Envirogen Technologies가 최근 북아메리카 전력 산업에 종합적·비용효율적인 상하수처리 솔루션을 함께 제공할 예정인 수에즈와의 합작 협약을 체결했다고 발표했다. 나아가 두 기업은 전기전력발전시설에 대한 주요 환경 프로젝트를 수행할 계획이다.

이번 협약은 수에즈의 물리적·화학적 처리기술 역량과 Envirogen의 생물학적 처리에서의 경험을 결합할 뿐만 아니라 두 기업 간의 기술 포트폴리오 폭을 넓히는 계기가 될 것으로 기대된다.

 

 

 

Envirogen Technologies, Inc., an environmental technology and process solutions provider, recently announced that it has entered into a Collaborative Alliance with Suez Environnement, a global specialist in resources management, where the companies will work together to deliver comprehensive, cost-effective water and wastewater treatment solutions to the North American power industry. Further, they will carry out major environmental projects for electrical power generation facilities, with each company contributing proven, proprietary technology and extensive experience in developing high-performing, low-lifecycle cost solutions.

 

The Alliance will combine Suez Environnement's capabilities in physical/chemical treatment technologies with Envirogen's expertise in biological treatment, but can extend to include the breadth of the technology portfolios of both companies. Near-term project targets for the Alliance include groundwater and landfill leachate treatment related to coal combustion residuals (CRRs) and flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater treatment. Both of these areas will be governed by new federal regulations coming online in the next 48 months.

 

"This Collaborative Alliance will offer a unique opportunity for the power industry. When power companies work with us, they will be working directly with world-class experts in the systems and technologies that are critical to their projects," said Richard Reese, Envirogen president & CEO. "At the same time, the teams we put together will have hands-on experience in the process design, engineering, installation, and operation of these systems. We will provide a new type of resource to the power industry, where we can not only deliver guarantees for performance and asset life of these installations, but where we can do so at [low] capital and lifecycle costs."

 

Envirogen has a long track record in biological treatment, with numerous installations of its fluidized bed reactor technology in North America. This includes compelling performance and economic advantages in commercial installations and pilot work in treating selenium at coal mines. The ability to reliably remove selenium, nitrate and other metals to very low levels will be critical to helping the power industry meet their regulatory goals as the new FGD and CCR regulations come online.

 

According to Reese, one of the keys to deploying biological treatment to achieving selenium, nitrate and metals reduction targets in the power industry is integration with a range of pre- and post-treatment processes seamlessly and in a synergistic fashion. "The waste streams that are present in the power industry are incredibly complex and differ from site to site," he said. "It's important that the best technology, tailored in multi-component solutions, is brought to bear to meet treatment requirements cost effectively."

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 5월 20일]