John Cockerill Environment and Stereau join forces to deploy the BeFlow® AGS process in France
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John Cockerill Environment and Stereau have joined forces to offer the French market a unique urban wastewater treatment solution: the BeFlow® AGS process. This strategic partnership between two leading players in the water treatment sector includes the installation of an industrial demonstration facility at a wastewater treatment plant in the Paris region, and lays the foundations for an exclusive licensing agreement for the French market.
This Aerobic Granular Sludge technology developed by John Cockerill Environment is characterized by continuous flow effluent treatment in very compact structures. In order to meet the major challenges facing the wastewater treatment plants of the future, i.e. reducing their footprint and increasing their treatment capacity, BeFlow® AGS is designed for easy integration into the vast majority of existing water treatment plants, for example in the case of capacity extensions. The process can also be used for the construction of new plants.
BeFlow® AGS is based on the formation of dense, compact granular biomass. The high biomass concentrations in the biological reactors and the rapid settling of the granules make it possible to considerably reduce the size of treatment works, while increasing the treatment capacity of existing plants. Thanks to its ability to handle high flows in wet weather and its continuous flow design, the BeFlow® AGS process is particularly well suited to modernizing and extending existing treatment plants, while overcoming the limitations of other granulation processes.
BeFlow® AGS offers municipal or industrial operators excellent treatment performance in reduced civil engineering works, generating significant investment savings. Thanks to its ability to handle high flows in wet weather and its continuous flow design, the BeFlow® AGS process is particularly well-suited to the modernization and expansion of existing treatment plants, while overcoming the limitations of other granulation processes. BeFlow® AGS offers municipal or industrial operators excellent treatment performance in reduced civil engineering works, generating significant investment savings.
With BeFlow® AGS, John Cockerill and Stereau contribute to the preservation of natural resources and position themselves as solution providers for an eco-responsible future, based on wastewater treatment that is high-performance, compact, economical, energy-efficient and 100% biological.
Alain Desvignes, Head of John Cockerill Environment’s Water Business Line said: “We are proud of this partnership with Stereau, a major player in water treatment in France, to deploy our Beflow® AGS technology, which offers a number of advantages over current biological purification treatments: advanced treatment performance with fewer reagents, remarkable compactness of structures and great flexibility of implementation, both on existing and new plants.”
Gilles Renaud, Stereau General Manager: “We are convinced of the technological added value of BeFlow® AGS and its potential in the French urban wastewater treatment market. It was therefore natural for us to join forces with John Cockerill Environment to market this sustainable and economically viable solution in France. Following the eloquent results of the pilot project in Namur, Belgium, we are convinced that Stereau’s trials in the Paris region will further enhance the process’ performance.”