GRUNDFOS BIOBOOSTER

Cleaner water Greener environment

From vision to reality Bent Gadgaard 2 Nov. 2010

Ownership structure
Denmark Poul Due Jensens Family 12,1% Denmark The Poul Due Jensen Foundation 84,5% Employees 3,4%

Switzerland Grundfos Holding AG

Grundfos New Business BioBooster MicroRefinery Infarm Lifelink

Denmark Grundfos Management A/S

Switzerland Grundfos Insurance Management AG

Denmark Grundfos Finance A/S

Sales companies

Production companies

Acquired companies

Grundfos New Business

Grundfos New Business
Seeking radical ideas within Clean Tech to supplement the Grundfos core business.

BioBooster

MicroRefinery

Infarm

Lifelink

Compact decentralised wastewater treatment solutions for municipal and industrial sites

Sludge treatment and utilisation into biodiesel, minerals, and water

Solutions that prevent the evaporation of ammonia from animal slurry

Water systems designed to provide safe drinking water to small BOP communities in rural areas

Once upon a time..

The BioBooster project has been 10 years in the making.. Based on Biofilm theory a very efficient biological wastewater treatment was invented and constructed in reactors Named PBR (Pressurised Biofilm Reactor) the technology is capable of reducing the biological load in process wastewater

Towards a containerised solution

PBR reference plants

Cleaner water - greener environment - require MBR The Grundfos BioBooster PBR - biological pretreatment with a removal rate of 80% was not enough The Grundfos BioBooster MBR (Membrane Bioreactor) allows for full treatment resulting in supreme water quality: allowing for direct discharge to receiving waters water reuse, in those areas where lack of water is a concern. The reactor, similarly to its predecessor PBR, is also placed in containers to ensure easy scalability.

Visionary leadership sets new targets

Sustainable use of water

The ideal WWTP scenario

The odourless plant is located in urban clusters between 500 5000 PE WW is treated at the point source of pollution and reused Natural growth of industry requires a slight adjustment in treatment capacity Impact on surface waters is minimised Reduction in need for heavy investments in infrastructure A sustainable and decentralised solution that minimises uncertainty of funding and planning for extra capacity Outcome: the local community is self-sustained

Two reactors, two patented treatment technologies

Full-treatment and water reuse with MBR technology

Biological / mechanical Pre-treatment with PBR technology

Advantages
Industrialised product Faster delivery time Lower investment in infrastructure Can be stacked on top of each other where footprint is limited Modular and easy to expand treatment capacity Easy relocation or resale thus protecting the invested capital Odourless and enclosed; can be therefore located inside urban areas

Denmarks first MBR-based wastewater treatment plant

Located in Viborg municipality, Bjerregrav is a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant Back in 2009 initial dialogue with Viborg municipality resulted in an agreement to set up a test plant with the purpose of: Documenting proof of technology Demonstrating the viable business case concerning expansion of municipal plants
Bjerregrav WWTP, Viborg municipality 4500 (Person Equivalent) PE

Klejtrup case 1300 PE Centralisation (infrastructure and expansion of decentralised treatment plant) CAPEX: DKK. 13,2 mio., OPEX: DKK 3-4/m3 Decentralised traditional technology (activated sludge) CAPEX: DKK. 8,0 mio., OPEX: DKK 4-5/m3 Grundfos BioBooster CAPEX: DKK. 7,3 mio., OPEX: DKK 4/m3
Renseanlg Stoholm Fiskbk rum Skals Trevad Hammershj Klejtrup Lvel Vammen Vejrumbro SUM PE 6.000 4.400 4.000 3.500 3.000 2.500 1.400 850 850 850 Udgift til transportanlg 32,2 mio.kr. 10,3 mio.kr. 11,5 mio.kr. 13,6 mio.kr. 12,1 mio.kr. 9 mio.kr. 10 mio.kr. 5,4 mio.kr. 4,8 mio.kr. 10,8 mio.kr. 119,7 mio. kr

Viborg municipality structural plan

Length: 9,5 km Pumps energy: 0,51 kWh/m3

The plant consists of:

From vision..
Generic illustration based on 2500 PE (Person Equivalent)

1 Control container 1Pre treatment container 1 Supply/pump container 2 MBR containers (32 MBR reactors) 2 Denitrification containers Sludge storage tank

To realisation

And nowadays

A compact, modular and scalable treatment plant

Thank you for your attention