The up scaling of process conditions to form aerobic granulate sludge in a municipal waste water treatment plant has successfully been completed at the first full scale Nereda plant at Epe, the Netherlands.

World’s first wwtp with natural formed aerobic ganulate sludge, was officially commissioned on May 8. The ceremony was attended by prince of Orange Willem-Alexander.

Ever changing influent
The first full scale Nereda installation is already operational since summer last year. According to Helle van der Roest, senior water expert at DHV, the company that developed the new technology in joint cooperation with Delft University of technology, the process of forming of the natural granulate has successfully been adapted to the hard circumstances of the day-to-day handling of waste water, with varying of both the quantity, temperature and quality of the influent.

Responsible for the daily operations of wwtp Epe, Douwe Jan Tilkema of water board Veluwe, shows the sedimentation of conventional sludge, compared to the much faster sedimentation of granulated Nereda-sludge. Watching are the prince of Orange (middle) and water earl Gert Verwolf of water board Veluwe (left).

Batch wise operation in three tanks
In the nineties of last century aerobic granular sludge was shown in laboratories for the first time. The research was initiated by the Delft University of Technology and the technical University of Munich. Fundamental research has been booming ever since and has given insights into the granulation process, although to date all mechanisms are still not fully understood.

On the other hand it has become clear that specific process and operational conditions play an important role for granulation and can be met using a batch wise operation. Both batch wise operation and excellent sludge settling properties are combined in the Nereda process.

Three processes with one granule
The cycle comprises of a first step in which fill and draw are combined. During this cycle step wastewater is pumped into the reactor and at the same time effluent is withdrawn. The combination of anaerobic conditions with high substrate concentrations promotes phosphorous release.

In the second step the biological conversion processes take place. The outer layer of the granules is aerobic and here nitrifying bacteria accumulate. The formed nitrate is denitrified in the anoxic inner core of the granules, where sufficient substrate is available as a result of the first phase.

Due to aerobic conditions also phosphorous uptake occurs. In the last step of the cycle the settling of granular biomass takes place.

No sedimentation tanks
Since the granules have excellent settling properties, settling time can be very short. Typical SVI values of 20 to 60 ml/g after 5 minutes of settling are seen. To enhance the denitrification capacity of the granules, separate anoxic phases can easily be introduced before and after the second part of the cycle, the aeration phase. These additional anoxic phases can be necessary, related to influent composition, effluent requirements and process conditions (e.g. temperature).

As a consequence, Nereda is capable of achieving stringent effluent requirements and is very energy efficient since no (sludge) recirculation is required.

Step to full scale Nereda
Based on the results of the pilot research program and the excellent results of demonstration installations, the step to full scale Nereda applications are now within reach. The worldwide first full scale installation in Epe, the Netherlands is designed for 59,000 P.E. and a peak flow of 1,500 m3/h and consists of a conventional pretreatment to cope with the industrial waste discharges from two slaughterhouses.

To meet the stringent effluent requirements (TN < 5 mg/l and TP < 0.3 mg/l) the Epe plant is equipped with a sand filtration unit.

Two other municipal installations in the Netherlands are in the design phase and will benefit in 2012 from the granules that are being produced in the wwtp Epe.

More information
DHV
Amersfoort, the Netherlands
helle.vanderroest@dhv.com
+31 88 348 24 07
www.dhv.com/nereda

IFAT-Entsorga, Germany

At the trade fair IFAT-Entsorga 2012 in Munich, Germany, ten Dutch water technology companies show their state-of-the-art technologies for water treatment.

In addition to these companies in the pavilion, some 25 other Dutch exhibitors are present with their own booth.
(read also:IFAT 2012: State-of-the-art water technology in Holland pavilion)

Wisa in Cape Town

At WISA 2012, the biennial water conference and exhibition of the Water Institute of Southern Africa in Cape Town, over 25 Dutch organisations, both companies and government, are present in the Holland pavilion. Experts of the organisations take part in the various workshops during the conference.

On Tuesday May 8 there was a special Orange Day with two workshops (water supply & saniation, water & food) organised by the Dutch delegation.

Also part of the programme is a new edition of the Wetskills challenge where Dutch and South African water students work together on innovative solutions of real water problems.
(read more: Sixth Wetskills Challenge, South Africa)

OZ Water, Sydney

At the OZ Water conference and exhibition 2012 in Sydney, Australia, the Dutch water sector is present with a general booth.

One of the workshops is organized by the Netherlands Water Partnership and deals with flood control. Experts from Queensland and the Netherlands will exchange information in order to learn from each other about prevention and preparedness.

More information

• IFAT-Entsorga
• WISA 2012
• OZ water 2012

The seminar Flood Control Solutions for Complex Flood Risk Reduction Systems in New Orleans on April 23 demonstrated high-tech solutions for improved flood risk reduction and underlined the close cooperation between Louisiana and the Netherlands.

The seminar addressed advancements in the fields of levee monitoring, maintenance and ICT solutions, from US national and international perspective, which support cost-effective solutions.

Powerfull application to support flood control
“New Orleans’ water strategy is breathtaking and is an example for the world!” mentioned Mr. Dale Morris (Netherlands Embassy, DC) when he expressedhis admiration for the passion of the people of Louisiana. However, the operation and maintenance of the new Hurricane & Storm Damage Risk Reduction System is an enormous challenge.

With ICT applications that go beyond checking your Facebook page, maintenance can be improved and enhanced decision making in crisis conditions can be facilitated. Some powerful applications were demonstrated at the seminar.

Intelligent levee monitoring
Speakers John Monzon (CPRA, LA) and Bob Woldringh (REAL, CA) showed that with intelligent levee monitoring systems levee failure can be prevented and potential damages rapidly assessed. This matches the ´dream´ of Mr. Jan Put (Water board Groot Salland, Netherlands) to “….monitor and maintain complex flood risk reduction systems from a single intelligent dashboard. I need cost-effective maintenance measures, which I can easily determine with the dashboard of the water board.”

The dashboard of mr. Put was developed as part of Flood Control 2015. Also Mr. Colin Berghouse of the Environment Agency (UK) showed how dashboards play a role in UK flood risk reduction.

Efficient maintenance
With the Hurricane & Storm Damage Risk Reduction System of New Orleans nearing completion, Robert Turner (SLFPAE, LA), is in need of advanced solutions for efficient maintenance management. He demonstrated a dashboard for improved decision making under storm conditions, developed by Dutch flood control experts Royal Haskoning, Fugro and HKV.

The Hurricane Risk and Safety Module makes data from several sources accessible (water levels, weather forecasts) and provides the levee operator with insight into levee strengths under storm conditions. The tool was demonstrated live and is a successful example of the Flood Control 2015 innovation program.

The seminar was organized as part the Flood Control 2015 Dutch innovation program, in which nine flood control institutes have joined forces for better flood protection. It was also supported, in part, by the Royal Netherlands Embassy, Washington DC

This news item was originally published on the website of the Flood Control 2015 innovation programme.

Downloads of the presentation (as pdf-files):
www.royalhaskoning.com

More information
Stichting Flood Control
Delft, the Netherlands
info@floodcontrol2015.com
+31 88 3357446
www.floodcontrol2015.com

Ten Dutch water technology companies will jointly present their state-of-the-art solutions in the Holland pavilion (hall 3A 311/410) at the IFAT-Entsorga 2012 in Munich.

With over 2900 exhibitors from 54 nations IFAT-Entsorga 2012 is again bigger than last time. The new record consolidates its world leading position as biannual environmental technology trade fair. This year again over 110.000 visitors are expected to come to Munich from 7 – 11 May to see the latest technologies for waste and water treatment.

World class solutions
Some remarkable solutions offered at the Holland pavilion include:
Aquaver – world’s first commercial water treatment system based on membrane distillation.
BWA – GaLiCos gas liquid contact system for aerating, concentrating, thickening, distillation, evaporation and stripping of liquids
Capilix - microchip based Qwatch for on line monitoring of water quality with lab quality results. S
ESEP Milieutechniek - Vortex flow control unit i
Nijhuis Water Technology - Aecobag digester to create biogas from e.g. manure
Sustec & GMB - TurboTec sludge treatment

Unique Dutch cooperation
Also present at the Holland pavilion is Water alliance, a unique partnership of public and private companies, government agencies and knowledge institutes involved in water technology.

Reception for international water experts
On Wednesday May 9 the Dutch trade organisation for environmental technology companies VLM and the public-private water technology partnership Water Alliance, host a reception at the Holland pavilion for international relations.

Read more on the other Dutch water technology exhibitors at IFAT:
Strong presence Dutch water technology companies at IFAT trade fair

More information
Water Alliance
Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
j.douglas@wateralliance.nl
+31 58 2849044 of +31 6 83706450
www.wateralliance.nl

IFAT Entsorga 2012
www.ifat.de

The European Patent Office (EPO) has nominated the scientists Mark van Loosdrecht, Merle de Kreuk, Sef Heijnen (left to right on photo) of Delft University for the 2012 European Inventor Award (EIA) in the category research. They were nominated for their contribution to the development of the Nereda water technology.

The invention enables the purification of industrial and household waste water to be carried out much more efficiently and cheaply in a space four times as small. Which of the three nominated teams in the ‘Research’ category is to receive the prize will be revealed on 14 June in Copenhagen.

The EPO nominated fifteen scientists and entrepreneurs for five different categories. Covering the fields of medical technology and medicine, telecommunications, wastewater treatment, battery recycling, energy storage and environment, clothing, laser technology, railway manufacturing and construction.

It was already announced last month that Van Loosdrecht will receive the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2012 during the Singapore International Water Week in July.
(read more: Professor Mark van Loosdrecht wins Singapore Lee Kuan Yew water prize 2012

First full scale Nereda plant at wttp Epe
The first full scale Nereda plant for treatment of municipal waste water will be officially commissioned by his Royal Highness Crown Prince Willem-Alexander in Epe, the Netherlands on May 8.
(read more: )

Mark van Loosdrecht
Professor in Environmental Biotechnology Mark van Loosdrecht has spent more than twenty years working on improvements to the natural breakdown and reuse of waste materials. In addition to the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, he was also awarded an honorary doctorate last year by the leading technical university ETH Zurich for his ‘outstanding achievements in environmental biotechnology and numerous practical applications of scientific knowledge in purification techniques, especially in the field of water purification.’

Merle de Kreuk
Merle de Kreuk has been involved since the outset and has played a key role in further developing the invention to create the internationally applied Nereda technology: “In 2000, I started my PhD research on aerobic granular sludge technology in the Biotechnology department at TU Delft. During my PhD and postdoc research, Nereda has grown in scale from a three-litre laboratory reactor to working plants like the one being opened in Epe on 8 May.” In 2007, she was awarded the Simon Stevin Fellowship Prize by STW and she won the Jaap van der Graaf award in 2010.

Sef Heijnen
Full Professor Bioprocess Technology Sef Heijnen is co-founder of the Delft Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, which researches the practical applications of (parts of) living organisms in industrial production processes. He has been awarded the Akzo Nobel Science Award and has recently been appointed member of the ‘College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)’, a group committed to the research field of biomedical technology.

European Inventor Award
The European Inventor Award (EIA) is presented annually by the European Patent Office (EPO), in alliance with the European Commission. The award is presented in the country of the incumbent EU president, which this year is Denmark. The prize is intended for individuals and teams ‘whose pioneering work provides answers to the challenges of our age and thereby contributes to progress and prosperity’.

See the original press release from the European Patent Office.

More information
Delft University of technology
Delft, the Netherlands
Ineke Boneschansker, Science Information Officer
I.Boneschansker@tudelft.nl, +31 15 27 88499
www.tudelft.nl

DHV
Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Andreas Giesen, manager innovation & product development water
andreas.giesen@dhv.com, +31 33 468 24 97
www.dhv.com

European Patent Office
Munich, Germany
+49 89 2399 0
www.epo.org

The new building of the secondary school Revius Lyceum in Wijk by Duurstede, the Netherlands, is kept free from Legionnaires bacteria fully automatically.

The owner, the CVO group, has installed the LegioFreeWater system. The new school with the advanced legionella prevention system was officially opened on April 20.

Heat ribbon in water distrubtion piping
The LegioFreeWater system was developed by Hans Korstanje (photo left) and consists of a teflon cladded heat ribbon inside all water distribution piping. At regular intervals the ribbon is heated, increasing the water temperature inside the piping to a level which kills legionella bacteria and destroys proteins that allow the bacteria to grow. The system includes an automated reporting system that can be operated through an internet connection.

No legionella infections
After frequent Legionella infections in the former Revius building, a few years ago, the LegioFreeWater system has been installed. After that, occurrence of legionella has never been observed again. The water distribution piping in the new buidling was installed with the legionella prevention system right from the beginning.

Hans Korstanje is pleased and proud that in the new building, designed by architect Thomas Rau, his system has been selected again. “Why expose our children and elderly, sporting in the evening, to the risk of Legionella, when you can exclude all risks and also save very much money with my system?” says a proud Hans Korstanje.

Combination of three components
The LegioFreeWater system uses three patents:
- a serial construction without branching that prevents stagnant water,
- a thermal ribbon inside the pipe for periodic disinfection and
- a drain system.
In the new Revius school building these patents are combined in a legionella-safe installation for the 34 showers in the sports department of the new school.

Fifty times more efficient
The operation is fully automated and uses a building management system from Johnson Controls. Compared to conventional systems LegioFreeWater is fifty times more efficient with water and energy. In addition, the labor needed to manage the system is practically nil.

The concierges can spend their time on other things while the CVO group complies in an excellent manner with their duty to prevent Legionella as mentioned in the Dutch Drinking Water Act.

First outbreak at convention of the American Legion
Legionnaires bacteria acquired its name in July 1976 when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among people attending a convention of the American Legion at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.

On January 18, 1977 the causative agent was identified as a previously unknown strain of bacteria, subsequently named Legionella. Some people can be infected with the Legionella bacteria and have only mild symptoms or no illness at all.

Large deadly outbreak in The Netherlands
In March 1999, an outbreak in the Netherlands occurred during the Westfriese Flora flower exhibition in Bovenkarspel. 318 people became ill and at least 32 people died. There is a possibility that more people died from it, but these people were buried before the Legionella infection was recognized. The source of the bacteria was a hot tub in the exhibition area.

Shortly after this outbreak the Dutch government extended the national Drinking Water Act with special legislation for legionella prevention.

Underdiagnosed worldwide
Between 1995 and 2005 over 32,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease and more than 600 outbreaks were reported to the European Working Group for Legionella Infections (EWGLI). In the future, there may be an increase in cases as the population becomes more elderly. There is a shortage of data on Legionella in developing countries and it is likely that Legionella-related illness is underdiagnosed worldwide.

This news release was originally published on the website of LegioSafeWater (in Dutch only).

More information
LegioFreeWater
Philip Korff de Gidts
+31 6 13487034
pkdg@legiofreewater.com
www.legiofreewater.com

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The construction of the new APM Terminals’ Maasvlakte II has been awarded to a Dutch consortium of GMB, Dura Vermeer and Imtech.

The order, worth about 100 million euro, covers the laying of surfacing, cables, pipes, craneways and rail connections.

Total investments for the terminal are estimated at around half a billion Euros.

Completed April 2014
Work will begin this week and should be completed in April 2014, with the terminal being operational at the end of 2014.

The 180 hectare terminal will boast an initial annual capacity of 2.7 million TEU, with the option of being increased to 4.5 million TEU.

Deepsea quay
APM Terminals’ Maasvalkte II will boast 2,800 meters of deepsea quay, 1,000 meters of which will be completed in the first phase. A 500 meter long quay for inland vessels and feeders will also be built, with a depth in excess of 10 meters. The quay wall will have a depth of 20 meters.

The terminal will be able to welcome the latest generation of container ships. Maersk, the biggest container shipping line in the world and sister of APMT, will put the first of twenty ships with a capacity of 18,000 TEU into operation next year.

APMT already has a terminal on the existing Maasvlakte and will continue to use this alongside the new one.

In addition to APMT, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has granted a container terminal on the Second Maasvlakte to the consortium of DP World and four large container shipping companies, under the name Rotterdam World Gateway.

The news release was originally published on the website of Port of Rotterdam (in Dutch only).

More information
Projectorganisatie Maasvlakte 2
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
+31 10 252 10 10
www.maasvlakte2.com

APM Terminals
Maasvlakte, the Netherlands
+31 181 372 222
www.apmterminals.com

Engineering graduate students Victor Sim of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Anne Belski of Swinburne University of Technology, Australia were presented with the Singapore-Netherlands Sustainability Award.

This was announced by the Singapore-Delft Water Alliance (SDWA) and the ForeignTalent of the Netherlands on April 19.

The prestigious national award consists of an exclusive internship facilitated by SDWA, a centre of excellence at NUS’ Faculty of Engineering.

Anne Belski receives her Singapore-Netherlands Sustainability Award from Dutch ambassador in Singapore Johannes Jansing.

Energy from salt water and brine disposal
In his proposal on ‘Pressure Retarded Osmosis for Marina Barrage & Sustainable Brine Disposal’, winner Victor Sim applied nature-inspired principles to unlock water-energy-temperature nexus of present-day cities. His proposed solution includes a hybrid pipeline which combines Newater and desalination plants in Singapore.

Less damage from backhoe-dredging
Anne Belski’s proposal focuses on making the development of new maritime infrastructure projects more environmentally sound. Specifically, she has proposed several novel solutions to reduce the environmental damage from backhoe-dredging, having done extensive field analysis at the Australian Maritime Complex in Perth.

Internship by sponsors
For the duration of their internship, Mr Sim and Ms Belski will be working closely with their respective programme partners to develop their proposed solutions further. They may also be offered project assignments or internship by the Challenge’s sponsors, namely Deltares, DutchCham Singapore, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Fugro, Hydronav, PUB Singapore, Royal Boskalis Westminister, Royal Haskoning, Surbana and YJP Surveyors.

Seven proposals shortlisted
The Challenge ran from August 2011 to January 2012, and attracted 39 participants across 15 nationalities. Based on the theme, case studies that describe a specific “challenge” related to coastal and urban water management were formulated. Each case study was managed by a professional expert from the programme partners. Participants were required to submit proposals for one or more of the case studies. Seven proposals were shortlisted before the two winning entries were picked.

Leading experts
The submissions were judged by leading experts from the water industry, government and academia, on the basis of their innovativeness, practical applicability and potential contribution to sustainability. The judges are: Associate Professor Vladan Babovic, Director, Singapore-Delft Water Alliance (chair); Dr Claire Jeuken, Senior Advisor, Coastal Morphology, Deltares; Mr Jeroen van den Bos, senior project engineer, Royal Boskalis Westminster; and Mr Michael van de Watering, director water South East Asia, Royal Haskoning.

Sustainable coastal and urban water solutions
The Singapore-Netherlands Water Challenge is a global competition for graduate students and young researchers who aspire to make a difference in the global delta and water community. Themed “Sustainable Solutions for Coastal and Urban Living” this year, the challenge drives participants to examine the environmental implications of coastal and urban water works and look for original and innovative sustainable solutions that specifically address them.

Topic of global importance
On occasion of the hand out of the awards, founding director of SDWA, associate professor Vladan Babovic said: “Sustainable water management is a topic of global importance. For countries like Singapore and Netherlands especially, growth is inexplicably linked to living and working in harmony with water. The Singapore-Netherlands Water Challenge seeks to inspire young talent to make their provides an international platform for the students to showcase and explore their innovative talent. The two winning concepts are innovative and have great potential in addressing issues of water-energy-temperature nexus of present-day cities and environmental damage from backhoe-dredging.”

Mr Arjan van der Weck, General Manager of Hydronamic at Royal Boskalis Westminister, said: “The Singapore-Netherlands Water Challenge has provided a great opportunity for Boskalis to get in touch with young international talent. By actively contributing our own inhouse expertise to the competition, we have been able to create attractive opportunities to interact with students, educate them about our business and involve them in our continuous efforts to develop more environmentally sustainable solutions.”

Registration for next edition
The next edition will be launched at the Singapore International Water Week 2012. Register of a student profile is possible at www.bluespring.nl.

Launching of other challenges
Following successful editions in Singapore and China in 2010 and 2011, the Holland Water Challenge is launching editions in Australia, Vietnam. A special event is planned to take place in the Netherlands this autumn as part of the 170th Anniversary of the TU Delft.

More information
Holland water challenge programme
www.hollandwaterchallenge.nl

The demonstration installation of PWN Technologies at the drinking water treatment plant Andijk III has won the European edition of the Project Innovation Award 2012 – category applied research – of the International Water Association (IWA). This was announced by the IWA on April 4.

The pretreatment installation for the intake of surface water from Lake Ijssel (IJsselmeer) received the highest score based on the judging criteria of innovation, future value to the water engineering profession, and sustainability.

Follow on competition for the global award
The award will be handed out in Brussels on May 15. Together with the winners of other regional competitions the demo plant Andijk will compete for the PIA Global Grand Prize, which will be presented at the IWA World Water Congress in Busan, Korea on September 19.

Pretreatment with ceramic membranes and ion exchange
The demo installation is a pretreatment installation for the production of drinking water, integrating two technologies that PWN Technologies developed based on suspended ion exchange (SIX) and ceramic membranes (CeraMac). SIX and CeraMac result in higher water quality, lower energy consumption and a lower environmental burden.

Removal of organic material from surface water
For about 80 years coagulation in combination with filtration has been the mainstream approach for removing particles from drinking water. Coagulation’s main aim was the removal of suspended matter. Over time the importance of organic removal has grown and it has been targeted to reduce disinfection, by-products and improve operation in new downstream processes.

There are however serious limitations to this approach of pretreatment: it produces a lot of sludge and the amount of organic material that can be removed is limited. As the water industry switches from conventional sand-filtration based to more efficient technologies such as membrane filtration and advanced oxidation, pre-treatment technologies are needed.

No fouling of RO-membranes
The demonstration pretreatment installation in Andijk, where SIX and CeraMac are integrated, was completed in 2011 and has operated very efficiently. The plant has a capacity of 50 m3/hr. SIX serves as a pre-treatment for the CeraMac system by removing organics that would normally stick to and foul the reverse osmosis membranes. The installation has been used to try various resins and optimize various operating conditions.

The main aim was to reduce cost, increase sustainability and improve water quality. All these objectives have been attained.

These technologies are also to be applied in the new water treatment plant Andijk III. The water supply company PWN has commissioned PWN Technologies to build this plant. which will be operational at the end of 2013.
(read also: PWN Technologies to build its largest SIX/CeraMac plant in Andijk, December 30, 2011)

Worldwide recognition
Says Mr. Pieter Spohr, CEO of PWN Technologies: “We are very honored to be receiving this award. It is a worldwide recognition of the technologies we have developed at PWN Technologies. PWN Water Supply Company North-Holland embraced the SIX and CeraMac technologies, and several water companies have shown keen interest. PUB has a CeraMac demonstration plant working at the CCK Waterworks in Singapore. We believe in our technologies. This award shows we are right. And above that: it is an incentive to continue to innovate.”

More information
PWN Technologies
Velzerbroek, the Netherlands
+31 23 541 3740
www.pwntechnologies.nl
Debbie Middendorp, Global director of marketing & communications
E: dmiddendorp@pwntechnologies.com, M: +65 9171 2209
Daniel Chua, Press Relations Manager Asia
E: dchua@pwntechnologies.com, M: +65 9177 6348

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IWA Project Innovation Award 2012
www.iwa-pia.org
gladys.ng@iwahq.org

Royal Boskalis Westminster has received a letter of award from the Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem in relation to the offshore project for the Ichthys gas export pipeline development near Darwin, Northern Australia. The project value to Boskalis amounts to approximately 200 million euro.

Japanese oil company Inpex is the main developer of the Ichthys project and Boskalis will work on behalf of Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo.

Ichthys gas fields
The Ichthys development revolves around the construction of a new 42-inch deep sea natural gas pipeline from the Ichthys field in the Browse Basin 880 kilometers to Darwin onshore. The pipeline will run through the Darwin harbor, requiring dredging services in the near shore area, rock installation and the construction of a landfall.

Work starts in 2013
For Boskalis, the contract entails dredging an 18 kilometers pipeline trench in which the gas pipeline will be laid, a pipe-pull over a distance of approximately 3,000 meters and the installation of a protective layer of rock after the pipeline has been laid.

A cofferdam and winch platform will be constructed at the waterline edge to build the landfall. Work is set to commence mid 2013 and is expected to be completed by mid 2015.

Two large backhoe dredging vessels
For the pipeline trenching and landfall construction, Boskalis will deploy two large backhoe dredging vessels. The rock for the post-lay installation will be sourced from a local quarry and will be placed using side stone dumping vessels. The services of SMIT Subsea as well as miscellaneous ancillary equipment will be used during the course of the project.

Increasing energy demand
The Boskalis strategy is designed to benefit from the key macro-economic drivers that fuel global demand in selected markets: global trade, increasing energy consumption, population growth and the challenges of changing climate conditions. This project is driven by increasing energy consumption.

This press release was originally published on the website of Boskalis.

More information
Boskalis Westminster
Papendrecht, the Netherlands
+31 78 6969 000
www.boskalis.com