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:metabolon – from a landfill to a competence center for sustainable resource

managementBergische Waste Management Association

andCologne University of Applied Sciences

Andreas Cronrath, Christian WolfAndreas.cronrath@fh-koeln.dechristian.wolf@fh-koeln.de

Gummersbach EnvironmentalComputing Center

Campus GummersbachSteinmüllerallee 1

51643 Gummersbach

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The site

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Landfill History Household Waste Disposal since 1982

EU Eco-Audit as the first landfilloperation in Germany

Waste Management Company

Expansion for Waste Management Center

End of Organic Landfill since 31.12.2004

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The site and its unique features• The disposal center Leppe is the first choice for the

realization of a value chain. – Logistics of recycable materials on an industrial scale– Free Industrial Area– Human Capacity

– Industrial Treatment Plants– Close research association

with Cologne University ofApplied Sciences and theGECOC work group atCampus Gummersbach

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Leppe after 2010 – only grassland?

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Subsequent use of central landfill Leppe

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Interdisciplenary Research Group

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Project Initiators

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Areal Implementation – Winning Design

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Areal Implementation – Entrance Area

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Place of learning outside school

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Leppe receives the official title:„European Teaching and Research Centre of the Cologne University“

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Sustainable Business Park Companies in the field of waste management, the material conversion

and the environmental technology

Official Partner Site of the pilot project„Sustainable development of commercial area in NRW“ (MUNLV NRW)

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Research concept :metabolon• Waste2Energy

• Regional material flow managementuse of unexploited energy sources

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Project aim: Lighthouse – Knowledge Centre• Development and operation of an

internationally accepted Center of Knowledge for treatment as well as the use and conversion of renewable energy. – Development of a cross-universitary “Place of research and learning

outside university”– Development of innovative technical and structural solutions for the

recycling of waste materials for natural resource conservation– Installation and operation of pilot plants for the transfer of research

results into industrial practice– Accompanied by a scientific advisory board

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Project aim – Use of Synergies• The strategy aims of the research project are

interrelated, thus creating maximum synergies.Synergy – Relation

- practical knowledge trans-fer (Bachelor, Master)

- Congress-, Conference Centre- etc.

Transfer Centre

Pilot Plants- Construction of pilot plantswith industrial partners

- Testing for businessapplication

Beauftragung durch Sparte oder F&E nach Projekt- aufwand

- Processing of research projects- Measurement and controltechnology

- Analysis laboratory

Laboratory Infrastructure

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Existing research areas• Landfill research

– Long-term behavior– Landfill gas / Landfill gas used by electrical power– Infiltration / Leachate

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Existing research areas• Renewable Energies

– Digestion and Composting– Warming up of the fermentation substrate with waste heat– Photovoltaic systems

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Pilot-scale plant for biogas

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Pilot-scale plant for leachate and wastewatertreatment

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Pilot-scale plant for carbonization

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Laboratory for comprehensive chemical andphysical analysis

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New research areas• :metabolon

– Biogas production– Treatment of waste– Combustion– Material Flow and Energy Flow– Innovative Measurement Technology

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What we can offer additionally

• Modeling & dynamic Simulation• Optimization and Model-based Control• Machine Learning, Data Analysis• Process Optimization using

Computational Intelligence• Software Engineering• Image Analysis• Project Management

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What we are looking for

• Research and SME partners for European projects

• Test cases for our pilot-scale plants

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Partners from Universities

Frau Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christiane Rieker

Frau Prof. Dr. sc.agr. Dagmar Gaese

Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Bongards

Frau Prof. Dr. Astrid Rehorek

Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Pretz

Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Heil

Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Stegmann

Herr Prof. Dr .-Ing. Gerhard Rettenberger

Herr Prof. Dr.- Ing. Manfred Schlich

Herr Dr. Dietrich Meier Herr Priv.-Dz. Dr. Ralf Pude

Herr Prof. Dr. Michael Narodoslawsky

Herr Prof. Dr.-Techn. Ralf Simon

Herr Prof. Dr.- Ing. Ulrich Glinka

Hr. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Krumm

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Partners from Universities

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:metabolon– transformation of Leppe landfill (Lindlar) into a learning

and leisure area– National and international knowledge transfer– Development of a cross-universitary “Teaching and

Research Centre” – Regional material flow management for the use of

unexploited energy sources

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Thank You!

Dr. Christian Wolf, Andreas Cronrathandreas.cronrath@fh-koeln.dechristian.wolf@fh-koeln.de

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