Facts & Awards
Facts
The environmental impact of Paques’ technologies
Even though the Paques’ technologies are mainly built on economic grounds, significant environmental advantages are reached with the Paques reference base.
- Daily 18.2 million kg of organic pollution is treated with over 850 anaerobic BIOPAQ® installations of Paques worldwide
- These installations produce an amount of biogas equal to the natural gas requirements of 1.7 million households in the Netherlands
- Additionally 6.6 Mt CO2 is reduced per year
| Awards | |
| Year | Award |
| 2011 | Jos Pâques awarded with the Hoogewerff Gold Medal 2011 |
| 2008 | AGV Award for BBA-Technology |
| 2007 | IChemE Awards: Sellafield Award for Engineering Excellence |
| 2006 | Cathay Pacific China Trader |
| 2006 | Environmental European Press (EEP) Award |
| 2006 | Care & Profit Prize |
| 2005 | Deshima Award |
| 2005 | Global 100 Eco-Tech Award at the 2005 World Exposition Aichi, Japan |
| 2003 | Jos Pâques and Sjoerd Vellinga awarded with the Dow Energy Prize 2003 |
| 2002 | Paques’ ANAMMOX® techology awarded with Machevo Award |
| 2002 | Jos Pâques appointed as an Officer in the Order of Orange |
| 1999 | Environment Prize for Industry |
| 1999 | King William I Plaque for Environment and Energy |