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CHALLENGES FACING ENERGY PRODUCERS

To cope with major changes in legislation, climate and population,
operators of thermal power plants (coal, lignite, fuel oil, gas, biomass,
nuclear and solar) must meet two objectives:
Maintain or improve the competitive advantage of their
production plant. One way is by controlling water quality at
different points in the application.
Conform to increasing environmental and health constraints.

Whether used to feed the low or high temperature reservoirs,

producing water to a high quality standard or in high quantities
(depending on requirements) has a strong impact on any facility's
energy efficiency.
The solution is to choose and/or optimise the water treatment
process in response to available water resources and the potential
environmental impact within the larger picture of sustainable
development.
Technical constraints

Low temperature reservoir

Cooling system

Corrosion and scale in the condenser, clogged packing in the cooling towers,
meeting water demand, suspended solids, total alkalinity, total hardness,
phenolphthalein alkalinity, controlling legionella.

High temperature reservoir

"Steam" circuit

Availability of water, conductivity, silica and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content.

OPTIMISE YOUR WATER MANAGEMENT TO ACHIEVE

YOUR ENERGY PRODUCTION OBJECTIVES
Auditing, engineering and expertise to identify the most appropriate resource(s).
Choose, design and employ the best technologies for feeding the low and high temperature reservoirs.

Installation and equipment providing access to all the technologies used by energy utilities for:
Cooling system

"Steam" circuit

Macromolecular purification.

Micromolecular and ionic purification of water (demineralisation).

Microbiological purification of water.

Elimination of dissolved oxygen and dissolved or latent carbon dioxide.

Circuit blowdown treatment to comply with

regulatory and sanitary constraints (saline and AOX
discharges, microbiological quality, etc.).

Condensate treatment.
Potential recovery of boiler blowdown water for recycling (control over ionic
concentration and reduced heat loss).
Solution for treating water used in smoke and dust treatment lines (especially
in sulphurous form) in the case of fossil fuel power plants.

Operation of your cooling towers

and water production facilities
to guarantee peak performance levels. Technical assistance,
maintenance and supply of water conditioning products as part of our
specialised services: CoolSure, UpSure and UpCare drawing on the
latest technologies, such as ATP-metry*.
*molecular biology technique to measure levels of microorganisms in water.

Specialist services

: off-site effluent treatment, allowing you to eliminate

all your concentrated or evaporated-concentrated and
crystallised discharges to achieve "Zero Liquid Discharge"
(ZLD).

Supplies of spare parts, membranes (ultrafiltration / reverse

osmosis) and ion exchange resins.
Preventive and/or corrective cleaning of microfiltration,
ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes.
CMMS solutions (Computerised Maintenance Management
System) to guarantee superior execution speed for any
maintenance operations required.

: mobile trailer unit for producing demineralised
water in response to emergency situations and/or scheduled
maintenance of the water systems in your turbine power
plants.

discharge into the

natural environment
recycling

temporary unit

energy
production

purification
treatment

micromolecular
treatment

cooling
ground water
macromolecular
treatment

municipal water

surface water
or sea water

Benefits
Global management of your installations covering your entire
range of operations with a single point of contact.
Guarantee of leveraging recognised technological and operational
expertise in managing energy production facilities, delivering
service continuity and continuous water quality.
Health risk control.
Reduction in scale formation, corrosion and clogging in your
networks and installations, guaranteeing their long term reliability
and efficiency.

Optimisation of your existing facilities or deployment of the most

suitable treatment systems for your requirements to reduce water
usage (reuse, recycling), thereby future-proofing your installations
and curbing operating costs.
Access to our expertise in water treatment throughout the
entire chain, capitalising on the latest technological innovations
driven by SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT's 75-year plus track record in
research.

PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Ondeo Industrial Solutions supports industry as part of its move towards
sustainable development by offering innovative, leading-edge solutions covering
the following three key areas:
Rational management of the water resource: reduced use of water
and chemicals, optimisation of processes encouraging energy recovery, and
solutions for reusing and recycling water.
Minimised impact on the ecosystem: compliant installations, reduced use
of chemicals, increased recycling, and limited discharges both in terms of
volume and flow.
Protection and development of human resources: ergonomic
installations, minimal sound pollution, strict health, quality and safety policy.

Therefore, you can take real steps towards a sustainable

development, while focusing on your core business
producing energy.

References
Spain, gas power plant
Flexible solution for producing 168 m/h
of demineralised water from sea water or surface
water, where the type of water can be changed
in two hours, ensuring a fully standalone water
production system and streamlined operating
costs.

"We enjoy a good relationship

with Ondeo IS, and any problem that
may occasionally occur on site can
be resolved promptly and efficiently."

France, district heating company

Installation in a highly size-restricted city location
(180 m) of a plant producing 300 m/h of reverse
osmosis water, offering the customer a flexible
space solution.
At two other power plants equiped with co-gene
ration systems (2 125 MW electricity), Ondeo IS
has also provided a fast demineralised water supply
for the recovery boilers (600 m/h for both sites).

"Ondeo IS did the impossible:

producing large volumes of demineralised
water in a location with a small footprint."

End-to-end operation and maintenance for an

effective start to production, with steam generation
of 1200 tons/hour and a streamlined consumption
capacity, resulting in a substantial reduction in the
ratio of waste used for each ton of team produced.

"Thanks to you, our power plant started

on schedule. We are certain of the
facility's reliability and we have ramped up
steam and electricity production with
no extra water usage!"

Italy, gas power plant

Construction of a treatment plant to produce
545 m/h of demineralised water from surface water
via an innovative treatment process combining
double pass reverse osmosis with ultrafiltration.

"Ondeo IS suggested a new technology for

our power plant, and we are happy to have
agreed to work in partnership with them
in building a plant that we both consider
to set the gold standard!"

Belgium, nuclear power plant

Construction of a new facility for treating ammoniarich condensate through high-pressure reverse
osmosis, respecting quality accreditations.

"Building a water demineralisation nuclear

site calls for strict compliance with technical
specifications and procedures. Ondeo IS
masters these and we really appreciated their
support on this contract."

Ondeo INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS

Tour CB 21 16, place de lIris
92040 Paris la Dfense Cedex FRANCE
Tel.: +33 1 58 81 74 00 Fax: +33 1 58 81 74 01
info@ondeo-is.com www.ondeo-is.com

July 2010 2.1 Photo credits: Ondeo IS / istockphoto Printed on PEFC certified paper 433 503 984 RCS Nanterre

United Kingdom, gas power plant of a "major" oil company