Project Description: In the World Bank Project "Durres Water Supply Rehabilitation Project" AEEG was awarded the consultancy contract to support the Ministry of Construction. It astutely balanced (and solved) the economic and administrative questions resulting from this project with the need to represent the World Banks´ interests. AEEG´s functions comprised:
* Evaluation of bids
* Financial administration
* Contract preparation
* Reporting
* Solution of problems between Government, World Bank, Contractors
and Consultants
* Instalment of a national PMU
* etc.
AEEG´s strength lied within its trouble shooting, its close work
with the management of the Durres Waterworks and with the authorities in
the Ministry of Construction. AEEG made itself familiar with the technical
and financial situation of the waterworks, the state budget in regard to
the waterworks and handling of the entire project documentation.
* Measuring stations for continuous registration of the "classical"
parameters: pH-value, temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, muddiness.
* As above, but additionally the using of a sample collector for taking
out mixed and incident samples.
* As above, but additionally registering one or two more parameters.
* Sample collectors which continuously take out samples for testing
in a laboratory (in cases of excesses of the limit samples they can be
used as an evidence)
The concept for implementation was developed on a step by step basis.
The concept contained an overview over the water pollutants, a determination
of parameters recommended to be measured with the system, a comparison
of the technical equipment offered on the market, a profile of the requirements
of the hardware and software for the central station and the individual
measuring stations, and also the criteria for selecting the locations of
the stations.Resultingly, the concept also included a calculation of the
costs. The second part also contained an overview of the existing security
and storage equipment and an improvement plan for the existing equipment.
In the 3rd part of the project an expansion plan in 3 stages (on the
basis of the 1st and 2nd part) was worked out for 2 possible dimensions:
a maximum variant and a minimum variant.
With the maximum variant (33 measuring points) the monitoring
of potential water polluters with an active reaction upon incidents being
possible. In the case of realizing the minimum variant (23 measuring points)
the monitoring of the main potential water polluters being provided, but
there is no possibility of an active reaction.
Services rendered: Hydrological Survey, Sector Study, Regional
Development Plan, Project Identification Study, Disaster/Emergency Planning,
Feasibility Study, Financial Study, Environmental Study, Information System
and Computer Processing, Management Advisory Services, Management Studies
1. Emission inventory,
2. Emission climatology together with consultations for an imission
survey,
3. Environmental Audits in selected industies of the region,
4. Overall plan and concept for energy conservation for the region.
The project not only offered advancement through a technical and scientific
combination but also through that of a political component. Its success
was to a great extent depending on the good and co-operative contacts to
local authorities whose wishes and proposals were taken into account.
In order to gain a balanced view of the current environmental situation,
first of all the stock-taking of the air emissions were subdivided into
the sectors "industry", "power plants", "infrastructure", and "households".
Existing data of the Czech "REZZO" inventories was checked and "EDABA"
(emission data basis) was utilized that is in itself similar and compatible
to the expanding data base already existing in Lower Austria. Ultimately,
the basis of the redevelopment scheme will be the achievement of fuel specific
distinction and subdivision by power capacity.
Emissions in the region were recorded by means of the existing air-quality
measuring system of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Furthermore,
AEEG assisted with the building up of a new air-quality system for Brno-Town
that is to be under the control of the local environmental authority.
Another major aim was to carry out environmental audits of selected
industries in the region. The audits were to cover several companies, namely
an aluminium smelting plant, a foundry, a glass works, a mechanical engineering
firm, a textile company, a timber company and an industrial pig-breeding
company.
Several benefical training programs in Brno and Vienna were organized
on behalf of the city and the six regional councils in and around Brno.
To complete the final overall plan AEEG calculated the current energy-balance
of the region. Public relations activities were designed and implemented
to raise the public consciousness on environmental questions.
Services rendered: Sector Study, Regional Development Plan,
Environmental Study, Training and Transfer of Technology, Project Identification
Study, Planning Study, Production Technology, Plant Rehabilitation, Local
Community Involvement.
Project description: Data exchange and information seminar on
behalf and in conjunction with the Czech technicians representing the City
Council of Brno.
Services rendered: Training and Technology Transfer, Human Resources
Development
Project description: Seminar for key personnel of chosen companies
regarding eco-auditing.
Services rendered: Training and Technology Transfer, Human Resources
Development
Project description: Seminar for key personnel of the Czech Hydrometeorological
Institute in Prague and Brno. The Seminar organized and executed by AEEG
in cooperation with the local government of Lower Austria and the Austrian
Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics.
Services rendered: Training and Technology Transfer, Human Resources
Development
Objectives: Training of key personnel in the Albanian water industry
A two day seminar for key personnel in the Albanian water industry.
Its administrative framework was organized together with the Albanian Ministry
of Construction and the Albanian Academy of Sciences. In order to increase
the local involvement in the seminar it was so arranged that each of the
four Austrian qualified experts had at least one Albanian counterpart designated
as a co-speaker to answer and speak on topical questions and problems.
Around one hundred and twenty people participated in the seminar.
Services rendered: Training and Technology Transfer, Human Resources
Development
* waste/waste management/sewage
* energy
The management of waste was examined for better utilization of waste
materials. The investment project with regard to the energy supply of the
plant was checked for technical flows and rationalized for effiency.
Objectives: Completion of an Environmental Audit with a focus on "air-quality"; advisory on adapting the existing boiler-system.
Project description: Employing 1200 people the plant produces 1.4 m pairs of shoes a year. Part of its production relies upon commission orders from western european clients.
In order to make out the ecological balance in the field of "air-quality"
the sewing department, the sole production and the glueing department were
analyzed with special attention to the air quality problems of the plant.
Specifically the level of diffuse emissions (particularly of VOC) due to
the production process had to be investigated. Additionally, expert advisory
was given on the existing energy-system including proposals for its optimization.
Objectives: Environmental Audit with the emphasis on ìair-qualityî; reduction of potentially harmful emissions.
Project description: The secondary aluminum-smelting plant deals with the trade and processing of metallic waste. The origin of this waste is mainly the by-product of Czech industrial activity. The main focus of the Audit was on the smelting furnaces, exhaust gas filter, and the depository holding the the raw materials:
The utilized raw and auxiliary materials were registered and the ecologically
harmless depository assessed. Precautions were taken and double-checked
to avoid and reduce threats to air-quality with the safe disposal of refuse
and sewage. Also neccessary was an assessment on water-management, energy
consumption, and quality assurance systems.
Objectives: Environmental Audit with the emphasis on "air quality". Recovery concept for a persisting liquid manure pond. Reorientation of management to deal with the semi-liquid manure in regard to economical and ecological criteria.
Project description: GIGANT is among the largest pig fattening
industries in the Czech Republic.
Within the Environmental Audit, emissions due to raising of livestock
were investigated and possibilities put forward for reducing the local
air pollution of ammonia. GIGANT a former state-owned industry was privatized
and divided into several independent businesses. However from this state-ran
industry remained a gigantic liquid manure pond which urgently had to be
sanitized for reasons of water safety.
Following with the sanitization of the sewage pond came the need of solving of the problems concerning drinking water and utilization water. Thus resource-circles were documented and assessed on ecological criteria and the fertilizer-management system (on basis of semi liquid manure) analyzed and weak spots pointed out.
Services rendered: technical and ecological study; concept for
sanitization of liquid manure pond; financial concept; concept for
new management techniques in dealing with semi liquid manure; proposals
for the raising of the energy efficiency.
Objectives: Environmental Audit with the emphasis on air quality; seeking solutions to dust and odour problems
Project description: The company employs 850 people and
is one of the main economies of the region.
Part of the Environmental Audit were of stock and facilities for cutting,
facilities for drying, the lines for chipboard production, boilers and
the door production including the enamelling line. Checkpoints of the analysis
were the state of the technology, the ecological impact of the production
and the compatibility of plant and actual needs. Also included was the
treatment and utilization of waste and residual materials.
Objectives: Environmental Audit with the main emphasis on "air-quality"; optimization of production processes.
Project description: The company was founded in 1886 and specializes in production of grey iron and malleable cast iron. A great part of it its production is for customers in western countries.
The functional areas "smelting furnaces", "reheating furnaces", "sand
plant and depository", and "core moulding" were analyzed and checked for
weak points and possibilities for improvements. Analyses included the investigation
into facilities for treating and the drawing off of emissions. The material-flow
and energy-flow were also examined for possibilities towards optimization.
Objectives: Environmental Audit with the emphasis on "air quality"; reduction of the emissions from the energy system and the paint shop.
Project description: The range of production stretches from milling machines to production of special parts (e.g. spindles,...), to final assembly and varnishing for external customers.
The Environmental Audit was structured around the different production lines: light mechanical engineering (turning on a lathe, milling, grinding, surface treatment, hardening) heavy mechanical production (processing of iron parts, and different prefabricated parts), and the areas of assembly, electrical equipment prduction, and the paint shop. Following in line with the objectives of the audit, analyses focused on the energy supply to the facilities, the paint shop, and production lines. More specifically the supply to the later as this was the main source of emissions.
The audit also dealt with issues of organization of environmental conservation, internal security measures, and labor safety and protection.
Services rendered: technical and ecological study; solutions
for reducing the emissions of the various sectors of production.
Project description: AEEG is partner of an international consortium
that has undertaken the above objectives. AEEG´s main working
part consists of the technical analyses of the Tirana waterworks including
an evaluation of equipment and an estimation of investment needs. Moreover,
AEEG contributes by assessing a system of prequalification of potential
strategic investors. This by working out a tariff structure, contracting
strategic investors, and development of human resources.
Project Description: Reduction of air pollution and energy consumption. To tackle and overcome - by means of transnational co-operation - existing imbalances in the border regions and resulting consequences for spatial planning perspectives. The project should further constitute a supporting factor to the Central European Countries in their approximation process to EU membership. Being in charge of the overall management of the project, AEEG is responsible - inter alia - for:
* the organisation of training courses and working groups at both national and international levels;
* the setting up of a pollution monitoring internet platform;
* the establishment of regional emission and energy consumption balances of different types;
* the identification of suitable/feasible methods and measures to improve the air pollution situation and to improve co-ordination of information exchange on major cross-border emitters including environmental audits of "hot-spot emitters.