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We experienced challenges when we tried to bring a single Danish equipment product to biogas projects in the Chinese market. The up-stream and the down-stream equipment installations or the process design do not completely match the quality or the efficiency of the Danish product. By establishing a Danish consortium which can provide with complete Danish-featured solutions for the Chinese clients, and we can thus bring the value of the Danish products into full play in a project. As what we have learned from our Chinese partners, a complete solution is more convenient for them in project bidding and implementation. Secondly, working together as a consortium, the participant Danish companies can to a large extent reduce the cost for market development in China. And thirdly, the workload for making offers and for contract negotiation can be reduced significantly.

For the time being, we have established the four consortia, which are so called 'WWTP-Upgrading Consortium', 'Smart-Drainage-Management Consortium', 'Biomass-for-Biogas Consortium', 'Straw-for-Heating Consortium', respectively.

WWTP-Upgrading Consortium

The wastewater treatment plants in Denmark were mainly built in the 1970-80's. Benefited by the innovaltive technological development, the process technologies of the WWTPs have been world-leading since they were built. Even in the 1970's, digital and automation technologies were used in the WWTPs. Along with more and more strigent requirements on nitorgen and phosphorus removal, on reduction of energy and chemical consumption, and on emission reduction of CH₄ and N₂O, the water utilities have been continuously upgrading their WWTPs. Today, about 95% of the wastewater in this country is collected and treated in the high-efficiency and low-energy and low chemical consumption WWTPs. More over, many of these WWTPs have achieved energy neutral or even energy surplus. The following are the highlights of the Danish WWTPs:

a. Ammonia-based aeration, saving energy in comparison with the

conventional dissolved oxygen-based aeration.

b. Enhanced phosphorus removal is by side-stream Bio-P and by precise

chemical dosage.

c. High-efficient sludge condensation, dewatering and stabilization.

d. Biogas utilization for green energy production.

e. The process operation is based on real-time online monitoring and

control.

f. High efficient, robust and program-controllable equipment installations

are used in the WWTPs.

In this consortium, we have the following technology supplying companies:

ARTOGIS A/S
DanPumps A/S
Just-measure A/S
EWA Sensors A/S
Unisense Environment A/S
SulfiLogger A/S
Westcome Heat Exchangers A/S
NISSEN Energy A/S

ARGOGIS A/S creates increased efficiency through database overview and new data-driven insights to benefit the water utilities. The core product of ARGOGIS A/S is sago•fonto® the platform, which forms the foundation for the digitization of the WWTP, based on Big Data Management, as it delivers new business value through proactive data management. >>

DanPumps A/S is an innovative company, which is fully focused on the development and production of high-quality pumps by using the latest design and manufacturing technologies. The company's ability to deliver customized solutions makes it one of the most flexible and competitive suppliers in the WWTP. >>

Just-measure A/S is a leader in wireless communication of meter data from sensors that measure the presence of nitrate and nitrite among others in wastewater. The company delivers to the WWTPs easy accessible quality-data by its remote control applications, which is called ‘SensQ’. >>

EWA Sensors A/S' core competences and focus are in strong, robust and reliable sensor monitoring circuits and smartest algorithm design based on signal process. In the WWTP, the sensors can create strong and robust machine insights for pumps and blowers, for example, and thus provide for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. >>

Unisense Environment A/S focuses on sensor technology for industrial applications. The wastewater N2O sensor system can measure the concentration of N2O in the aeration process of the WWTP, enabling seamless online measurement and process management for mitigation of the emission of N2O, which has a greenhouse gas effect of 294 times higher than CO2. >>

SulfiLogger A/S produces the SulfiLogger^TMH₂S sensor, you can continuously measure dissolved hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) directly in raw wastewater. Studies have found that H₂S inhibits biological wastewater treatment processes. The sensor can provide information for the plant operators to fully optimize the H₂S management at the WWTP. >>

Westcome Heat Exchanger A/S is an innovative company, which has developed and patented high viscosity heat exchanger with the highest efficiency and the lowest pressure loss among comparable products. Such equipment is of vital importance to recover the heat in the digester effluent in order to keep the process stablity and the economy of a biogas plant. >>

NISSEN energy A/S designs, constructs, installs high quality and high efficiency CHP units, as well as complete CHP plants, which convert biogas into electricity and heat. The electricity can be sold to the grid. The heat is necessary for compensating the heat loss in the digester system to maintain the process temperature. The surplus heat can be sold to district heating. >>

Smart-Drainage-Management Consortium

The Danish drainage system is complete and efficient. It is very common that the water utilities use digital and intelligent software system to manage the drainage system to make sure that sewage is transported to the wastewater water treatment plant as fast as possible. The recent efforts are separating rain water from wastewater, and making climate adaption to avoid urban flooding. The following are the highlights of the Danish drainage system:

a. Application of digital platform to register the data of the drainage system (pipelines and ancillary facilities) to achieve digital and visual management of company assets.

b. Sensors (sensing water pressure, level, flow, leakage points, and etc.), electrical control modules and actuators (operating valves, gates, and etc.).

c. Establishment of software and monitoring systems for drainage pipe network overflow and for external water intrusion.

d. Intelligent control of pump stations (remote and automatic control, energy-saving, reversal flux when blocked, early warning and alarm of failure).

e. The layout of urban flood control basins and establishment of intelligent operation software systems.

f. Setups to prevent backflow from the water bodies (rivers, the lakes, the sea, and etc.) during heavy rain, by automatic control of check valves and gates, and by early warning and alarm software system.

g. A software system for intelligent operation of septic tanks, drainage pumping stations and flood control reservoirs according to the weather forecast information.

h. Improve occupational safety and maintenance of drainage facilities through online H2S monitoring and provide early warning of safety hazards.

We have the following companies in this consortium:

ARTOGIS A/S
EWA Sensors A/S
Just-measure A/S
SulfiLogger A/S
DanPumps A/S
BBK bio airclean A/S

ARGOGIS A/S creates increased efficiency through database overview and new data-driven insights to benefit the water utilities. The core product of ARGOGIS A/S is sago•fonto® the platform, which forms the foundation for the digitization of the drainage system, based on Big Data Management, as it delivers new business value through proactive data management. >>

Just-measure A/S is a leader in wireless communication of meter data from sensors that measure the presence of nitrate and nitrite among others in wastewater. The company delivers to the drainage systems easy accessible quality-data by its remote control applications, which is called ‘SensQ’. >>

BBK bio airclean A/S has biofilter technologies to converts odors to H₂O and CO₂. From the start in 1992, BBK bio airclean A/S was a company specializing in biofilters. In close collaboration with the Danish knowledge institutions, the conpany has selected and refined the finest microorganisms and filter materials for efficient, durable and replicable filter systems. >>

DanPumps A/S is an innovative company, which is fully focused on the development and production of high-quality pumps by using the latest design and manufacturing technologies. The DanPumps S-DP is a high-efficient lightweight drainage pump built in aluminium. The pump is suitable for pumping water and dirty water mixed with soil and any risk of overheating is avoided since the pumped media continuously cools the pump.

Biomass-for-Biogas Consortium

This consortium is organized for providing Danish urban waste treatment solutions for the Chinese market. For the time being, it includes the following companies:

Gemidan Ecogi A/S
Renew Energy A/S
Westcome Heat Exchangers A/S
NISSEN Energy A/S
BBK bio airclean A/S
DanPumps A/S

In China, urban biomass includes among others restaurant waste, the organic fraction of household waste, residuals from food and beverage business, sludge from wastewater treatment plant. Such waste streams can be large in quantity in cities where population is huge. If not disposed, the wastes will impose severe threat to the environment.

In Denmark, urban biomass is disposed through pre-treatment and anaerobic digestion for biogas and fertilizer production. In this process, high-quality and high-efficiency equipment installations are used. More over, the heat is recovered and emission of odour removed by biofilters. This is the most sustainable way and the technology has been well established and matured in Denmark.

In China, it is required that the municipalities take the responsibility to have urban biomass disposed before discharge. Recently, a new regulation, that requests the organic fraction in household waste has to be source-sorted in big cities, has been promulgated. This means increasing amount of urban biomass is available for biogas and fertilizer production. This gives opportunities for the relevant Danish companies.

Gemidan Ecogi A/S develops, supplies and operates processing technologies for the treating and recycling of food waste from households, businesses and industry. Its Ecogi press is able to recover 95% of the organic material from food wastes, to a pulp which is >99.9% free from physical contamination for conversion into biogas using anaerobic digestion. The process is designed to minimize operating costs through a fully computerised control system and reduced maintenance requirements. >>

Renew Energy A/S is an experienced engineering and consulting company, which undertakes the whole turnkey contract of the biogas project from the very beginning to the handover of the plant. Renew Energy A/S has completed a number of biogas plants including the world largest state-of-the-art ecological biogas plant, Månsson biogas plant, in Denmark. >>

DanPumps has been dedicated to providing pumping solutions to utility companies and industries for more than one decade. DanPumps' sludge pump S-WS has robust industrial strength and high performance, capable of handling highly abrasive fluids of all types. The pump is suitable for pumping sludge in any position and is the ideal choice for plug-in operations. >>

Straw-for-Heating Consortium

This consortium, for time being, includes the following companies and knowledge institute:

C.F.Nielsen A/S
Alcon A/S
Teldust A/S
Justsen Energiteknik A/S
Engineering Department, Aarhus University

In the urban areas in China, only processed straw is allowed to be used as fuel for boilers due to the requirement by the stringent emission standards. With C.F.Nielsen A/S in the consortium, we can help our clients converting straw to briquettes. Alcon boiler is very much suitable to the schools, hospitals, farms and other organizations in the rural areas, where small scale boilers are suitable. Teldust filter can ensure that Alcon boiler meets the Chinese emission standards. Justsen boiler system can be used for large scale, and for both hot water and for steam production. Aarhus university can always provide with assistance for with technology development.

This consortium can provide, for the local district heating operation companies and for the local municipalities, with solutions for both small scale and large scale projects, for projects both in the urban and in the rural areas, and with commitment of the Chinese emission standards.

C.F. Nielsen A/S produces the worlds’ largest range of briquetting presses ranging from 200 kg to more than 5.000 kg per hour. The presses are sold all over the world for different biomasses, including agricultural straw, into briquette. C.F.Nielsen briquetteing presses are characterised by high output, high efficiency, low energy consumption, and cost on wear parts. >>

Alcon A/S is a company, which manufactures high efficient, manually stocked straw boilers with outputs in the range from 30kW to 12,000 kW. Under the support of the Midtnet Kina Program, Alcon A/S has modified its boiler in order to adapt to the charisterastics of the Chinese local maize straw, climate conditions and the environmental standards. >>

Teldust A/S is a producer of high efficienct dust filters dedicated to biomass boiler. In China, biomass boilers must be equipped with dust removal devices, due to stringent emission standards. Teldust A/S is a partner of our Midtnet Kina project, through which Teldust filter is coupled to Alcon boiler. >>

Justsen Energiteknik A/S is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specializing in biomass fueled boiler systems. The company can offer high quality, high efficient and automatically-stocked biomass boilers with outputs in the range from hundreds kW up to 20 MW and larger. >>

The Engineering Department of Aarhus University is a knowledge institute specialized in improving the biomass combustion efficiency and reducing emissions for biomass boilers. In our Midtnet Kina project, Aarhus University is responsible for providing innovation and testing of Alcon boiler. >>