVES and MAINSTEPS KEY OBJECTIVE facilitate the development of value chains for grass residues between grass generators and biogas producers Inventory of grass residue availability Mapping Best Available Techniques and best practices for collection and valorisation Evaluation through Life Cycle Analysis and Cost Benefit Analysis Evaluate non-tech strategies Use of social economy within the valorisation chain Adapted gate-fee systems Land management fees Design of webtools to : Predict biomass quality prior to mowing Calulate profitability of grass digestion for the biogas producers Business plan development for guiding stakeholders to actually sign supply contracts
- 78. During the action 5 grass residue producers make investment decisions for better grass quality 5 biogas plants make investment decisions for integration of grass in the feedstock 15 Supply contracts are established 2 composting facilities integrate biogasproduction 5 endorsements from policy makers for policy proposals developed during the project EXPECTED IMPACTS 7200 renewable energy production triggered (toe/year) 300 primary energy savings (toe/year) Reduction of greenhouse gase emissions : 39 000 t CO2e/year
- 79. Partners & Contact Flanders(Belgium) Portugal Italy Germany Denmark Project coordinator : DLV Belgium cvba Rijkelstraat 28, B-3550 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium T : +32 11 60 90 60 F: +32 11 60 90 69 Contact person : Lies Bamelis M: +32 499 14 08 58
- 80. ESF CO – 4- Energy
- 81. CO – 4- Energy • OVERAL GOAL : set-up of a blue-print for cooperation between different kinds of companies / organisations / SME’s with as a goal the joint digestion of the organic waste flows • START CASE : University Ghent – kitchen waste from student restaurants • Workplan : • Mapping the possible market and associates • Draw-up of the organisation model • Draw-up of the financial model • Evaluation and guidance (interaction with possible – future – associates) • Dissemination • Consortium: • DLV Belgium (Promotor) • Subcontracting : Agro Plan Consulting • Pro Natura • University Ghent • Inagro • Biogas - E
- 82. Co – 4- Energy • Funding : ESF (European Social Fund) • Overall project budget : 142 770€ • Funding rate: 70 % • Duration : 12 months (start 01/01/2013)
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- 84. • Context: ecologicalverge management, problem: high processing costs and lack of capacity. Large amount of digestable biomass (150.000 ton cuttings/year). • Goal: energy valorization of verge cuttings and other green waste from landscape management, stimulating ecological verge management. • Goal: Creating green jobs • Bottlenecks: biomass quality: solids. litter. freshness. fragmentation. • To do: Findings solutions for bottlenecks. Legal frame for social economy in verge management. Formulating recommendations. Green waste and verge cuttings: from waste to feedstock through social economy How?
- 85. • Scrubbing: adaptedscrubbing removes sands < 2% on DM. • Ecological mowing technique vs traditional: adapted mower: 0,5 -2% sands on DM Experiments on removing sand and -prevention Verwijdering van zand in wasinstallatie Ecologische maaier vs Klepelmaaier Results • New concept scrubbing and washing installation • Digester Operational in 2013. Pilot project in COMBINE. • Other digesters • Jobcreation social economy. • Ecological mowing technique: testrun in COMBINE-project. Implementation
- 86. Biomassawerf conceptontwikkeling : Flexibelecombinatie van • inkuiling voor vergisting & • compostering & • droging voor verbranding -> Mee te nemen naar volgende projecten (ARBOR, COMBINE, GR3) Waardeketens Resultaten