Bezoek Guilliams Green Power Group

Bedrijfsbezoek Guilliams Greenpower Group De Guilliams Group, as is well known, has various activities, but with our visit to Guilliams Green Power, we primarily want to introduce you to the advanced biogas plant. No natural raw material is lost there, and plant-based and para-agricultural residual flows are sustainably converted into green energy, high-quality fertilizers, and yes . . . water. From organic waste stream to renewed value, the group firmly believes in a circular economy. The 3 keywords of the company are therefore innovation, circular, and sustainable. Did you know, for example, that the company, with a capacity of 24 GigaWatt, can provide 7833 families with green electricity for a whole year, and that CO2 neutral? That is about all the families of Boutersem and Bierbeek combined! As everyone knows, the agricultural sector faces the major challenge of ensuring food production in an environmentally sustainable way, and that is precisely where Biogasinstallatie van Guilliams helps in various phases: Phase 1 : organic waste processing via anaerobic digestion (by micro-organisms) Phase 2 : production of green energy; the green electricity goes to the grid and the heat is used for various purposes on the site itself Phase 3 : the residual fractions are reused in various forms in agriculture and/or are further processed in the company's own water treatment plant. Phase 4 & 5 : Water purification and water treatment: A centrifuge separates the digestate from the post-digester into a thick and thin fraction. The thick fraction mainly contains phosphorus, which is given a second life as a soil improver. The thin fraction goes through two aeration tanks where it is converted into nitrogen gas (N2), the main component of the air we all breathe, which is harmless and non-polluting when it ends up in the atmosphere. “We further filter that effluent. The so-called UF-concentrate returns to the aeration tanks and what remains is treated with reverse osmosis to remove all salts and color. The result is dischargeable water. Currently, 200,000 liters of water are produced per day (the installation can easily handle double that), which is used, among other things, for the production of polymer mixtures, ammonia scrubbing, all kinds of odor components and/or fine dust in biological air scrubbers, cleaning... and can be supplied to agriculture in periods of severe drought or to horticulture in winter to protect buds from freezing temperatures. Furthermore, the water can also be used in concrete plants, all kinds of dust control applications, and even serve in the preparation of a drought plan for local municipalities to bridge long periods of drought. Practical details Samenkomst Carpool parking E40 Boutersem opposite Guilliams - Dalemstraat 12 at 3370 Boutersem Date: 12-06-26 Reception 12:45 Start 14:00 End time 16:30 For everyone Number of places remaining: 47 Participation fee per person including a drink after the visit: 12.00 euros for members Participation fee per person including a drink after the visit: 15.00 euros for non-members Registration in advance required