Mika Saariaho 26.3.2014: Symbiotic industry approach to sustainable energy solutions using waste and...

Symbiotic industry approach to sustainableenergy solutions using waste and recycling

Dr. Mika Saariaho

Senior Vice President, Energy & Water

Sitra: Teolliset symbioosit Demonstraatio Forum

26.3.2014 Neste Oil, Porvoon tuotantolaitokset

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Outotec in Brief

Global sustainability challenge and business opportunities

Outotec’s approach to sustainable energysolutions

Example of industrial symbiotic solution in waste-to-energy-to-nutrients cycle

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Outotec in brief

• Outotec provides leading technologies and services

for the sustainable use of Earth’s natural resources

• As the global leader in minerals and metals

processing technology, we have developed many

breakthrough technologies over the decades for our

customers in metals and mining industry

• We also provide innovative solutions for industrial

water treatment, the utilization of alternative energy

sources and the chemical industry

• Outotec shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX

Helsinki

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Addressing global challenges

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Throughout history, much of the world’s prosperity and development

can be attributed to metals and minerals. Even though technology has

developed in many areas, a dilemma exists between the growing need

for these resources and the environmental impact of processing them.

• Our mission, ”Sustainable use of Earth’s natural resources”

addresses today’s challenges.

• Through our sustainable technologies it is possible to decouple

economic growth and its environmental impact.

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Outotec by numbers

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R&D, sales and service centers in

27countries

Deliveries to more than

80 countries

Experts of over

60 nationalities Outotec R&D, sales and service centers

Outotec manufacturing/assembly

Net sales

1.9bnEUR in 2013

4,855employees

in 2013

Wide supplier network with established

long-term relationships



A century of accumulated expertise



Positive impact of our technologies

• 5.4 million tonnes CO2 emissions

avoided through use of Outotec

metals-related processes

• Our advanced technology and

service solutions ensure social

license to operate

• We aim at 50% reduction in fresh

make-up water consumption in

non-ferrous metals concentrators

• Our target is that through Outotec

waste-to-energy solutions the

annual reduction in the use of

fossil fuels is comparable to 80

MWe power plants and 60 MWth

steam boilers.



Outotec in Brief



Example industrial symbiotic solution in waste-to-energy-to-nutrients cycle



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Source: Rockström et al. 2009

Renewable, CO2 neutral energy from

biomass and waste

Non acidic, calcined P-fertilizers

Removal of pollutants from ores,

concentrates, waste and wastewater

Nitrogen recovery in municipal and

industrial waste water

Phosphate recovery from sewage

sludge, farmyard manure and animal

by-products

Municipal and industrial freshwater

supply and waste water purification

Optimised landuse in industrial

operations, e.g., paste solutions and

pond water management

Business opportunities to address planetary boundaries



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Symbiotic industry

approach a must amongst

the different stakeholder to

address overall materials

efficiency challenge!

Waste hierarchy as per EU definition



Outotec in Brief






• Outotec is the pioneer of fluidized bed technology both in

the minerals industry and in biomass energy systems

• Outotec has delivered over 100

energy systems for biomass fuels

• Outotec has experience of

using over 250 different varieties of biomass fuels

• Outotec has been designing and delivering

• biomass energy systems since 1973

• biomass gasification systems since 1985

• biomass advanced staged gasification systems since 2000

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Outotec is leading the way in biomass and waste-to-energy



The fuel you are using today may NOT be the fuel you use in 5

years…plan for the future now!

*A sample of fuels used in Outotec fluidized bed systems

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Fuel Diversity



Sludge

Biomass

Rejects

Outotec’s Fluidized Bed Technology: Solutions for over 200 fuels

and others

Environment

Fertilizer

Process Heat

Power

Production

Oil Shale

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Tailored design:Fluidized bed thermal oxidizers

Fluidized bed advanced staged gasifiers

Fluidized bed gasifiers

Ciculating Fluidized beds



The multi-fuel Outotec Energy Products system is designed to

convert 420.000 tons of cattle manure a year into energy for an

ethanol plant.

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Project example: Manure incineration –Hereford (Tx) facility


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Renewable energy

164,000 lb/hr steam

900 psi, 900 deg F

18 MWe

Completion: 2013

Project example: Eucalyptus Tree Wastes (Italy)



Outotec in Brief






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• Fundamental to life, no substitutes

• 90% of resource already used in the critical application (fertiliser and feed)

Global paradox to address: areas of high phosphorus surplus and increasing demand

Source: EU DG Env. (2012)



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• High N and P surpluses in

countries/regions of intensive

livestock

-> environmental challenges

• Application of munical waste

water sludge on farmland is

also becoming very restricted

• EU more or less entirely import

dependent, and mineral

fertilizer prices incresing

A closer look at Europe: urgent need for phosphorus recycling and optimization

Source: Jensen, L.S., University of Copenhagen, 2011



Need for a closed-loop phosphorusecosystem

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Source: Picture C. Kabbe and R. Mancke (2013)

= Industrial symbiosis,

including…

Fertilizer producers,

Farmers,

Waste water operators,

Bio-gas producers,

Energy & heat producers,

Technology providers

….

Bio-phosphates



• Outotec’s thermal oxidation is an efficient

means for treatment of sludge

• Outotec also has proprietary technology

for recovering phosphorus from ash for

fertiliser manufacturing.

• Outotec’s sludge team has designed and

built 14 sludge treatment plants in

Europe and 7 in the US.

• Outotec is currently designing and

constructing the sludge treatment plant

for the city of Zurich.

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Work on-going: Towards Sustainable Waste Water Sludge Treatment



Converts 100’000

tonnes per year of

dewatered sludge

from Zürich State to

7000 MWh/y of

electricity and 35’500

MWh/y to Zürich’s

district heating.

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Option for Outotec’s ASHDEC process to treat ash to fertilizer

Outotec’s sludge team has designed and built 14 sludge treatment plants in Europe and 7 in the US

New facility in Zurich under construction



• From ash to fertilizer with Outotec’s

ASHDEC technology


Sustainability through overall materials efficiency: Phosphate recycling


Example: production of NPK fertilizers

from renewable phosphates, scale 12

mtph, at Lonza AG; Visp, Switzerland

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Different fertilized production options downstream



• The proposed energy and nutrient recovery technique is a feasible and

sustainable approach to sludge and manure management in Finland.

• The process can cope with all types of farmyard manure, municipal

sewage sludge and biomass waste from marine environments as a

fresh or digested material – no upstream process modifications are

necessary.

• The process is totally compatible with anaerobic digestion – maximum

energy yield from a combination of both processes!

• The process has a large economic potential in Europe and globally. It

has the potential to create sustainable jobs and economic growth in

Finland and abroad.

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Next waste-to-energy-to-fertilizers plant in Finland as an industrial symbiotic solution?


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