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Norwegian Days’11 October 12 2011, Vilnius By Stefan Sandbacka Cambi AS Skysstasjon 11A Pb 78 N-1371 Asker Norway www.cambi.com E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +47 66 77 98 00 Fax: +47 66 77 98 20 CAMBI • Established in 1989 • Today, 80 employees • Built and delivered the first biogas plant in 1995 at Hamar, Norway • Technology supplier within advanced anaerobic digestion technology • Own patent: Thermal Hydrolysis Process • Delivered > 25 biogas plants world wide, 7 plants under construction • 800 GWh/year with renewable energy • 300,000 ton/year reduction of CO₂ emissions • Turnover 2010: NOK 227 mill (€ 28 mill) • Est. turnover 2011: NOK 411 mill (€ 51 mill) Awarded the Oslo City Waste Biogas plant 2011, Contract value 43 mill Euro. • ( largest contract in the company’s history) THE FOUNDER Odd Egil Solheim Still testing out new ideas! CAMBI’S BUSINESS AREAS Biosolids: Plants for enhanced biogas production from municipal & industrial sludge Biowaste: Plants for biogas from source-separated organic waste Biorenewables: • Biogas production from organic residues • Ligno-cellulosic biomass pre-treatment for bio-ethanol & biogas Operations: Cambi Operations provides support and operation services to maximize plant performance ………………….TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE – WITH BIOGAS (First prototype) CAMBI THP PROCESS BIOGAS PRODUCTION “ The Dublin THP digestion plant ... can produce 3.5m³/day of biogas per m³ of digester capacity, which is 350% of the normal situation.” Dublin, Ireland Conventional treatment CAMBI THP CAMBI SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES CARBON FOOTPRINT ”… installation of anaerobic digestion … significantly reduces carbon foot print, especially if dewaterability is improved” (Auty and Blake, 2008, Barber, 2009) “… [The] thermal hydrolysis pretreatment system at … Davyhulme … will reduce [United Utilities’] carbon footprint by 8% - the equivalent of removing 270,000 cars off the road for 30 years.”, March-April 2009, Worldwater Benefits from the Cambi process • Higher breakdown of material - produces more biogas • Higher dewaterability – less cake with higher fertilizer value • Higher digester load – smaller plant – smaller investment • Sterilized sludge – can be spread on farmland General project information • Employer: – Vilniaus Vandenys, the municipal Water and Wastewater Company of Vilnius • Contractor – Consortium WTE Wassertechnik GmbH/Cambi AS – Regarding the internal relations in the Consortium Cambi in reality acts as a subcontractor to WTE • Localisation of plant: Vilnius, Lithuania • Existing sludge treatment plant, will be modified and extended • Total Project value: App 58 mill EUR • Cambi Project value: 5.9 mill EUR • Key dates: • • • • • • Contract award: 03.11.2008 Detailed engineering completed: 30.06.2009 Restart of project: 01.10.2010 Start Cambi installation: April 2011 Construction complete:15.11.2011 Start up of THP: 15.01.2012 Scope of work- Consortium • Develop and modernize the sludge treatment systems at Vilnius Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) • Sludge thickening, digestion, sludge dewatering and low-temperature drying as well as the utilization of the produced biogas in a combined heat and power station. • After modernisation, plant will treat sludge from Vilnius WWTP and surrounding water treatments plants • New sludge treatment system will be integrated in existing buildings • Turn Key delivery Scope of work - Cambi Turn key supply of Thermal Hydrolysis Plant (THP) which includes: • Thermal Hydrolysis Plant (THP) – 1 pulper, 5 reactors, 1 flashtank and integrated control system • 3 sludge coolers – Heat exchanger and fin-fan coolers • Design and engineering related to the supplied plant • Installation of supplied equipment • Commissioning of all supplied plant on water • Training of operators • Operating and maintenance manual THP-plant Sludge coolers Experience from cooperation with Lithuanian companies • Local company (RIFAS) is used for detailed design and installation of Control system and MCC. – Experience so far is good. (We do not know the conclusion until the plant has started.) – Communication might sometimes be challenging due to missing English skills among some of the employees. • Local site representative hired through company Evikta – Evikta was engaged by WTE for construction application process – Experience is good – He is fluent in Lithuanian and English – Knowledge about local regulations – Personal/company authorisation is required for approval of installation work – Evikta is also used for minor mechanical modifications. Experience is good with respect to quality and costs. Experience from cooperation with Innovation Norway • Innovation Norway was used for engaging the site representative • Suggested potential companies that could offer the site representative service in addition to evaluation of companies suggested by Cambi. • Prepared an evaluation of potential candidates • Support during interwiev • Support for writing the contract Challenges related to the project in Vilnius • Process for construction application – Detailed engineering (Technical design) had to be completed for construction application. – A Lithuanian company (Evikta) prepared the documentation for the application. – 5 months approval period for evaluation of the application for Litianianian authorities was indcated at project start. – The evaluation period was extended due to internal processes inside Lithuanian authorities Future possibilities • Sludge centers • Biowaste plants • Farm residuals