Technologists and practitioners from VandCenter Syd (VCS) Denmark, the third largest water and wastewater company in Denmark, will be attending and presenting at the International Water Assn.’s (IWA) 2015 Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, an IWA Special Group event, from May 18 to 21. The conference, held in Gdansk, Poland, provides a forum for scientists and technologists from around the world to share and learn the latest concepts and technologies in nutrient removal and recovery.
“VCS Denmark is leading the industry in terms of nutrient recovery and has adopted cutting edge approaches for planning, design and operations of nutrient removal and recovery facilities. We’ve attained significant results, including achieving positive net-energy status by recovering more energy from our wastewater than the energy spent in treatment to meet final effluent requirements,” said Anders Baekgaard, VCS Denmark’s CEO. “We are excited to have a strong voice in the IWA conference and share our knowledge with the broader industry, as well as take lessons learned back for consideration to further advance our operations.”
VCS Denmark specialists along with their technology advisers from global engineering firm CH2M, including Dwight Houweling, senior wastewater technologist, will share their knowledge with conference attendees through the following presentations: “Anticipating the Impact of Mainstream Deammonification through Advanced Process Simulation,” on Tuesday, May 19, as well as “Low Energy and No External Carbon Nitrogen Removal Using Optimized Process Control Strategies.”
In addition, Per Henrik Nielsen, who is responsible for strategic positioning for VCS Denmark, presented the poster “Assessing BNR Process Improvements From Inducing Biomass Granulation Using Hydrocyclones,” on May 18. He highlighted the results to date of VCS Denmark’s contribution to an ongoing research program being conducted by an alliance of utilities, universities and engineering firms from Europe and North America, exploring strategies for achieving superior settling properties and effluent quality in biological nutrient removal systems by inducing mixed liquor organisms to granulate.
Source: CH2M
