We would like to inform you that SYCHEM is participating as a Sponsor in the “1st International Conference on Sustainable Chemical & Environmental Engineering” (SUSTENG 2022) which will take place in Rethymno, Crete from August 31^st to September 4^th, 2022.

The conference is organized by the “Design of Environmental Processes Laboratory”, of the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (Technical University of Crete) with the support of “LIFE Program” and “Green Fund”.

On Friday 2^nd September, Dr. Alexandros Yfantis, President and CEO of SYCHEM SA, will present a speech entitled “Desalination of Renewable Brackish Water Sources in Coastal Areas – The case of ALMYROS in Heraklion Crete”.

More information @ https://www.susteng.eu/

Dr.-Ing Alexandros Yfantis, as Chairman of “Hellenic Association of Biogas Producers” (HABio) has been invited to join an insightful panel at ‘Athens Energy Dialogues’ regarding “Hydrogen, Biomethane, E-Fuels and the Refineries of the Future” on 26^th May 2022 at 16:00.

The panel will also join: Mr. Constantinos Papalucas (Head of Greek National Hydrogen Council), Dr. Spyridon Economou (President _ Renewable Energy Sources and Savings) and will be moderated by Mr. Euripides Ioannou (Partner _ PotamitisVekris).

For further information please follow the link

 https://www.athensenergydialogues.com/

H SYCHEM συμμετέχει ως Χορηγός στο Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο «Επενδυτικός – Αναπτυξιακός Προγραμματισμός & Διοίκηση Οικονομικών Αξιών στην Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση» που θα λάβει χώρα στην Ξάνθη 13-15 Μαΐου.

Το Συνέδριο διοργανώνεται από την «Πανελλήνια Ένωση Γενικών Γραμματέων Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης “Κλεισθένης”», τον Δήμο Ξάνθης και τον Φορέα Επιμόρφωσης Στελεχών της Αυτοδιοίκησης International Forum Training & Consulting.

O Πρόεδρος και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος της SYCHEM Dr.-Ing Αλέξανδρος Υφαντής, θα συμμετάσχει στο Θεματικό Εργαστήριο «Η Οικονομική Αξία των Υδάτινων Πόρων στους ΟΤΑ» με παρουσίαση για τις «Πρότυπες Εφαρμογές Αξιοποίησης & Διαχείρισης Υδάτινων Πόρων με Εξοικονόμηση Ενέργειας & Συνεργατικό Πλαίσιο με ΔΕΥΑ» το Σάββατο 14 Μαΐου 2022.

The electromechanical installations of Air Conditioning and Domestic Hot Water Production in the residential complex “Castle Residence”, in Limassol, Cyprus, were successfully completed.

The consortium “Marina Limassol Joint Venture” assigned to Yfantis Engineering consulting office the project of the innovative geothermal system to meet the requirements for cooling, heating and domestic hot water for the residential complex.

SYCHEM CYPRUS LTD undertook the fully construction of the central facilities, central geothermal engine room, systems’ commissioning, start-up as well as their integration into a central BMS (Building management system) in order to maximize energy efficiency.

The innovative design philosophy of the system is based on energy integration through a combined system of geothermal and heat recovery. The complex consists of 66 luxury apartments. A mechanical cupboard is installed to each apartment, with an autonomous water-cooled heat pump in order to meet its energy needs.

Each apartment is connected with the central geothermal system, where through specialized design and smart operating algorithms is ensured the maximum energy efficiency and multiple advantages (aesthetic superiority, no outdoor air conditioning units).

As a result, no engine floor is required for the installation of HVAC units, while at the same time, the life of the heat pumps and mechanical equipment is maximized, as they are not exposed at the environmental conditions (salty sea air).

The operation control of the systems is performed through a BMS, that has an easy-to-understand graphical interface, with remote control ability, energy analyzes and recordings of all important parameters.

The combined open loop de-centralized geothermal and management system of “Castle Residence” has been operating successfully since January 2021 and is one of the largest energy integration and energy saving projects in Cyprus.

Despite the difficult and unprecedented times that touristic sector experiences, the upgrade and expansion of electromechanical installations of cooling and domestic hot water production were completed successfully on behalf of ARINA BEACH RESORT 4*hotel.

The hotel Arina Beach Resort, while undergoing a major expansion and renovation with new rooms, common areas and new swimming pools, assigned to Yfantis Engineering consulting office the project of the innovative geothermal system to meet the new requirements for cooling and heating for the total hotel.

Sychem S.A undertook the fully reconstruction of the central facilities, systems’ commissioning, start-up as well as their integration to the BMS central management system in order to maximise energy efficiency.

The design philosophy is based on energy integration via a combined system of geothermal – energy recovery and desalination.

For the cooling system, in particular, three water-cooled chillers with nominal cooling power of 1,41 MW and total Heat Recovery of 1,57 MW were installed, saving energy for the heating requirements of domestic hot water production and swimming pools as well as one desalination unit of 250 m³ per day.

The BMS System controls the operation of all systems by implementing process automation and allows for energy and sources savings. The user friendly BMS system ensures easy operation of all systems with remote control and monitoring via energy analysis and recording of parameters.

The combined system of energy production and management of ARINA BEACH RESORT 4* has been successfully operated during the holiday season of 2020 and it is considered as one of the greatest projects of energy completion and integration in Greece using geothermal energy.

LYTTOS BEACH HOTEL 5* in Hersonissos of Heraklion has successfully completed the reconstruction and expansion of the systems of cooling, domestic hot water production and heating of swimming pools (Olympic-size swimming pool & Spa).The upgrade of energy systems (HVAC, Domestic Hot Water& Water treatment) was part of a challenging project of the general renovation and expansion of the current accommodation facilities which included the addition of new rooms, common places, pools and spa. The project was completed successfully within a very tight time schedule.

SYCHEM designed and constructed the readjustment, reconstruction and expansion of the central facilities and was assigned of systems’ commissioning and start-up as well as their integration to the BMS central management system in order to maximize energy efficiency with the least possible interventions.

The new design philosophy, based on energy integration, combines different technological applications with total power of 3MW including systems of solar power, geothermal and energy recovery.

For the cooling system, in particular, three water-cooled chillers (nominal cooling power of 2x540kW and 1x840kW) were installed with total Heat Recovery of 890kW, saving energy for the pre-heating loads of domestic hot water and two swimming pools (1 x Olympic-size, 50 m and 1 x training pool, 25 m). During winter operation, the existing gas boilers are totally replaced by the chiller of 840kW. A solar field with total power of 420kW produces domestic hot water in cooperation with a high efficiency heat pump, 230kW which is simultaneously used for the air-cooling service. The existing boilers (total power of 930kW) remain as stand-by equipment.

The BMS System controls the operation of all systems by implementing process automation and ensures energy and sources savings. The user friendly BMS system ensures easy operation of all systems with remote control and monitoring via energy analysis and recording of parameters.

The combined system of energy production and management of LYTTOS BEACH HOTEL 5*has been successfully operated during the holiday season of 2019 and it is considered as one of the greatest projects of energy integration with renewable energy systems (solar power, geothermal and energy recovery) in Greece, achieving maximum energy savings.

The systems of cooling and domestic hot water production of MARBELLA CORFU HOTEL 5* in Corfu have been successfully upgraded and set in operation, resulting in significant energy savings and decrease of operational costs up to 35.000€ per year.

SYCHEM was initially assigned of the project’s design and then undertook the supply, construction and commissioning of domestic hot water production and cooling systems.

Based on a modern design philosophy, existing equipment and network were replaced by geothermal systems using seawater for both cooling and domestic hot water production. On the same time, different technologies such as solar power and chillers’ recovery were combined in order to optimize energy production and distribution.

The cooling system includes a highly efficient water-cooled chiller of 365kW which is now assisted by a new air-cooled chiller of 410kW with partial heat recovery, decreasing the energy demands for domestic hot water production.

Domestic hot water is produced via solar panels of 220kW installed power and one highly efficient water-cooled heat pump of 135kW with hydraulic connection for Total Cool Recovery, which is able to discharge the total cooling load to the cooling system saving energy for cooling requirements.

The cooling hydraulic network was also amended to comply with the new design philosophy by combining all production lines to a main line with dynamic adjustment control creating new back-ups and significant energy saving.

The BMS System controls the operation of all systems by implementing process automation and ensures energy and sources savings. The user friendly BMS system ensures easy operation of all systems with remote control and monitoring via energy analysis and recording of parameters.

The opening ceremony of the desalination plant with a nominal capacity of 2.500 m³ per day constructed by SYCHEM took place on the 22^nd of May 2019 at Parikia, Paros. The Desalination unit will produce potable water of excellent quality, confirmed by regular tests and lab analyses according to the Greek and E.U legislation.

The President and Managing Director of SYCHEM S.A. Dr.-Ing A. Yfantis stated also the below:

“ It is a great honor for SYCHEM to be the leading company in water treatment- desalination systems production in Greece with 70% of its annual turnover as exports. Our plants can be found in over 30 countries around the world!

We consider  that taking over desalination plants’ operation in our islands is rather a social responsibility than business”.

Skiathos Hotel Association and Sychem, as the main sponsor, organized with great success an educational seminar for Water Treatment in tourist accommodation, attracting many participants.

The seminar focusing in Water treatment and energy saving in tourist accommodations took place on Sunday 12 May 2019 at the Cultural Events Center in Bourtzi, Skiathos.

Specialized engineers from Sychem, Grundfos and Water Activity with expertise in public health, water treatment and energy saving processes and equipment presented important and critical aspects for Hotels regarding water & energy saving.

The causes of water contamination in tourist accommodations and troubleshooting of all problems related with water use, wastewater treatment plants and pools were discussed, presenting modern and innovative water treatment methods that achieve the desired results with the ability of energy saving and low cost for operation and maintenance simultaneously.

Focusing on water uses, the technology of desalination with reverse osmosis was extensively discussed for potable water production at a low cost and water reuse with ultrafiltration for wastewater treatment plants.

Also, the possibility and the benefits of combined systems for potable water production and hotels’ heating/cooling systems with geo-exchange (heat pumps) were presented, showing the large-scale energy saving and low operational cost.

Special topic of discussion was about Legionella, the causes of Legionnaires‘ disease and the methods of prevention and treatment, presenting a special, innovative water purification equipment that is proved quite effective for this problem.

To view the program click here

The opening ceremony of the 600 m³ per day seawater desalination unit for Lipsi Municipality, took place on the 5^th of May 2019 with great success. Sychem S.A has been assigned of the construction for the desalination unit and all accompanied infrastructure works as well as the unit operation for the next 3 years, ensuring low operational cost with substantial savings for the public sector and achieving island’s potable water autonomy.

The Desalination Unit was inaugurated by Mr. N. Santorinios- Deputy Minister of Mercantile Marine and Island Policy, with the presence of Mr. G. Kassaras – General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy, Mr. F. Maggos – Mayor of Lipsi and Dr.-Ing A. Yfantis – President and Managing Director of SYCHEM S.A.

Mr. Maggos, Mayor of Lipsi, thanked Mr. Santorinios during his speech for his persistent and effective actions in order not to further delay the unit’s operation, while he described desalination unit as “the greatest project of recent years that was completed within few months, providing the most important public commodity in full proficiency to the inhabitants of Lipsi”.

The President and Managing Director of SYCHEM S.A. Dr.-Ing Alexandros Yfantis thanked the Deputy Minister, the Mayor of Lipsi and his associates during his speech for their crucial initiative and pressure that they applied for the successful completion of this difficult project. He also promised that SYCHEM S.A., with over 20 years’ experience into the field of desalination and the internationally recognized technical expertise, will support Lipsi residents in order to have access to high quality potable water supply.

Sychem was one of the Silver sponsors at the annual  European Desalination Society International Water Conference “Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy Science, Research, Innovation, Industry, Business” which took place this year in Athens, 3-6 September 2018 at Divani Caravel Hotel.

SYCHEM also participated with a booth at the conference exhibition, along with other internationally known companies in the field of desalination. At SYCHEM’s booth, visitors had the opportunity to be informed about the latest technological developments in water treatment. For example ultra-pure water production with Reverse Osmosis and Electrodeionization, water recycling as well as special applications like treatment of landfill leachates and waste from biogas plants.

For more info: http://www.desline.com/congress/Athens2018/home.html

The official opening of SYCHEM CYPRUS offices took place at the OVAL building, Limassol Cyprus, at 26^th of April.

SYCHEM S.A, YFANTIS ENGINEERING and SYCHEM CYPRUS cooperated closely to execute the challenging electro-mechanical (E/M) installation for the Oval Building. Scope of the project included the design and construction of the OVAL building E/M facilities and mainly the open loop geothermal energy system for cooling, heating and hot water production.

The opening ceremony of the new offices was honored on behalf of the President of Cyprus, by the deputy government spokeswoman Mrs. Klelia Vasiliou as well as the Cybarco CEO, Mr. Michalis Hadjipanayiotou, Mayor of Limassol Mr. Nikos Nikolaidis, Mayor of Agios Athanasios Mr. Marinos Kuriakou, President of the Electricity authority of Cyprus Mr. Andreas Maragos and the President of the Cyprus Land Development Organization of Cyprus, Mr. Andreas Fragos.

The project:

The OVAL was developed and constructed by Cybarco (Lanitis Group) aiming to become a landmark for Limassol and Cyprus.

The exceptional architectural design was undertaken by ATKINS company. The architect of the project Hakim Khennouchi, received the inspiration for the design from the pebbles on the coast in front of the building.

YFANTIS ENGINEERING (a member of SYCHEM group) provided the mechanical design and the green features for energy and water savings and SYCHEM Cyprus delivered the construction.

The OVAL is not just a spectacular building for offices, but it is a state of the art building featuring advanced energy and water saving technologies.

1. It has a bioclimatic design with specific orientation and insulation that reduces the energy demand, while only LED lights are used for the lightning.
2. It is the first multi-floor building in Cyprus with EPC class A energy efficiency rating and the first building with decentralized open geothermal energy in South Europe.
3. The building features 8 perimetric drills. The pumped water feeds the geoexchange loop through a pair of titanium-made heat exchangers.
4. Main engine room supplies water to the heating pumps for each office. Each office is equipped with a small engine room, inside a closet, offering cooling, heating and hot water production.
5. The innovative design allows for up to 40% energy savings, autonomy in each office, reliability and excellent architectural design since no external cooling/heating units are required.
6. The two-floor parking lot of the building features one more significant system for energy saving. Sensors monitor carbon monoxide concentration and adjust the ventilation. In case of fire the same system will be activated for smoke extraction. The energy recovery ranges from 60 to 70% compared to a conventional air duct system.
7. Condensate from fan coil units is collected in an independent tank for filtering and disinfection. An independent piping network feeds the WC flushing and the irrigation system for the gardens, that can be accounted for 80% of buildings water requirements. There is even the option, recycled water from the municipal waste water treatment plant to be utilized for the buildings requirements in the future.
8. An advanced electrical monitoring system is recording the energy efficiency in order to provide valuable and real energy consumption data for the climate conditions of Cyprus
9. The office of SYCHEM CYPRUS in the OVAL Building includes a series of energy saving features such as: the cooling ceiling, humidity control system of the fresh air, automated shade and light adjustment. The innovations render the offices among the most environmentally friendly offices in Europe. The total energy savings, compared to a conventional office, exceed 70%.

The OVAL sets new standards in the class of multi-floor, environmental friendly buildings in Cyprus and in South Europe

Sychem’s official sponsor in the 5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HSWMA (Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association)

Made in Greece awards 2017

Best City Awards 2017-ΑLONNISOS MUNICIPALITY FOR DESALINATION UNIT CAPACITY 600 m³/ day, delivered by SYCHEM S.A

Alonnisos Municipality had been given a Silver Award for SYCHEM Desalination Plant at the Best City Awards Ceremony, held on Thursday, October 05, 2017 at Technopolis City of Athens, by Bousias Communications Company.
Mayor of Alonissos, Mr. Petros Vafinis received the award in the category “Water Resources Management-Desalination”.
SYCHEM was fully responsible for all the infrastructure, design, installation and operation of the Seawater desalination plant delivering 122.500 m³ of potable water per year. This seawater desalination plant is the first of its kind not only in the Sporades but also in the Thessaly Region (Central Greece). It was delivered as Build-Own-Operate (BOO) project using cutting edge desalination technology and advanced design in order to be environmental friendly.

For more pictures and videos of the ceremony you can visit the following link:

http://www.bestcityawards.gr/

Sychem’s sponsorship and participation in the 15th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, CEST2017

Sychem will be one of silver sponsors at the 15th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology to be held in Rhodes on 31 August – 2 September. CEST2017, with main organizer the multidisciplinary Global NEST (Environmental Science and Technology Network), is held every two years since 1989. It is the largest innovative environmental conference in Greece, evolving into an important international scientific event, bringing together over 400 representatives from 60 different countries.

The main aim of the conference is the presentation of innovative technologies and practices to address local and international key environmental issues such as waste management, climate change, sustainable tourism, the monitoring of water quality, energy technologies and public health.

Sychem participates in three presentations, on August 30th, Dr.-Ing Alexandros Yfantis, President and CEO will present “The future of Green Mediterranean Hotels: combined water and energy systems” at the WORKSHOP – Business practices towards sustainable tourism in Aegean islands. On September 1st, Dr. Nikos Yfantis, Director of Water Treatment Division, will present the scientific study “Evaluation of a pilot plant for secondary treatment of mining effluents”, where scope of the study was the successful pilot operation Reverse Osmosis Unit for mining waste mining, and on September 2nd will also present “Advanced Applications of Ultrafiltration / Reverse Osmosis for Waste Water Treatment”.

For more information, please click here

Sychem’s participation in the 11th session of Greek Solid Waste Management Organizations in Trikala.

Opening Ceremony for the new Biogas Power Plant in Heraklion, Crete

Technical Bioenergy Crete Biogas Power Plant opening ceremony took place successfully at Heraklion, Crete on May 26th 2017, introduced by the Regional Governor of Crete, Mr. Stavros Arnaoutakis.

The biogas plant was entirely designed and constructed by SYCHEM Group, applying cutting-edge technology at the most critical points of production process such as the collection and management of the incoming organic waste, the deodorization system, heat recovery and the innovative waste water system for the digestate effluent treatment.

The Plant will manage organic waste from slaughter houses, livestock and poultry factories, expired food from super markets, food shops, waste from restaurants and hotels, e.t.c to produce biogas and electricity and thus, protecting Cretan environment.

Environmental Awards 2016

SYCHEM group of companies has been given the Gold Award at the Environmental Awards Ceremony, held on Tuesday 20th of December 2016 at Athenaeum InterContinental Athens hotel, by Boussias Communications Company.

The gold award in the category «Human Environment – Sustainable Leisure & Tourism», was given for “Miraggio Thermal Spa & Resort Chalkidiki” Project, where SYCHEM constructed the innovative combined geoexchange/ energy recovery and water production system for the project “Miraggio Thermal Spa & Resort Chalkidiki” An advanced BMS / electronic management system has been installed at the hotel, that was also designed and constructed by SYCHEM. This combined system saves annually 1,680,000 kWh electricity, 64 tons of gas, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 632 tn/year.
For more pictures and videos of the ceremony you can visit the following link:

www.environmentalawards.gr

Greek Export Awards 2016 – SYCHEM S.A. was awarded with the Silver prize for the Top Industrial Companies of 2016

SYCHEM S.A. was awarded for the third consecutive year receiving the Silver prize for the Top Industrial Companies of 2016 category. The award is one more recognition of the successful expansion of SYCHEM products and services to the international market. Over the last 4 years, more than 65% of the group turnover is based on exports and international activities. For 2017, SYCHEM group has already signed significant export contracts to boost its turnover growth besides the already established markets of North Africa & Middle East, to new markets including USA, Russia & Ghana as well as Latin America. We would like to thank our associates and clients for their valuable contribution.

To Read more click here

Best City Awards 2016 – Two gold awards went to SYCHEM group

Greek Exports Awards 2015 – SYCHEM SA was awarded with the bronze prize for the Top Manufacturing Companies of 2015