SPECIAL IFAT 2018 EDITION Hall A3 BOOTH 151/250 waveInsights from Veolia Water Technologies

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CONTENTS

05 17 Boost your water value EVA Link remote control The new smart EVALED® evaporators management. 06 18 Interview ACTIFLO® Aude Giard & One of the highest performing Jean-François Nogrette clarifiers in the world 08 20 AQUAVISTA™ AQUAVISTA™ Certification The all-in-one water digital service

10 21 BlueKolding AQUAVISTA™, digital trust Inspired by the concept of blue economy 12 22 Water quality for a Smart glasses: laboratory monitored how to support your plant’s by AQUAVISTA™ operations? 14 24 AQUAVISTA™ for a soft EVALED® drink manufacturer Evaporation technologies for Portal, Insight & Assist wastewater treatment 16 25 AQUAVISTA™ ACTIFLO® for the Oil & Gas Industry The ultimate microsand ballasted clarifier CONTENTS 3

26 34 ACTIFLO™ Carb BIOTHELYS™ Optimum treatment for natural Batch thermal hydrolysis organic matter and micropollutants 27 35 FILTRAFLO™ Carb BIOCO™ The next generation polishing Sludge drying, incineration & energy technology optimization 28 35 ANOXKALDNES™ MBBR GASTOP The next generation polishing New efficient digester design technology 29 37 ANITA™ Mox OLEIS The cost-effective ammonia New sludge conditioning removal solution 30 38 ECODISK™ SOLIA™ Mix The ecological solution for domestic The new generation of solar sludge wastewater treatment plants drying 31 39 HYDROTECH Filters HYDREX™ Boost your primary filtration Covers all your water treatment chemical needs 32 40 BIOTHANE Mobile Water Services Leading anaerobic technologies Delivering water anywhere

33 41 EXELYS™ AQUA service plant audit Thermal hydrolysis process Expertise to optimise your plant ASSET MANAGEMENT

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The world of water is changing: treatment is more complex, resources are declining, customers expect more, operational costs are rising, water and wastewater operations will need to adapt.

Part of the Veolia group, the global leader in optimized resource management, Veolia Water Technologies offers the most important portfolio of technologies, standard products and services to help municipalities and industrial companies to face these challenges.

Regarding the quality of their water, our customers also needed reliable data available in real-time 24/7 on a secure platform this is why we created AQUAVISTATM, digital services. This new platform of digital services provides a smarter management of your water treatment systems.

As a unique digital platform, Aquavista is entirely dedicated to water treatment applications. With Aquavista you have a smart partner – based on Internet-of-Things and advanced data analytics from Veolia Water Technologies, you have the opportunity to access the best water expertise for both water and wastewater treatment, for your installations and for your equipment.

In connecting your equipment to a highly secured platform you will have a privileged access, in real time, to the heart of your operations.

In the following pages, discover how we can help you to address your water challenges. 6 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

INTERVIEW Jean-François Nogrette, CEO & Aude Giard, Chief Digital Officer Veolia Water Technologies

What are the main challenges of real time, over a long period of time. These digital tools need to be flexible, the water world? they need to be available 24/7, and How can we get an accurate and most importantly, they need to be Jean-François Nogrette: We often reliable information? available on a highly secured Cloud talk about the issue of access to water. platform. This is how we can provide This is of course a very important JFN: This information can be information to our clients and topic that needs to be addressed, obtained by establishing the digital establish a long-term relationship along with access to sanitation and plant. based on trust. the importance of water reuse. But there is another topic that we don’t For me, the digital plant is a lever to Could you give us an example of the address as much, and that I feel is boost operational performance and benefits of a digital plant? very important, and that is the issue it is also a way to solidify a long-term of trust. pact with the client. This pact of trust Aude Giard: Yes of course, we have is based on real-time data paired several projects. One example is our In many parts of the world, we are with water treatment expertise and customer BlueKolding who optimized sharing, exchanging and reusing a worldwide benchmark. its energy consumption thanks to our water in various ways, through digital offer AQUAVISTATM. many different partners at a much The world is changing fast, faster pace than ever before. These technologies need to respond to an BlueKolding is an environment, exchanges must be based on trust, increasingly complex environment energy, and climate company which and trust can only be established and help us address the challenges of covers the entire municipality of through information. water scarcity and water reuse. And Kolding in Denmark. They are inspired as I mentioned before, they need to by the concept of blue economy and Information about water quality, of secure the trust of the client and of and are constantly working to find course, quality of the water coming the end-user. new ways of exploiting the resources in, quality and composition of the in wastewater and improving water going out, but also information Water is either an ingredient of processes to clean it. about chemical consumption, about customers’ value creation or a cost the amount of sludge generated, of of compliance but either way, it Veolia has been working with biogas produced and energy used. needs to flow as per expectations. BlueKolding for several years. In 2017, Information about hydraulics, about Implementing a digital plant can help they decided to adopt our digital the network, even about the weather. clients focus on their own business service offering Aquavista. Doing this value and on the performance of gave them access to a sort of digital This information must be accurate their daily operations. autopilot at the service of energy and reliable, it must be available in optimization, while maintaining VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES I INTERVIEW 7

robust and sustainable water AQUAVISTA™ is not just one offer, financial information to deliver treatment. it presents four different modules business decision KPIs and enable which can be adapted to our operators and managers to simulate They had the flexibility to choose different clients’ needs. the impact of an operational decision. which features of AQUAVISTA™ they wanted to activate on the processes A customer portal which provides As a digital services solution, in their plant. They have access to real-time remote monitoring of AQUAVISTA™ is value driven. real-time cloud-based information equipment and alert management that optimizes energy use and to our clients. Our ambition is to deliver high energy production through biogas. value services to our customers and It also optimizes sludge production The AQUAVISTA™ Plant, our address their key business stakes and and recirculation, and it optimizes most complete offer, is a stack of industrial challenges : chemical usage. remote controls algorithms that • increase their operational efficiency embed twenty five years of process and plant uptime, How far does Aquavista help knowledge of our engineers in • improve their water quality anytime the municipalities and industrial Denmark. This product provides real- anywhere companies to better operate their time remote controls on drinking • ensure the output effluent complies plants? water & wastewater treatment with regulation for a better plants (municipal and industrial). environmental footprint AG: AQUAVISTA™ is a complete suite of • work on the complex energy digital services using internet-of-things, We have some other modules in the exchanges the plant perimeters: advanced analytics and our water pipeline, for example, a module called biogas management optimization, treatment expertise. We developed ‘‘Assist’’ which aims to provide our SMARTGrid and energy balance, Aquavista on several of our existing customers with remote expertise by water network optimization, etc technologies, on solutions provided to giving access to the network of VWT our customers during these past few process and commissioning engineers Connecting our customers to decades and on our design & build (water quality reports, compliance Aquavista will make them better experience. We are really lucky to be reports, online expertise, etc.). operators of our technologies and able to take advantage of these VWT will boost their own value creation! � long-term experiences. Innovation is And we have an “Insight” module, in our DNA and we count on this new based on more advanced analytics, offer to improve the operations of our looking at long-term data, liaising clients’ plants. operational information and

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AQUAVISTA,™ the water digital service

AQUAVISTA™ Portal AQUAVISTA™ Insight

KEY FEATURES KEY FEATURES Single point of reference for all information Through remote access to an information relating to your water treatment system: dashboard, benchmarks and suggestions for > real-time remote monitoring of equipment process optimization, AQUAVISTA™ provides: data, > key operational information overview, > dynamic alarm management and > analysis of technology units performance, information for operators, > global benchmarks (comparison, scenario > key information about service contracts and and optimization). reports, > archive of all service and sales orders, This data-driven optimization of equipment >  access to equipment data: user guides, performance could ultimately result in a full performance documents, calibration auto-pilot solution. certificates, documentation for a specific ADDED VALUE site, O&M manuals and training videos/ A dashboard for managers, operators and materials for operation of selected engineers, built in conjunction with the technologies, existing AQUAVISTA™ Portal and leading to: > notification of events for equipment. > global benchmarking, ADDED VALUE > continuous optimization review, > Improvement of preventive maintenance > monitoring of key performance indicators. through dynamic alarm management, > access data from multiple sites via a single point of entry, > private and secure, > 24/7 managed service, > ATAWAD: Any Time, AnyWhere, Any Device, > improves convenience and simplifies operations. RESOURCING THE WORLD 9

AQUAVISTA™ Assist

KEY FEATURES Support operators’ treatment processes through access in real time to knowledge, digital training and a network of process engineers for: > advice in a timely manner, enabled by data as well as a consistent platform, > a better understanding of the specific end users’ operations, > an improved risk mitigation to meet your challenges (compliance, plant shutdown, etc.).

ADDED VALUE > Community management where operators can communicate and share knowledge with other operators and Veolia process engineers. > Operators can request support from Veolia Water Technologies (site visit, online assistance for maintenance service, troubleshooting, emergency support).

AQUAVISTA™ Plant

AQUAVISTA™ Plant is a holistic solution: > a suite of intelligent software solutions, > a state-of-the-art plant overview, > an online control & forecasting tool.

AQUAVISTA™ Plant is implemented across several countries with hundreds of plants already connected.

It is suitable for small and large municipal and industrial wastewater plants. 10 WAVE WAVE #07 I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

BlueKolding, inspired by the concept of blue economy

BlueKolding’s needs In 2017, BlueKolding extended its software BlueKolding A/S For many years BlueKolding has prioritised solution on the new cloud platform and applied software solutions for capacity AQUAVISTA™ Plant by the integrated control BlueKolding A/S extension and operations optimisation for of Agtrup WWTP together with the sewer Environment, energy the entire sewerage system; from the sewer network for the City of Kolding as well as the and climate company network to the wastewater treatment plants. three satellite WWTPs. covers the entire The aim is to maximise the use of the existing municipality of facilities and at the same time guarantee an Over the years BlueKolding has experienced Kolding, Denmark. optimum and compliant operation under all compliant operation under all conditions by BlueKolding is conditions, i.e. under dry and wet weather active online control with far less manpower constantly working conditions. BlueKolding wishes to provide than is required for visits to the satellite plants. to find new ways of its staff with efficient tools to ensure a good utilising the resources overview of all the utility’s systems. in wastewater and improving processes The concrete benefits for BlueKolding: 25% less Total-N in effluent, for cleaning it. The AQUAVISTA™ Plant answers • In 2007, the aim for Agtrup WWTP was to • Precipitation in chemicals reduced by 45%, BlueKolding manages improve the effluent quality and ensure • Hydraulic capacity increased by 80%, the treatment of operational savings. The result was 25% lower • Overflow in catchment area reduced 45%. 15 million m⁳ of Total-N and a reduction of the chemical • wastewater for the precipitant by 45%. • city of Kolding and its surrounding area every “The AQUAVISTA™ Plant has helped us to lower The introduction of integrated control of year. 12 million m⁳ the costs of our operations and helped us to Agtrup WWTP and the sewer system in 2011 goes to Agtrup central have a better carbon footprint as well. And now secured 80% higher hydraulic load at the wastewater treatment it’s cloud-based and that means that our data plant and therefore reduced the costs of the plant (WWTP). security is on a very high level and that’s very planned basin extensions by 22% the costs important to us.” Per Holm, BlueKolding CEO. of the planned basin extensions. At the same time, BlueKolding even managed to reduce “Using AQUAVISTA™ Plant our processes are the number of overflow events from approx. optimised, meaning that the plants produce 35 to <10 per year thanks to Aquavista Plant. compliant effluent at the lowest cost. A new function with Aquavista Plant is that we can In 2012 and 2013 three satellite WWTP’s programme ourselves. If we get a new sensor were furnished with AQUAVISTA™ Plant. The we can create a short control feature for it and purpose was to ensure a stable operation afterwards we can discuss the feature with and maximise the operational savings by Veolia. I think that this is very interesting.” Karin providing the staff with the relevant software Refsgaard, BlueKolding operations manager. for optimising the plants. CREATING VALUE FOR INDUSTRY 11

Innovation projects The latest innovation projects are from 2014 Since the 2011 implementation, Veolia (SMARTGrid) and 2017 (BlueGrid). Both focus Water Technologies and BlueKolding have on energy-balance optimisation through collaborated to develop various software utilisation of the basin volume in the solutions for intelligent use of a large catchment area as part of the active control amounts of data from the entire sewerage strategy at the WWTPs. system, i.e. the sewer network and the treatment plants.

AQUAVISTATM Plant is a real-time remote control and optimization of drinking water treatment plant, sewer network & wastewater treatment plant processes.

This holistic solution covers different objectives in different customer segments. The main objectives, no matter the customer segment, are: • CAPEX savings/avoidance by additional hydraulic capacity • CAPEX savings/avoidance by additional biological capacity • OPEX savings by optimised operation • Compliance through stable operation, easier operation, created operator awareness and improved system understanding

Aquavista Plant covers different types of processes. The main processes covered, no matter the customer segment, are: • Aerobic wastewater treatment (municipal or industrial) > Activated sludge > Biofilters > MBBR • Anaerobic wastewater treatment (industrial) > UASB • Anaerobic sludge treatment > Digesters

Aquavista Plant is implemented across several countries with hundreds of plants already connected. 12 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

Water quality for a laboratory monitored by AQUAVISTA™

The Biochemical & Molecular Biology offer that allows laboratory technicians and laboratory at Nîmes University Hospital medical biologists to have real-time access has four main activities: the Biochemistry, to water quality monitoring and to intervene Hormonology, Biological Oncology and within the scope of preventive and curative General Toxico-Pharmacology sectors, for both maintenance actions. routine and emergencies; the Toxicology and specialized and forensic Pharmacology sector; Traceability at the heart the Molecular Genetics sector (somatic of the laboratory oncogenetics, neurogenetics, constitutional The current era of medical biology pharmacogenetics) and finally a delocalized laboratories is the consolidation of analytical Biology sector. solutions (grouping of several analysers into a single one) for medico-economic aspects The laboratory team is composed of 41 to ensure greater traceability in sample staff, of which 26 technicians who are processing procedures, while optimising the mainly in charge of the maintenance of the analysers’ performance and production. analysers and the technical validation of the examinations and also nine medical biologists “Previously, each analyser had a dedicated who ensure, among other things, the medical water supply, today a single water expertise of the laboratory examinations production plant must be able to produce through the provision of advice to clinicians a sufficient volume of water while ensuring and a university teaching activity. an irreproachable water quality, as this is an essential part of the analytical process The laboratory operates 7 days a week and at the origin of the production of patient 24 hours a day and on average the laboratory examination results”, explains Dr David-Paul processes 1200 samples/day and produces 2.4 De Brauwere, hospital practitioner at the million procedures/year. Biochemical & Molecular Biology laboratory. These automated technical platforms are at The Biochemical & Molecular Biology the heart of the laboratory’s organisation; laboratory at Nîmes University Hospital they make it possible to manage high flows has been using Roche Diagnostics and while meeting the quality and traceability Veolia solutions since 2013. This solution standards required by regulations. is differentiated by a complete analytical RESOURCING THE WORLD 13

Roche Diagnostics France supports laboratories in this evolution by offering high- performance, proven analytical solutions for automated technical platforms.

Clinical analysers need a constant, safe and compliant supply of water to produce and reproduce reliable diagnostic tests. Roche and Veolia’s offer meets this requirement for quality and traceability. It includes both the Roche product lines (cobas®8000), Medica Pro for water supply and the user interface with the AQUAVISTATM portal for real-time water quality monitoring.

An interface that facilitates “For example, regarding resistivity, we the accreditation process evaluated at 18 hours the interval between the By 2020, 100% of the NABM examinations beginning of its deterioration and its impact produced by a laboratory must be certified. on water quality and therefore on the results The COFRAC (COmité FRançais of patient examinations. Water quality is at d’ACcréditation - French Certification the heart of the laboratory’s activity in order Authority) is in charge of issuing these to ensure a constant quality service in the certificates to medical biology laboratories production of test results while guaranteeing who must meet the specific requirements the performance of our production: over concerning competence and quality required 1,000 samples are processed every day; 24/7 by standard NF EN ISO 15 189. reproducibility of analytical processes is essential for rigorous monitoring of patients’ With a view to full accreditation in 2 years: biological parameters.” “access to an interface that centralises water quality histories and allows us to view all When an alarm sounds, or when one of the these main parameters on a single page - water quality monitoring parameters shows temperature, conductivity, resistivity - provide a deterioration of the water quality, the a guarantee of traceability; as well as access technicians intervene immediately as part of to the calendar of events, allowing us to a preventive maintenance action. view the history of alarms. We become more efficient! We can immediately provide all the “This type of early warning has enabled us to information requested during the COFRAC reduce the number of alarms since the solution audits”, says Dr De Brauwere. has been deployed in our department”, concludes Dr De Brauwere. � Anticipating risks: preventive maintenance Customer: Roche Diagnostics Every day, the technicians check the water End user: Biochemical and Molecular Biology Laboratory quality from the AQUAVISTA™ Portal. Thanks at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU de Nîmes) to the graphs, they can see if the water quality is deteriorating, and if necessary, act Solutions: cobas®8000 (Roche Diagnostics), Medica Pro & AQUAVISTA™ Digital Services from Veolia Water preventively by changing the Medica Pro Technologies filtration cartridges. 14 WAVE WAVE #07 I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

AQUAVISTA™ for a soft drink manufacturer, Portal, Insight & Assist

Food and Beverage companies currently face The Problem several challenges with water management, During operation the performance of both which is especially true concerning ingredient ultrafiltration units had severely and abruptly water used in the actual product. It is a declined. Discussions, analysis and various key challenge to monitor in real-time the counter measures such as CIP procedures quality of their ingredient water in order on site had been carried out without to ensure the maximum traceability of the sustainably solving the problem. Since a production processes to ensure compliance to further degradation of the UF performance increasingly stricter regulations. would have lead to a shutdown of the plant causing considerable damages and costs, Project Scope an action plan was defined by Veolia Water In September 2015, a 100m⁳/h water Technologies engineers. The main objectives: treatment plant for a global beverage leader • Determination of root causes of rapid was installed in North Africa. The solution differential pressure increase implemented is BERKEFELD PurBev®, a range • Reduction of the differential pressure of the of hygienic water treatment solutions for UF systems by performing modified CIP the food & beverage industries consisting • Inspection of the dosing equipment and of reverse osmosis, activated carbon dosing rates and ultrafiltration technologies. This • Check of chemical quality and concentration beverage company was looking for a way to considerably improve the monitoring of The Action their ingredient water. One of the client’s As Aquavista Portal, Insight and Assist was main objectives was to improve their water implemented, process experts were able consumption KPI liter to liter. to investigate the causes based on the available data and trends from the previous months and to suggest counter actions in a timely manner. The Aquavista digital services modules provided are Portal, Insight and Assist. The Aquavista Services has successfully allowed the company to closely monitor their ingredient water in real-time by monitoring the parameters of PurBev, with an ATAWAD (AnyTime, AnyWhere, Any Device) access to this information.

AQUAVISTA Key Features: • Remote monitoring of parameters • Remote control on demand • Operations reporting CREATING VALUE FOR INDUSTRY 15

• Feedback on performance and The client benefits from more process support recommendations for optimization and expertise to operate the water treatment • Training in local language plant, as well as from high value digital services. • HYDREX® service with special chemicals “We are very satisfied with the new Veolia performance monitoring service. This really is a high value service which helps us to reduce operational cost and improve the reliability of our water treatment plant. Veolia’s digitaliation strategy is the right step to differentiate its services further from competition” engineering director, April 2017.

This project has not only allowed for the client to benefit from increased reliability but also from increased plant uptime and an overall Client Benefits improvement in performance. The client The introduction of digital services in the feedback and testing has allowed us at Veolia water treatment plant at this production to considerably improve our technologies, site has provided technical and operational services and the PurBev design. � benefits for the client. Their processes and plant is now more reliable and they were able KPIs to reduce their operating costs. They are able to now fully access real-time data on their ingredient water and monitor Benefits the quality of it according to the regulations, • Increased membrane lifetime from and more importantly, to their specifications. 8-12 months to 2,5 y A full team of Veolia experts are in charge of • Reduced liter-to-litre KPI from 3,0 to analysing the reports generated from the KPIs 1,8l and send out immediate feedback in case • Prevented 5-8 days downtime, of any problem. These experts also provide equivalent to many thousands kilo € recommendations and advice on how to improve operations.

UF Permeability decreased over weeks CIP procedures by local operators did not stop the trend Specialised cleaning procedure by Veolia expert 16 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

AQUAVISTA™ for the Oil & Gas Industry a new era in service solutions for Water Injection Asset Integrity Management

Veolia’s unique combination of a digitized visibility into the performance of the water system with expert engineers now provides injection system. Combined with the onshore upstream water injection assurity. process specialist delivered by Veolia through Aquavista Assist, a service of true value is Our expertise in facility asset management integrated into the customer’s teams, both has been gained from decades of experience onshore and offshore. in operations enabling us to balance Using OSIsoft PI, Aquavista will transform conflicting drivers and deliver pragmatic upstream water injection operations; outcomes based on the actual production unlocking the value of your data to transform needs of the Industry. it into relevant business driven operations. Aquavista improves water injection system In the challenge to meet the oil & gas performance: • Real-time upstream data capture onshore • Business KPI’s for water injection • Laboratory analytics and manual offshore batch control inputs • Generates “benchmarking” performance KPI’s. • Technical and process support by Veolia specialists. • Bespoke water injection operational support for unlocking availability and industry’s need for improved operation and reliability reduced OPEX, Veolia has developed the • Optimised chemical consumptions and AQUAVISTA™ digital services platform that performance allows smarter management of our client’s • Early event detection notification for upstream water injection systems; improving operational risk reduction performance, minimising operational risk, whilst reducing OPEX. Existing methods of handling and assessing The key benefits to our clients: water upstream asset data was problematic as a injection assurity - providing increased oil service provider onshore. Aquavista, Veolia’s recovery and reduced OPEX real time monitoring service, delivers early warning of deteriorating performance and operational issues, giving unprecedented RESOURCING THE WORLD 17

EVA Link Remote Control EVA Link, the remote control access, EVA Link remoteis one of the most important control service included into the EVA-Life program. EVA Link is the new service productThe targeted to Clientsnew smartEVA Life,EVALED the program which makes evaporators who have an evaporator equipped your evaporator perfectly performing with a state-of-the-artmanagement. HMI. for its entire life. This ultimate interface allows EVALED is a reliable partner as ensures to keep your evaporator under a lifetime guarantee for the EVALED controlEVA and toLink optimize is the its new service pack dedicatedevaporators. to EVALED evaporators which allows to monitor your performances, thanks to the daily checks waterand to the treatment updating unit from smartphone, tablets and PC. of parameters and programs. Evaporation Leadership since 1978 Veolia Water Technologies Italia Via Pra’ di Risi, 3 • 33080 Zoppola (PN) • Italy tel. +(39) 0434 516311 • fax +(39) 0434 516310 � [email protected] | [email protected] In keeping with theAPPLICATIONS progressive nature of the company, Alarm notification can be set up REFERENCES we reserve the right to amend details without notice. www.evaled.com for rapid troubleshooting from � Ideal to optimise EVALED Food & Beverage, Candies Veolia personnel (available in the evaporators’ water treatment production (CANADA) GOLD level service pack). performances and reducing Remote operation and running costs. assistance, Monthly detailed FEATURES reporting, Technical suggestions BENEFITS � Access to your water treatment for process optimisation, unit from any device (PC, tablet, Reduction of maintenance � Real time data and trends check- smartphone) activities and costs. up � No software or license to buy Chemical, Detergents � Monthly data check-up and back- production (ITALY) up (with technical comments only � Password security protocol with Remote operation and with the GOLD level service pack) double access level. assistance, immediate support � Alarms notification via e-mail/ and troubleshooting, Reduction SMS of non-scheduled maintenance

� Minor modifications on PLC and activities and consequent HMI’s softwares upgrading downtimes.

� Veolia’s technical personnel will intervene via online request. 18 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

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ACTIFLO®, one of the highest performing clarifiers in the world boosted by digitalisation

• Asset improvement: scenarii for Actiflo is ahigh rate compact water clarification process in � Operational cost savings which water is flocculated with microsand and polymer in a � Effluent quality improvement and Turbomix® draft tube. The microsand enhances the formation stability of robust flocs and acts as ballast, significantly increasing their � Throughput increase settling velocity. The unique characteristics of the resulting • Asset Benchmarking: Comparison of microsand ballasted flocs allow for clarifier designs with very multiple sites or the same site over different short retention times, high rise rates and extremely compact seasons system footprints that are up to 50 times smaller than other clarification processes of similar capacity. It counts more Benefits than 1,000 references all over the world, for municipal and Aquavista Insight gives the plant managers industrial water and wastewater treatment over the past more peace of mind by: 25 years (see page 25 to know more about Actiflo). • An improved operation of the Actiflo: real- time optimisation of the plant based on historical data and intelligent algorithms. The AQUAVISTATM team works with the • Having a greater stability of downstream technical department and the data scientists treatment: by an optimised clarified water of Veolia to improve the performance of the quality, the lifetime of the downstream Actiflo thanks to the digitalisation. In light of filters are increased and the process the market needs, are developed Aquavista stabilised. Insight and Assist. • Reducing operational costs: reduced polymer and coagulant consumption. In one AQUAVISTA™ Insight plant 19,8% chemical savings. Plant operators are faced with increasing • Increasing resilience of the operation: demands for continuous process improved up-time of the operation and optimisation, reduction of water, wastewater, increased predictability of the operation. chemical and energy consumption, while not • Ensuring compliance by increase jeopardising the process stability and meeting operational resilience. strict regulations. To support clients in this • Learning from comparable sites: Evaluate crux, Aquavista Insight aggregates historic the performance of different sites to apply data acquired from multiple Actiflo around lessons learned throughout. the world and real-time data from site, and applies analytics developed based on Veolia’s “By adding Veolia’s process expertise to the experience in designing and operating water new digital tools we can go much further and wastewater treatment plants worldwide. in monitoring and optimizing the quality of treatment. We have access to an “enhanced” Features process control adapted to each site, which • Asset monitoring: Correlation of process represents a real optimization compared to data with operational costs what we had with scientific formulas alone. CREATING VALUE FOR INDUSTRY 19

In addition, thanks to the Aquavista Insight • Online training materials: Documents/ dashboard, operators have a global and videos on process troubleshooting, comprehensive vision of their installations. maintenance etc. The operator thus benefits from a continuous supervision and optimization service.” Philippe Benefits Bréant, projects department director, Veolia To support you in this, Veolia is developing Research & Innovation. AQUAVISTA™ Assist, a suite of digital communication channels and training In cooperation with our customers, we have modules. It is based on a long-term carried out several tests on their Actiflo. experience of troubleshooting, maintenance Aquavista Insight has a real impact on their and process knowledge that have been operating expenses, the processes carried out compiled into training materials, as well as on the various operations are optimized, which access to experts at your own convenience. in turn extends the equipment’s durability. We AQUAVISTA™ Assist will give more agility can see a real optimisation of the operation to Actiflo operators, and will secure the of the plant and water quality”, Philippe equipment by: Sauvignet, water industrialization manager, • Having a direct line to process experts from Veolia technical & performance department. Veolia to support with day to day questions, pro-actively ensuring that problems are AQUAVISTA™ Assist resolved avoiding plant downtime The framework under which a plant is • Knowledge sharing with other sites operated is challenging: technologies are • Providing continuous development of highly complex, new developments occur operators, by attending training sessions at a fast speed, the number of operators is or revising materials at the operator’s own declining and there is often little time for speed and time training. In a day to day operation it is thus • Facilitating onboarding of new operators challenging to solve complex problems or by giving them access to a library of step- improve operation. by-step training videos, troubleshooting support and process knowledge Features If combined with AQUAVISTA™ Portal, Veolia • Communication platform: Channels to experts can access real-time data and provide exchange with operators from different sites even more powerful advice. � • Virtual process engineer: Specialized support from a network of experienced Veolia experts 20 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

AQUAVISTA™ Certification

AQUAVISTA™ is embedded by design in standard equipment made by Veolia Water Technologies. All our AQUAVISTA™-compatible technologies will be stamped and certified by Veolia Water Technologies as able to be integrated within the AQUAVISTA™ environment.

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AQUAVISTA™, digital trust

Digital transformation is no longer a buzz- Physical security means that the phase where word: it has become a reality. The growing the data is acquired is safe. This is achieved by connectivity of equipment, people and ensuring the physical security of the device businesses has profoundly changed the entire or equipment, of course, but also through landscape in which businesses are operated secured accessibility and data encryption. and is quickly becoming a key parameter of Veolia Water Technologies complies with all success for companies all over the world. industry standards. The amount of data captured through these connected systems, the big data, Network security covers data transfer. We processed with intelligence in cloud gives a ensure that the data transits through secured way to optimise the processes and increase tunnels and that the protocols used for data the overall efficiency. Hence it needs to be communication are secured and recognized protected and the channels through which by registered regulation entities. Moreover, it transits must be controlled and secured network-enforced policies are put in place. to ensure that it is only available to those for whom Cloud security is all about it is meant. safe data aggregation and PHYSICAL SECURITY safe data analysis. On a cloud The increasing digital Data acquisition architecture, security is in connectedness of the entire place by design. A dedicated value chain creates agility team of security experts with and procures flexibility, NETWORK SECURITY access to state-of-the-art but it also demands that Data transfer tools manages the security cybersecurity risks and and applies continuous threats be effectively security improvement DIGITAL SECURITY assessed and thwarted. Data aggregation / strategies, while also The key is to address these Data analysis conducting penetration challenges by embedding tests and security audits. security at the core of We ensure cybersecurity platform design. compliance (NSIT/IES Standards) and apply industry-proven security architecture practices. At Veolia Water Technologies, we believe that security is better and stronger when it is built The value and the volume of data have in and not bolted on. Our Digital Platform, never been higher, affording users with a AQUAVISTA™, is built with security at its core. level of information and flexibility that has Cybersecurity aspects are considered as vital to never been seen before, but which could the design and architecture of the platform, and also potentially make businesses more we ensure that best-in-class security practices vulnerable than ever before. It is imperative are enforced over the entire infrastructure. that we maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data and Veolia Water Physical Security, Network Security and Cloud Technologies is committed to do so in Security: the complete digital landscape is partnership with our clients. � addressed. 22 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

Smart glasses: how to support your plant’s operations?

VIRTUAL SUPPORT • Live video calling & annotations → Support User from back-office that can instantaneously Operator or technician on site annotate things in your field of view Features & Added Values • Hands-free glasses → Increased safety • Access to manuals and checklists precaution, focus on tasks (document/videos) → Remember to perform all tasks in the correct order VIRTUAL REALITY • Live video calling → Troubleshooting User support from the back-office, enabling them • Engineer, operator, technician during to see exactly what you are seeing and training or design phase, off-site instructing you Features & Added Values • Shoot pictures or videos → Record your • Simulated image of an equipment/plant in steps for quality assurance 3D → walk inside a plant before doing it in • Hands-free glasses → Increased safety real life, increased safety precaution, focus on tasks • Explode the equipment → Understand how the equipment is built, facilitating 3D/AUGMENTED REALITY maintenance services User • Build 3D representation of the build Engineer, operator, technician during training environment, e.g. for refurbishments before or inspection, off-site implementing them in real life → time Features & Added Values savings, cost savings, safety precautions • Walk around a 3D image of a plant on a computer → no need for glasses • Familiarise and train operators on a new plant → increased safety, time savings • Tag equipments with datasheets or points of precaution → ease of use, ensure data transfer, increased health and safety

MIXED REALITY User Operator or technician on site Features & Added Values • Instructions superimposed on your actual field of view → Read instructions and highlights while seeing the equipment in front of you CREATING VALUE FOR INDUSTRY 23

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Resourcing the world 24 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

EVALED® Evaporation technologies for wastewater treatment

APPLICATIONS BENEFITS

� Effective solutions for the treatment of � Waste disposal costs reduction industrial wastewater, concentrating and � Low energy consumption removing salts, heavy metals and a variety of hazardous components. � Fully automatic, minimum labor

� Remotely controllable (Industry 4.0 PERFORMANCES compliant)

� ZLD � Standard & Package design

� Water reuse � Small footprint, Plug & Play

� Valuable matter recovery � High quality of distillate

� Up to 95% distillate yield

� Sizes from 0.1 to 200 m⁳/day of distillate Evaled is now boosted by our digital services produced offer AQUAVISTA™ RESOURCING THE WORLD 25

ACTIFLO® The ultimate microsand ballasted clarifier

With more than 1,000 references all over the • Proven process with 735 references world, Actiflo has been in use for municipal in 55 countries for and industrial water and wastewater - Drinking water treatment treatment for more than 25 years. - Municipal wastewater treatment - Industrial water and wastewater Actiflo is a high rate compact water treatment clarification process in which water is flocculated with microsand and polymer Actiflo is now boosted by our digital services in a Turbomix® draft tube. The microsand offer: AQUAVISTA™ (see pages 18 & 19) enhances the formation of robust flocs and acts as ballast, significantly increasing their settling velocity. The unique characteristics of the resulting microsand ballasted flocs allow REFERENCES for clarifier designs with very short retention Severn Trent Water, UK times, high rise rates and extremely compact system footprints that are up to 50 times In 2017, we have secured a contract smaller than other clarification processes of with Severn Trent Water to design and similar capacity. implement three Actiflo® Turbo high performance water clarifiers at the Major benefits: Frankley Water Treatment Works as part • Extremely compact footprint of the Birmingham Resilience scheme. • Rapid start-up within few minutes This compact, high flow rate water • Clarifier rise rates of 80 m/h and higher clarification solution uses patented • Excellent treated water quality technology to offer the capacity to • Stable and flexible process behavior process 312 million litres of water a day. • Automatic operation with frequent start- ups & shut-downs possible 26 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

ACTIFLO® Carb Optimum treatment for natural organic matter and micropollutants Designed to treat and refine water, ACTIFLO® Carb combines the fast flocculation and sedimentation performance of Actiflo® with the adsorption capacity of Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) to eliminate substances resistant to the clarification process.

APPLICATIONS PERFORMANCES REFERENCES

� For municipalities and industries � Advanced Powdered Activated Nantes Métropole, France � Drinking water: for the treatment Carbon treatment � 160,000 m3/day of non-flocculable Natural � Maximum elimination of NOM DSM Nutritional Products, Organic Matter (NOM), pesticides, and emerging micropollutants Village-Neuf, France emerging micropollutants, micro- (removal of up to 95%) � 2,400 m3/day  algae, odors � Polishing of the treated water

� Process water: for refining and � High sedimentation speed: Fuyang, Zhejiang, China 3 treating resistant NOM ≥ 30 m/h � 250,000 m /day � Sewage: to eliminate hard Harpeth Valley, Nashville, USA Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) BENEFITS � 90,000 m3/day and other compounds resistant to � Compatible with other TW Moses, Indianapolis, USA chemical or biological treatment clarification processes upstream: � 91,000 m3/day � “Reuse”: for the advanced tertiary Actiflo®, Multiflo™, Spidflow® Raffineria di Millazo, Italy treatment and refinement of � Using Hydrex Biosourced � 7,200 m3/day treated sewage flocculants

� Small footprint

� Simple to commission: start-up in a few minutes

� Easy, low-cost upgrading of existing installations CREATING VALUE FOR INDUSTRY 27

FILTRAFLO™ Carb The next generation polishing technology

A chemical-free polishing solution, FILTRAFLO™ Carb uses a recyclable activated carbon in microgranules to eliminate by adsorption natural organic matter, pesticides, and other micropollutants in treated water while also filtering it.

APPLICATIONS � Stable performance REFERENCES

� For small to medium-size facilities � Flexible design using concrete, Filtraflo™ Carb has already metal or plastic (HDPE) been implanted on several � Upgrading of existing drinking municipal sites in the west water plants � Adaptability to variations in contaminants of France. � Groundwater first treatment step Craon, France with low turbidity water BENEFITS � 80 m3/hr � Surface water after flotation or � Easy to operate Fouet Barrégant, France) settling � 100 m3/hr � Compact and modular � Wastewater tertiary polishing La Française DWTP, France treatment � Low-energy consumption � 250 m3/hr � No activated carbon sludge to PERFORMANCES treat (savings) � Combines physical filtration of suspended solids with adsorption of organic matter using innovative reusable activated carbon in microgranules 28 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

ANOXKALDNES™ MBBR The next generation polishing technology

EXPERTISE ADVANTAGES REFERENCES

� 1000+ references Worldwide � Biofilm expertise applied using Heathrow Airport, UK MBBR technology VWT UK has been awarded a contract � 30+ years of experience to design, build and operate a new � Retrofit and Increase Capacity � +27 years, longest plant wastewater treatment plant for in operation-with original � Compact Footprint Heathrow Airport. During the cold AnoxKaldnes media � Robust and Tolerant weather months, glycol is used for � References in municipal and most de-icing the planes and in order to � Flexible Configurations industrial sectors ensure compliance with new discharge consents applied by the environmental CUSTOMIZED FOR YOU regulator, Heathrow needs a treatment solution to improve the quality of the � Biological expertise allows wastewater that is discharged. AnoxKaldnes to find the best At the core of the wastewater solution to fit your needs treatment plant is our AnoxKaldnes � For BOD/COD and nitrogen MBBR and Hydrotech Discfilter removal technology. AK MBBR technology is also used at Oslo airport to treat � But also for complex compounds de-icer. However at Oslo this de-icer is like pharmaceuticals, EDTA, combined with municipal wastewater Selenium and Phenols and during the summer months � Side stream and mainstream the plant is operated on municipal anammox solutions wastewater alone. As a result, given that the Heathrow plant will be operated solely on de-icer and only during the cold weather months, this will be the first plant of its type globally. RESOURCING THE WORLD 29

ANITA™ Mox The cost-effective ammonia removal solution With an ammonia removal efficiency of over 80% with no use of external carbon source and at a very low energy cost, ANITA™ Mox is well suited to efficiently reduce the operating cost and improve the environmental record of a wastewater treatment plant.

APPLICATIONS BENEFITS REFERENCES

ANITA™ Mox is specially developed � No carbon source needed Denver Colorado, USA for the treatment of streams highly � Operating since 2017 � Compact process loaded in ammonia such as: � Treating muncipal digestate � Almost 60% oxygen savings � 3000 kg N/day � Reject water following anaerobic digestion from municipal WWTP � Reduced sludge production Gothenburg (Gryaab), Sweden � to reduce the nitrogen load on the � Robust process Operating since 2018 main wastewater treatment line � Treating municipal digestate � Stable process � >1000 kg N/day � Industrial wastewaters, especially � Lower CO emissions after anaerobic treatment and 2 Osberstown, Ireland landfill leachates � Treating municipal THP digestate � Start-up 2018 � 600 kg N/day Five Fords (Wales), UK � Treating municipal THP digestate � Start-up 2018 � 775 kg N/day 30 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

ECODISK™ The ecological solution for local wastewater treatment plants Effluent treatment of small and medium communities requires economical and easy to operate systems which are not sensitive to organic and hydraulic load variations. Ecodisk is the ecological solution for local wastewater treatment plants, from 100 to 10,000 population equivalent.

PRODUCTS � Process adaptable to load and REFERENCES hydraulic variations � Packaged biological plants Königswalde, Germany � Complete treatment of � Connection size: 2,200 � NEW Ecodisk Denit for TN wastewater inhabitant equivalents treatment � Restoration of a worn rotational � Reliability of the set culture � DEVELOPMENT Ecodisk Solar for body system by replacing autonomous installations � Worldwide experience with more the rotating body by rotating than 1,000 reference plants biological disks with a diameter APPLICATIONS � Reliable, recyclable and durable of 3.7 m and an area of 2 x 5,540 m² in an existing concrete tank. � Ideal design for wastewater process treatment in small and medium- Imi Ouaddar Resort, Morocco sized communities BENEFITS � Connection size: 5,350 inhabitant equivalents � Compact solutions for � Low energy consumption � Beautifuly integrated into the decentralized treatment (living � Expansion and rehabilitation of coastline, the treatment process base, hotel, industrial complex) existing plants includes a bar screen, settler � Small footprint digester, four Ecodisk units, a PERFORMANCES Hydrotech drumfilter and a UV � Simple and minimal operation � Modular and upgradeable process system to reuse the treated integrated into the environment water. CREATING VALUE FOR INDUSTRY 31

HYDROTECH FILTERS Boost your primary filtration

A successful wastewater treatment starts at the beginning. Hydrotech filters offers great flexibility in terms of possibilities REFERENCES of controlling the loading (TSS, BOD, COD and P) to the Stavanger primary filtration, biological treatment downstream. The efficiency of primary Norway sludge removal by filtration will also maximize the possibilities � The Central Wastewater Treatment for energy production by digestion. Plant of Nord Jæren (SNJ) in the city of Stavanger, located on the south- west coast of Norway. BENEFITS Boost your plant with the � Primary treatment upgrade by using Hydrotech Plug and Play units Hydrotech filters. Proven technology • Upgrade and retrofit your current With more than 10 years experience Key figures WWTP and with successful references for � 500,000 population equivalent • Minimize the effects of your the primary treatment application, � 2 800 l/s seasonal loading variations Hydrotech filter is considered as a • Improve your storm water or CSO � 300 mgTSS/l / 33000kgTSS/d proven technology. treatment � 20 Hydrotech Drumfilters model • Flexibility to control the filtration Small footprint HDF2010 efficiency by usage of on-line Compared to conventional primary The Benefits clarifiers the Hydrotech filters only chemical dosing to fulfil your � Reducing aeration volume and require 20 % of the footprint. With specific requirements aeration demand in downstream chemicals added upstream even biological treatment less footprint is required. � Smaller footprint

� Odor control

� Increasing energy recovery in the digeste 32 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

BIOTHANE

Leading anaerobic technologies for industrial effluent treatment and municipal sludge treatment

BIOBED® ADVANCED EGSB � Overall high yield on biogas and biomass quality. The system production is provided with automated 24/7 Proven technology > Intake load higher through backup service - 365 days per year. Extremely compact, high skipping of pre-treatment unit This innovation is expected to performance process for industrial > Degradation of FOG and TSS change the regular operation of effluents using granular sludge. biological wastewater treatment � Simplified process � Pressurized & gastight concept plants into automated selfregulating plants, which are monitored � Up to >95% COD removal, with loading rates up to 15-25kg/m⁳/day MemGas™ remotely. Biogas upgrading � A highly stable technology for a � Low Methane slip (loss) of less than great variety of industries  < 0,5% leads to Methane yield of � Large net energy production by more than 99% biogas recovery REFERENCES � High purity of the CO2 in the OFF- � Low sludge production and very Gas (> 99%) Arla, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, low energy consumption United Kingdom � Low electrical power consumption � World‘s first zero-carbon milk (< 0,3 – 0,4 kWhel / m³ Biogas) Memthane® processing facility using cutting Memthane® is an Anaerobic � Surplus compressor heat available edge renewable energy solutions. Membrane Bio-Reactor (AnMBR) for the digester (0,3 kWhth/m³ � Technology: Memthane® which maximizes renewable energy Biogas) anaerobic membrane bioreactor production while producing superb (combination of the advantages of � No chemicals needed quality effluent that can be reused or anaerobic treatment with external discharged directly to sewer. SMART Biogas Management crossflow filtration). � Excellent permeate quality To increase the ease, reliability and � Treatment of 500 m⁳/d of > 98% COD & BOD removal effectiveness of the operation of wastewater containing 5 tCOD/d. > Secondary treatment effluent anaerobic wastewater treatment Paulaner Brewery, Munich, quality plants AQUAVISTA™ Plant has been Germany > Crystal clear & Base for water developed. The technology provides � Paulaner built a new greenfield re-use a new dimension in operating brewery with special emphasis anaerobic granular wastewater on modern and environmentally � Robust = 100% Biomass retention = treatment process through 24/7 no biomass wash out friendly brewery technology as real-time control. This allows for well as an energy- and emission- > Biomass is retained through minimal physical operational optimised infrastructure. Ultra Filtration not through attendance. This technology � Technology: Biobed®Advanced settling consists of a carefully designed EGSB > High tolerance for FOG and TSS instrumentation and control � Treatment of 2,800 m⁳/d of � Lower overall CAPEX and OPEX package. It measures online wastewater containing 23,5 > Saving of pre- and post- treatment quality parameters: water flow, tCOD/d. The biogas produced is > 3 processes in 1 COD reduction, biogas production used to produce energy in the boiler house on site. RESOURCING THE WORLD 33

EXELYS™ Reduce sludge thanks to a continuous thermal hydrolysis process

EXELYS™ is an innovative and complete sludge reduction solution that works in continuous mode, combining thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion.

APPLICATIONS BENEFITS REFERENCES

Exelys™ handles industrial or � Continuous 24 hour a day Billund BioRefinery, Denmark municipal sludge and can also operation � 130,000 population equivalent handle grease. � 5,200 tDS / year � Simplified operation & maintenance Versailles, France PERFORMANCES � 330,000 population equivalent � Limited footprint � � Up to 25 to 35% less dry solids 9,300 tDS / year � Reduced investment and Marquette-lez-Lille, France � Up to 30 to 50% more biogas operating costs � 620,000 population equivalent � Improve sludge quality � � Increased existing digestion 25,000 tDS / year � No odors capacity Ljubljana, Slovenia � 572,000 population equivalent � Improve sludge quality for land � Generated income � 14,600 tDS/year application � Partial LD Configuration Yeosu, Korea � 140,000 population equivalent � 3,500 tDS/year � LD configuration Osberstown, Ireland � 360,000 population equivalent � 9,190 tDS/year � LD configuration 34 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

BIO THELYS™ Batch thermal hydrolysis

Bio Thelys™ is a complete sludge reduction solution that works in batch mode, combining thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion. REFERENCES Bonneuil, France PERFORMANCES BENEFITS � 261,000 PE* � 5,720 tDS/year** By coupling thermal hydrolysis � Produces a pasteurised � Partial LD configuration with anaerobic digestion, BioThelys digestate that is compliant with offers a better performance international standards e.g. EPA Ginestous, France than conventional digestion and Class A (USA), ADAS Safe Sludge � 500,000 PE* optimises sludge treatment by Matrix (UK) � 12,600 tDS/year** producing: � Partial LD configuration � Reduced digester-related � 25 to 35% less dry solids investment for new installations Esholt, United Kingdom � 2,100,000 PE � 30 to 50% more biogas � An increased digestion facility � 32,800 tDS/year** allows for more sludge to be � No odors � LD configuration processed, even at existing � A safe, high quality product for facilities Oxford, United Kingdom � 1,400,000 PE land application. � Reduced operating costs � 26,000 tDS/year Bio Thelys is able to process a wide > Improved sludge dewaterability � LD configuration range of organic, industrial or saves on chemical costs Monza, Italy municipal sludges, including those > Reduced sludge volume provide savings on the transport � 750,000 PE containing fats, oils and grease � 10,200 tDS/year** (FOG). � Income is generated from: > Ability to process imported � LD configuration organic materials for codigestion. > Selling the energy produced *PE: Population Equivalent from co-generation or adjusted to inlet sludge capacity. biomethan **Including imported sludge. CREATING VALUE FOR INDUSTRY 35

GAS TOP New and innovative digester design with patented Gas Top. Krüger, a Veolia Water Technologies subsidiary, has developed a new digester design with the main purpose of reducing operating costs as well as capital costs and at the same time improve the digestion.

FEATURES BENEFITS REFERENCES

� Construction with a flat-roof and � Simplified operation and Yeosu STP, South Korea no headspace in the concrete part maintenance � 2 digesters x 1,500 m³ of the digester which results in a � Mesophilic operation � Removal of sand and floating reduction of the capital costs. The sludge Lynetten WWTP, Denmark design simplifies the construction � 2 digesters x 6,000 m³ and reduces the risk of corrosion � Reduced foam formation � Thermophilic operation of the concrete surface in an acidic � Reduced operating and capital Zhengzhou New Area sludge environment inside the digester. costs digestion, China � Integrated gas cooler (Gas Top) � Improved performance � 6 digesters x 12,700 m that improves the gas quality, � � Improved biogas quality Mesophilic operation reduces foam overflow, and acts as flame arrester. � Reliable solution, incl. ATEX Limassol WWTP, Cyprus � 2 digesters x 3,000 m � Built-in cleaning and maintenance � Safe working environment � Mesophilic operation possibilities, i.e. cleaning of blocked pipes, removal of sand and grit during operation, safe maintenance of the mixer and no shutdown of the digester. All improvements increase the operational reliability and reduce the costs related to operation and maintenance. 36 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

BIOCO™ Sludge drying, incineration & energy optimisation

The BioCo™ dryer treats municipal dewatered sludge within a REFERENCES safe environment for the operator. Marquette-lez-Lille (France) � 620,000 population equivalent � APPLICATIONS BENEFITS 3.6 tons / hour Rosny-sur-Seine (France) Municipal dewatered sludge Low � Safe, simple & efficient operation � 142,000 population equivalent temperature treatment for low � Customised end product � 1.7 tons / hour energy plants � Self-cleaning nozzles Lagares Vigo (Spain)

PERFORMANCES � No dust � 800 000 population equivalent � 3,8 tons / hour � Safe operation due to low drying � Air tight temperature Juneau (USA) � No odors � 200 000 population equivalent � Delivers disinfected and � 3 tons / hour granulated dried biosolids Legnica (Poland) � Low operation and maintenance � 100 000 population equivalent costs � 1,3 ton / hour � Meets Class A requirement Pomorzany (Poland) � Energy recovery � 420,000 population equivalent � � Low carbon footprint 2 tons / hour Bioco SDL: Cagnes (France) � 160 000 population equivalent � 2,1 ton / hour RESOURCING THE WORLD 37

OLEIS New sludge conditioning system for dewatering improvement

APPLICATIONS disposal costs. For a designer, it will simply start up the Oleis from the be a benefit, because it is possible local solids interface, after having � Sludge type: primary, secondary to reduce the size of downstream started the centrifuge. However, if and digested sludge. equipment (i.e. dryer, incinerator, an automatic start is requested, it � Sludge flow: 10 – 35 m³/h thermal hydrolysis, etc.), improve can be connected to the WWTP´s

� Footprint: 2.9 m (L) x 1.5 m (W) x its energy and consequently its overall control system. The Oleis is 1.9 m (H) operating costs. designed to be a safe plug-in unit. Due to the unique design with � Protection of the centrifuge a very short retention time and BENEFITS The Oleis is equipped with a automatic emptying of the tank shredder that reduces the particle � Improvement of dry (DS) there is no risk of gas production. size, therefore it also helps to concentration Gas accumulation is avoided by protect the centrifuge from large The Oleis sludge pre-treatment safe ventilation. solution enables an average fibers. increase of the DS by 1.5% - 2% � Easy operation � Minimum maintenance points after the centifruges. Any Oleis is a stand-alone skid that The Oleis requires minimum increase in the DS concentration does not need any interaction maintenance. will be a benefit to a plant operator, with the other treatment steps as it reduces the volume of sludge in the WWTP. The operator will to be deposited, thus reducing the 38 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

SOLIA™ Mix The new generation of solar sludge drying

As a pioneer and expert in solar sludge drying, Veolia Water Technologies has developed innovative solutions such as SOLIA™ Mix. This new and more compact process can achieve a dry solids content up to 90%, reducing sludge volume and removal costs.

Mainly dedicated to small and mid- PERFORMANCES REFERENCES sized municipalities and industries, � A dry solids content up to 85% Bras-Panon, Réunion Island, SOLIA™ Mix opens the way to all France outlet disposal routes: agricultural � Sludge volume reduced by 3 to � 204 TDM/year reuse, composting, landfill, 4 times � 680 m2 incineration and co-incineration. � A low carbon footprint process Saint-Michel-en-L’Herm, France � APPLICATIONS Sludge storage before reuse � 120 TDM/year � 300 m2 � Mainly dedicated to small and BENEFITS mid-sized municipalities and Pia, France industries � Reliable and robust � 242 TDM/year � 2 � Fully automated process operation 947 m � All outlet disposal routes: agricultural reuse, composting, � Uses renewable energy sources Belchatow, Poland landfill, incineration and � 1 850 TDM/year � Odor control 2 co-incineration � 6,144 m � Aesthetic and easily integrated architecture CREATING VALUE FOR INDUSTRY 39

Did you know that HYDREX™ covers all your water treatment chemical needs?

Veolia Water Technologies provides a Boiler Water Treatment Products HYDREX 1000 SERIES full range of water treatment additives but also associated services (technical Cooling Water Treatment Products HYDREX 2000 SERIES assistance and audit onsite + support of Drinking Water Treatment Products HYDREX 3000 SERIES Hydrex experts’ team) and equipment Membrane Treatment Products HYDREX 4000 SERIES such as dosing systems and tanks. Maintenance and Cleaning Products HYDREX 5000 SERIES You can also take advantage of our Wastewater Treatment Products HYDREX 6000 SERIES AQUAVISTATM monitoring / digital tools and on-line scanners to ensure better Biocides Products HYDREX 7000 SERIES performance of the treatment. If you need Industrial Application Products HYDREX 8000 SERIES water treatment chemical assistance, Thermal Desalination, bulk chemicals & Others HYDREX 9000 SERIES Hydrex™ has the solution! 40 WAVE I IFAT 2018 SPECIAL EDITION

Mobile Water Services Delivering water anywhere, 24/7. Ideal for planned hire, emergencies and disaster

Our Mobile Water Services provide PLANNED MOBILE WATER Multi-year services are available pure water anytime, anywhere, 24 SERVICES over defined time periods, typically hours a day, 7 days a week. With flow This ‘customer choice’ planned between one and ten years, to rates from 200 litres/hr to >150 m⁳/ service provides customised, match your needs. hr, our Mobile Water Services are flexible and adaptable solutions ideal for planned hire, emergency for your foreseen requirements REFERENCE for temporary water treatment. call-outs and disaster recovery. James Paget Hospital, UK This service provides capabilities, The renal ward at James Paget Safeguarding the production of your technologies and engineers who Hospital operates 16 hours each water treatment plant, our Mobile deliver treated water of any quality day, and accommodates up to 18 Water Services provide flexible and quantity in the most cost- patients at any one time for three water services, while reducing your effective way, during open-ended hour sessions. To support this wastewater discharge volume and usage periods and meeting the critical activity, James Paget needed identifying reuse opportunities. highest service standards. to upgrade their existing water treatment system. EMERGENCY MOBILE WATER MULTI-YEAR MOBILE WATER Veolia Water Technologies’s carbon SERVICES SERVICES analysis team assessed the carbon This high-value service has been Our multi-year service provides footprint of the existing system developed to protect and provide reliable, cost-effective and adaptable and compared various options for your business with ‘treated solutions to meet and exceed your the new system. The recommended water security’ in the event of an long-term requirements for treated solution comprised of a Modula unplanned circumstance where you water. This service provides tried SXL hygienic reverse osmosis unit require a temporary water treatment and tested standard equipment, and a nephro SAFE heat sanitisable plant. We can deploy equipment and capabilities, technologies and ultrafiltration unit. The project has engineers within four hours of your engineers who deliver treated provided James Paget Hospital with call 24/7, and can deliver any quality water to industry standards, a new renal water system to meet and quantity of treated water for an meeting and exceeding quality and its current and planned needs, and a unlimited time period, in a safe and quantity requirements in a secure, reduced carbon footprint. � responsible way. responsible and sustainable way. RESOURCING THE WORLD 41

AQUA service plant audit

Decades of experience in the building and EFFICIENCY IN FOUR STEPS operation of water treatment plants is the 1 Initial discussion basis for the development of our plant audit. • Definition of the requirements, first plant inspection You are the expert when it comes to • Review of the documents your technologies, products ans services. • Detailed offer for AQUAservice plant audit You modify your processes based on the 2 Kick-off customers’ requirements. But what about • Inventory of performance data and plant your water treatment? How much does the design purification and disposal of your wastewater • Recording of measurement and operating cost? Is the water quality sustainable? data, water analysis How high is the energy and chemicals consumption? How can risks be minimised 3 Report and health protection be optimised? How • Plant status with operational often is maintenance required? Can you run recommendations your plant more efficiently? What would the • Economic perspective of ways to optimize budget be for necessary investments? the plant • Legal/technical limitations and risk analysis AIMS OF THE PLANT AUDIT • Long-term operational safety 4 Summary • Evaluation of the findings • Lowering operating costs • Recommendation of options for • Increasing the plant output optimisation • Legal certainty • Resource-minimizing operation BENEFITS • Long-term operational safety • Lowering operating costs • Increasing the plant output • Legal certainty • Resource-minimising operation WATER TECHNOLOGIES Water Solutions Innovative www.veoliawatertechnologies.com raw materials andcapitalizingonvaluable byproducts. quality water, treating andreusing wastewater, producing and/or recovering energy, extracting ofincreasingWe thevalue understandtheimportance ofwater andwe dosoby supplying high responsiblesocially outcomes. and citizens to optimize theiruseofresources for more efficient, environmentally-friendly and Through its innovative solutions, Veolia Water Technologies enablesindustry, localauthorities

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