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SEMECS Biomethanization Facility Varennes<br />
Manufacturer:<br />
BTA International GmbH<br />
Commissioning: 2018<br />
Waste treatment capacity:<br />
Waste treatment capacity:<br />
40.000 40,000 t/a t/a<br />
<strong>Biogas</strong> production:<br />
<strong>Biogas</strong> production:<br />
490 Nm³/h<br />
490 Nm³/h<br />
Investment volume:<br />
Investment volume:<br />
Canada CANADA<br />
approx. CAD 58 million<br />
ca. 58 Mio CAD<br />
Digesters xxx (left) and BTA Waste Pulper (right). Varennes, Canada.<br />
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The SEMECS Biomethanization Facility Varennes is designed for a<br />
processing capacity of 40,000 TPY t/a of Source Segregated Organics<br />
(SSO), grass clippings, septage and liquid waste.<br />
SEMECS (“Societe of Economic mixte de l’est de la Couronne Sud<br />
Inc.”) is a PPP established in 2012 between three public Regional<br />
County Municipalities (RCM’s) and a private partner, BiogazEG.<br />
The Facility facility will count for more than 40 % of the organics diversion<br />
needs from these RCM’s <strong>to</strong> achieve the Quebec government’s mandated<br />
policy objective in banning organics from landfills by 2022.<br />
The technological platform for the facility is the BTA ® Process. SSO<br />
and grass clippings will be pre-treated via the BTA ® Hydro-mechanical<br />
Pre-treatment System of pulping and grit removal, others will<br />
be fed directly <strong>to</strong> the two digesters.<br />
Part of the biogas will be used <strong>to</strong> cover the heat demand of the mesophilic<br />
digestion process. Additional biogas will be cleaned-up for<br />
use at the on-site GreenField Ethanol Facility <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong> offset up up <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong> 10 10 % % of<br />
its natural gas use. The digestate is dewatered with the reclaim and<br />
reuse its natural of the gas liquid use. fraction. The digestate The nutrient-rich, is dewatered stabilised with the reclaim and dewatered<br />
reuse solids of the will liquid be fraction. hauled <strong>to</strong> The more nutrient than 400 rich farms stabilized which and grow dewa-<br />
the<br />
and<br />
corn tered that solids supplies will be the hauled Ethanol <strong>to</strong> more Facility. than The 400 quality farms digester which grow solids the<br />
allows corn that for supplies direct land the application Ethanol Facility. in accordance The quality with Canadian digester solids Food<br />
Inspection allows for direct Agency land (CFIA) application requirements in accordance as a registered with Canadian organic Food soil<br />
amendment Inspection Agency for agricultural (CFIA) requirements uses. as a registered organic soil<br />
amendment for agricultural uses.<br />
Feeds<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
Feeds<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
&<br />
WASTE<br />
WASTE<br />
<strong>Biowaste</strong> from households: 95%<br />
Source-separated municipal biowaste 95%<br />
Others<br />
Others Septic Tank sludge 5%<br />
Septic tank sludge 5%<br />
Opera<strong>to</strong>r<br />
SEMECS Biomethanization Facility Varennes<br />
3300 Rte Marie-Vic<strong>to</strong>rin<br />
Varennes, Quebec J3X 1P7 · Canada<br />
Contact: Jean Roberge (President BioGaz EG)<br />
Phone: +1 450 652-1800<br />
E-mail: E-Mail: J.Roberge@greenfieldethanol.com<br />
Feeds<strong>to</strong>ck preparation: Grit separation & Pulper<br />
Type of digestion: Mesophilic, wet digestion<br />
Type of digestion: Mesophilic, Wet digestion<br />
Feeds<strong>to</strong>ck preparation: Grit separation, pulper<br />
Energetic usage: Fuel, Substitute natural gas for<br />
Digestate bioethanol upgrading: productionSeparation, waste water treatment<br />
Generated fertilizer: Solid digestate, dischargeable Dischargeable water<br />
Use of the digestate: Spreading as fertilizer<br />
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