Smartly assess and mitigate N2O emissions
Our award winning CFD-N2O modelling framework helps you smartly quantifying and mitigating N2O emissions
The Power of our N2O modeling framework
Our N2O modelling solution helps you to:
- Reduce uncertainty of emission quantification
- Minimise the burden and maximise the value of onsite monitoring
- Virtually test and compare numerous N2O mitigation strategies
- Optimise effluent quality and plant efficiency at the same time
AM-Team's CFD-N2O solution is world's first and only full 3D assessment of N2O and its root causes. It acts like an 'x-ray' for your reactor.
In addition to that, our proprietary dynamic model allows long-term simulation.
Water Europe recognised this solution with the Water Europe Innovation Award 2022.
How can you benefit?
Significant time and cost-savings
The virtual model complements, reduces or replaces extensive onsite monitoring. In a matter of a few weeks, N2O root causes and emissions can be assessed under various operational conditions. While the CFD-N2O model captures the 3D space, our dynamic model accounts for the long-term patterns. No onsite N2O data is needed to get started.
Less uncertainty and more effective measurement campaigns
Emission quantification based on local onsite measurements knows significant uncertainty, which raises the question of 'monitoring ROI' (i.e. the confidence obtained in return of the investment). We help you deciding where to measure and how to smartly configure campaigns. We augment measurement data and can dramatically improve data accuracy and interpretability. Our aim is to also keep any monitoring campaigns as lean and short as possible.
Virtual mitigation strategy testing
Without any onsite intervention, we virtually test various mitigation strategies while trying to maximise effluent quality and plant efficiency. Virtual mitigation strategy testing is the fast track towards net zero and meeting tomorrow's effluent demands.
Minimal N2O by design
An exponentially growing application of our 3D and dynamic modelling solution is the greenfield design or redesign of treatment plants: how to account for minimal N2O fomation already in the design stage. This new paradigm has been succesfully applied at multiple treatmentplants in Europe.
A practical implementation scheme based on industry experience
For the true value of digital twins to manifest, a combination of digital expertise and water industry experience and understanding is crucial. The sweet spot to start digital twin applications is where visible pain points can be matched with mature digital solutions. This is usually where AM Team starts as it leads to value in the short-term and arouses enthusiasm and creativity from the people involved. Tasting the low hanging fruit makes people asking for more.
Digital twins offering value in a matter of weeks
The phrase ‘digital twin’ may sound intimidating, while the start can be very simple and fast and models do not have to be over complicated. Also, a common misconception is that huge amounts of high-quality data are needed to get started.
Our mechanistic models have "prior knowledge" and can work in data-scarce environments. Usually, our digital twin projects start offering tangible value in a matter of weeks.
The initial stage of DT implementation usually leads to immediate process performance and efficiency gains. The low-hanging fruit lays the foundation for the long-term value.
Discover how our solution works
Micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals have to be removed from secondary effluents across Europe. In addition, emerging contaminants are a key topic in drinking water and reuse schemes. Dutch waterboard Waterschap De Dommel was the first utility relying on virtual piloting using our AMOZONE simulation model. We assessed three of their treatment plants.
Why choose for our N2O solution?
- Baseline quantification efforts become short, lean and more accurate
- Data becomes explanatory and the true root causes become visible
- Virtual mitigation strategy testing fast-tracks mitigation through working on the root causes
- Modelling enables mitigation in parallel with quantification
- Minimal N2O can be accounted for in the design stage
Water Europe innovation award 2022
Water Europe, founded by the European Commission, has recognised us with the prestigious Digital Water Innovation Award for our groundbreaking AMOZONE technology. A key reason was the drastic acceleration AMOZONE can bring in view of implementation of the updated EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and making the step towards reuse.
Select the right technology using virtual piloting
Onsite ozone or advanced oxidation piloting typically costs between 200 and 400k EUR and takes 1 year or more. Did you know that you can reduce piloting costs by 90% by replacing or complementing your on-site testing with virtual piloting?
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“It saves time, effort and cost overall. The time to set up a trial, run it and have meaningful data can take a lot of effort. By modelling the trial, we realized that none of the options would have worked for us and we needed to look at alternatives.”
Want to learn more?
Watch the full webinar recording to learn more about:
- The core reaction fundamentals you need to know as a practitioner
- The challenges with piloting, design and operation of an ozonation plant, supported by real case studies
- How computer simulation can replace on-site testing
- The risk of bromate formation and how to mitigate it
- Real-time prediction of micropollutant removal
- Live demos with the process simulation model AMOZONE
Join our upcoming Amozone webinar
Join us on wednesday 27 March to discover more about:
- A summary of practitioner’s challenges that come with ozonation for micropollutant removal
- Numerous case examples showing how years of ‘real piloting’ was replaced by weeks of ‘virtual piloting’ using the computer model AMOZONE
- Unprecedented insights on the next generation reactor and system design, tailored to secondary effluent
- Live demos with the process simulation model AMOZONE
The power of advanced simulation
When we started our business in 2017, digitalisation or model-based design in the water industry was in its infancy. Years of pioneering work has helped us to make modern computer simulation mainstream. Today, we are involved in numerous design, optimisation and digitalisation projects worldwide.
Frequently asked questions
How do we work with AM Team?
Working with AM-Team can take multiple forms, depending on your objectives and challenges. Our modelling services, support and strategic consulancy can take the form of projects or long-term service contracts. Our digital solutions such as digital twins take the form of software licensing and service agreements. With end users such as utilities or industry, we either work directly or in partnership / consortia with other companies.
How long does it take until we have first results?
In the vast amount of cases, first tangible outcomes are available within a few weeks. Our specific approach implies fast and regular outcomes combined with proportionally limited data requirements. Long-term projects are engineered as such that valuable outcomes appear gradually and frequently.
What is the key value you offer to your customers?
We offer value throughout the various stages of planning, design, operation and training and also provide strategic input to digitalisation roadmaps. Main value ttributes (often combined in one case) are significant time and cost savings, improved process performance and efficiency, reduction of carbon footrpint, better, faster and future-proof decision making, improved communication and faster training.
What is the key value you offer to your customers?
We offer value throughout the various stages of planning, design, operation and training and also provide strategic input to digitalisation roadmaps. Main value ttributes (often combined in one case) are significant time and cost savings, improved process performance and efficiency, reduction of carbon footrpint, better, faster and future-proof decision making, improved communication and faster training.
Does AM-Team offer AI solutions?
Yes we do offer AI solutions, but fit for purpose. We try to not be blinded by the hype and look at sustainable value by matching the right tools to the right problems. This is what we like to call 'models fit for purpose'. AI is specifically interesting when the following criteria are being met: 1) an abundance of high-quality and high-frequency data, 2) systems that are hard to describe with knowledge-driven (mechanistic) models. Throughout the years we found out that knowledge-driven and data-driven models are highly complimentary, with a mutual compensation of weaknesses.
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