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Amsterdam water and waste in transition to a circular economy [email protected] May 20 2016

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Page 1: in transition to a circular economy - Boston Green … · in transition to a circular economy Andre.struker@waternet.nl May 20 2016 . Public water government City of Amsterdam •

Amsterdam water and waste in transition to a circular economy

[email protected] May 20 2016

Page 2: in transition to a circular economy - Boston Green … · in transition to a circular economy Andre.struker@waternet.nl May 20 2016 . Public water government City of Amsterdam •

Public water government

City of Amsterdam

• Drinking water

• Sewerage

• Storm water

• Groundwater

• Shipping and inland waterways

Regional Water Authority Amstel, Gooi and Vecht

• Flood protection

• Water level management

• Water quality control

• Waste water treatment

Waternet foundation

waternet vision resource recovery Waste water Explanation (in Dutch)

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Public water government: The Watercycle Company Waternet

City of Amsterdam

• Drinking water

• Sewerage

• Storm water

• Groundwater

• Shipping and inland waterways

Regional Water Authority Amstel, Gooi and Vecht

• Flood protection

• Water level management

• Water quality control

• Waste water treatment

Core Values • Adequate

• Sustainable

• Customer Oriented

Waternet foundation

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Resilient urban development

Liveability Energy & resources production

City marketing

Present challenge: Connecting water

Healthy living

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wastewater treatment plant

waste fired power plant

Avoided use greengas: 1,8 million m3/year

Avoided emission greenhouse gas: 3.200 ton CO2-eq/year

sludge (100 kton/yr)

biogas (25.000 m3/day)

electricity (20.000 MWh/yr)

restheat (50.000 GJ/yr)

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The Philosophy of Waternet and partners

Take-make-dispose

The world is changing

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How to make it SMART: act local

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From Policy -> Action Focus: what can we do, our influence

Page 9: in transition to a circular economy - Boston Green … · in transition to a circular economy Andre.struker@waternet.nl May 20 2016 . Public water government City of Amsterdam •
Page 10: in transition to a circular economy - Boston Green … · in transition to a circular economy Andre.struker@waternet.nl May 20 2016 . Public water government City of Amsterdam •

Environmental benefit: 1000

No plastics, no transportation

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Energy from water

robust combinations

surface water

wastewater

drinking water

ground water

Biogasastransportfuel• Exploitation anddistribution by OrangeGas

• 60companycars ofWaternet

• CO2reduction andimproved airquality inthecity

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Potential energy from water Amsterdam

Heat reduction

kton CO2/y

Surface water 252

Waste water 33

Douche heat exchange 169

Groundwater heat buffering 140

Drinking water 11

Industrial water 20

Rainwater 33

Total 658

Cold reduction

kton CO2/y

Surface water 479

Wastewater 17

Drinking water 42

Industrial water 15

Total 552

Others reduction

kton CO2/y

Wastewater: biogas 30

Biomass diverse 3

Total 33

kton CO2 reductie potentie

658552

33

Total 1.242

Amsterdam Target (2025) 3.000

percentage 41%

Comparing:

Urban heat (from waste and waste heat) 450 kton

kton

kton

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Resource metabolism

Value Pyramid

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Material flow analysis

Amsterdam’s waste water

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Resource recovery from waste water

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WWTP as a resource-plant Solving operation problems leads to a new resource

(struvite/fertilizer)

• Higher energy production Waste to Energy Plant

• Lower costs for maintenance

• Production 1000 ton P for fertilizer (3 ton/day)

(NH4)MgPO4.6(H2O)

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Resource metabolism

Value Pyramid

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Aquatic plants, water plants, roadside grass ->

Bio composite

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From waste to resource

Energy and Resource Factory in the Netherlands

from waste water into a goldmine

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Collaboration is needed for changing the system

Critical Parameters: • Volume • Quality • Continuity

• Within the Amsterdam Region

• With the Regional Water Authorities in The Energy/Nutrients Factory

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Raw

Mat

eria

ls

Ambition Waternet…

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Circular activity Port of Amsterdam

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Opportunities on a Metropole level

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Closing the loops in the region