Water & Energy Solutions An integral approach towards optimal use of utility systems

Water & Energy Solutions Founded in 2010 Background: Chemical Engineering Focus – Energy optimization – Process optimization – Project management – R&D Flux Technology Cooperation with the University of Groningen

Goal and mission Optimize process industries – Petrochemicals – Commodity chemicals – Polymer industry – Specialties – Food – Waste water and waste management Reduce energy footprint for our clients – Target: Reduction of >20% in energy and emissions

The start

The realisation

Optimization methodologies need to be optimized! Current methodologies – Lean-Six Sigma – Total Quality Management – Kaizen – Total Productive Maintenance Look in a different way – Our approach Integral system visualization Green field idea generation

Water & Energy Check Utilities have many interactions with the core process – Integration – Safety – Control – Best practice – Efficiency

Utility systems are important Utility impacts plant efficiency Utilities responsible for major variable cost Available utility capacity (= plant capacity) – Availability/redundancy (= on stream time) – Process requirements (= utility cost) – Dynamic vs static requirements when needed foreseen/unforeseen continuous/discontinuous

9 Flux Technology Integral top-down approach Effective Efficient Selective Technology & System based Economical Sustainable

BASF - Heerenveen Storage Furnace Furnace 2 Spinning Chopping Baking Polymer products and additives Produces for Coating and Resin industry Production consists of: Multiple batch reactors Semi-continuous production Cyclical demand for utilities The challenge Complex inter-connected utility network Low degree of utility monitoring

Utilities – Core processes

Resins production

BASF – Utility network Flux technology What? Why? When? Where? Visualization

BASF – Flux Technology Flux Technology How much? How often? Where? What if…?

BASF – Flux Technology Flux Technology How much? How often? Where? What if…?

BASF – Flux Technology Result Focused discussions High impact Increased awareness Conclusion Utility system make-over Energy reduction: >33%

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Water and Energy Solutions Aaldrik Haijer Kadijk AT Groningen