| Los Angeles :
Renewable Energy from Proposed Biogas Digester Facility
 LOS
ANGELES, CA -- The Los Angeles City Council approved an
agreement today that allows the Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power (LADWP) to purchase 40 megawatts of new
renewable energy -- enough to serve up to 40,000 homes --
from a biogas power plant that will use recycled green
material to generate electricity.
Under the agreement, LADWP will
purchase the renewable energy from BioConverter LLC, a
Delaware-based company, for approximately $16 million per
year for 20 years beginning in fiscal year 2008-09.
BioConverter Los Angeles LLC will produce the renewable
energy at a biogas power facility, which the company will
build at no cost to the city. BioConverter will determine a
suitable location for the facility, subject to LADWP's
approval. The proposed facility is expected to be
operational by 2008.
In producing renewable energy,
the biogas facility will process 2,700 tons daily of garden
clippings and other green materials through an anaerobic
digestion system. The project will boost the city's
recycling program by providing a local market for processing
green materials, which now must be transported to the
Bakersfield area, 150 miles north of Los Angeles, for
composting.
"This is an excellent opportunity
for LADWP to invest in a renewable power resource with no
risk to the city," said Frank Salas, LADWP acting general
manager. "By utilizing green materials to generate
electricity, the proposed facility will help Los Angeles
reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and support goals for
producing power in a pollution-free, environmentally
friendly manner."
Under the purchase agreement,
BioConverter LLC assumes responsibility for developing and
constructing the biogas anaerobic digestion facility. The
company will obtain all necessary permits and required
environmental approvals, as well as reimburse LADWP for
constructing a substation and transmission lines to connect
the plant to the city's power grid. LADWP will operate the
facility's electric generating units, while BioConverter LLC
will manage the anaerobic process.
"This is a great project. The new
biogas facility fits perfectly with the city's goals for
renewable energy, as well as its recycling goals," said Gary
Petersen, board chairman of BioConverter LLC. Petersen
designed the city's first recycling program in the 1970s,
and described the BioConverter facility as "closing the
loop."
"The city is creating local
self-reliance. We will be using the green material that
comes from the communities and recycling it by turning it
into green power," Petersen said. He described the
technology for the anaerobic digestion process as 30 to 50
percent more efficient than that used in previously
developed anaerobic digestion facilities. Additionally, the
plant will produce enough energy to operate off of its own
power.
According to Henry Martinez,
LADWP chief operating officer - power, the proposed facility
would supply about 1.3 percent of the LADWP power system
energy requirements, or approximately 333 gigawatt-hours
annually.
The Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power, the nation's largest municipal utility, was
established more than 100 years ago to provide water and
electric needs to the city's businesses and residents. For
more information, visit
www.ladwp.com |
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WEFTEC.04 : Online
Registration and Housing Opens
 Alexandria,
VA -- The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announces the
opening of online registration and housing for WEFTEC.04,
the Federation's 77th Annual Technical Exhibition and
Conference. This year's conference will be held at the
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, October 2-6 in New
Orleans, Louisiana. Exhibitor registration is scheduled to
open in June 2004.
WEFTEC.04 is one of the most powerful water quality events
of the year and offers unparalleled educational and training
opportunities. Abstract submission increased 35% from
previous years, permitting a higher level of selectivity and
adding value to the already reputable program. This year's
conference features 90 technical sessions and over 20
conference workshops on a wide range of critical water
quality topics including: water reuse/recycling, residuals
and biosolids, utility management, membrane technology, and
security, among others.
Water
and wastewater professionals can design their own learning
experience, network with other professionals from around the
world, and visit the WEFTEC Exhibition, one of the largest
gatherings of water and wastewater products and services in
the world with over 800 exhibiting companies.
Attendees are encouraged to register early and save up to
$200. For complete event and registration details, visit
www.weftec.org
Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a
not-for-profit technical and educational organization with
members from varied disciplines who work toward the WEF
vision of preservation and enhancement of the global water
environment. The WEF network includes water quality
professionals from 79 Member Associations in over 30
countries.
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Water Security :
Association of Metropolitan Water Agency Awarded $2M
 Washington,
DC -- EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt announced a $2 million
grant to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
(AMWA) at its Legislative Conference. This grant will help
support the on-going efforts of Water Information Sharing
and Analysis Center (WaterISAC), a state-of-the-art, secure
information system that shares up-to-date threat and
incident information between the intelligence community and
the water sector.
For
the second year, EPA has provided funding to the WaterISAC,
which allows more water utilities throughout the country to
receive critical water security information. AMWA has played
an important role in developing the WaterISAC by providing
America's drinking water and wastewater systems with a
secure web-based environment for the early warning of
potential physical, contamination and cyber threats.
WaterISAC analysts provide security information to the water
sector from various sources, including: federal
intelligence; law enforcement and utility security incident
reports. The WaterISAC's information and tools provide an
important link among these sources.
The
WaterISAC is designed to meet the information sharing needs
of water and wastewater utilities providing a secure forum
for gathering, analyzing, and sharing security-related
information. Timely, useable information supports efforts to
protect the critical water infrastructure, and sharing that
information allows water systems to better protect
themselves and enhances national security.
Information about water security including links to the
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies and links to the
WaterISAC is available at:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/security/index.html
General information about drinking water including drinking
water standards, health basics and water infrastructure
security is available at:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/
Contact: Cathy Milbourn
202-564-7824/milbourn.cathy@epa.gov
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Reverse Osmosis : Double-Digit
Growth Due to Membrane Bioreactors and Desalination
Northfield, IL -- The market
for cross-flow membrane equipment and membranes will grow
from $6.3 billion worldwide in 2004 to over $8.4 billion
in 2007. Desalination alone will account for over one
third of this growth and revenues in this sector will grow
to $1.8 billion in 2007. The fastest growing segment of
the market is in membrane bioreactors. Both municipal and
industrial revenues will grow by more than 15 percent per
year in this segment which combines biological treatment
and membrane filtration. These forecasts are contained in
the continuously updated online RO, UF, MF World Markets,
published by the McIlvaine Company.
Reverse Osmosis membranes
remove salts but require high pressures and, therefore,
considerable energy consumption. Nevertheless, the high
removal efficiency is needed for desalination and complete
elimination of pathogens.
Ultrafiltration is somewhat
less efficient but utilizes far less energy. Growth in
this sector has been associated with the food industry,
and more recently in the purification of drinking water.
Microfiltration is the least
efficient membrane technology but consumes little energy.
Microfiltration has become very popular for use in
municipal drinking water plants. It is used in wastewater
treatment in combination with biological treatment.
Compact membrane bioreactors have capital and performance
advantages over conventional biological treatment systems.
The high growth rates and
promising future of the cross-flow membrane industry have
attracted some of the world’s largest companies. GE is
prioritizing water as a growth engine. It is already a
major player in cross-flow membranes due to the
acquisition of Osmonics. ITT has made several recent
acquisitions to position itself in the membrane market.
ITT Industries has recently completed the acquisition of
Shanghai Hengtong Purified Water Development Co. Ltd. and
Shanghai Hengtong Water Treatment Engineering Co. Ltd.
(Hengtong), a Shanghai-based producer of Reverse-Osmosis
(RO), membrane, and other water treatment systems for the
power, pharmaceutical, chemical, and manufacturing markets
in China.
The U.S. will remain the
largest RO market through 2007.
However, growth in Saudi Arabia
and China will position these countries closer to the U.S.
and among the top four purchasers in the world. Japan will
hold on to second place as a membrane purchaser. It will
also maintain its role as a leading supplier and exporter
of membranes and membrane technology.
For more information on
RO/UF/MF World Markets contact:
McIlvaine Company
191 Waukegan Road – Suite 208
Northfield, IL 60093
Tel: 847-784-0012 Fax: 847-784-0061
E-mail:
editor@mcilvainecompany.com
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