water & energy blog

Here is our unique 2-way approach: 1. convert organic wastewaters to biofuel and save fossil fuels Natural organics in wastewater contain solar energy from photo-synthesis. This solar energy can be recovered very efficiently by the right consortia of micro-organisms. Since 1977, we convert a broad range of medium to ultra-high loaded organic wastewaters to biomethane up to 20 times faster as compared to today’s classic anaerobic digestion (AD) technology. This biomethane can generate heat and power instead of fossil fuels or can be injected in the natural gas grid, compressed to bio-CNG or to bio-LNG. Our latest AD+™ technology converts up to 99% of these organics thereby boosting the biomethane yield and profit while reducing the wastewater load and treatment costs (energy consumption, waste production, …) up to 100 times. In addition, truly sustainable water reuse at the lowest costs is achieved by our proven AS+™ technology (new or retrofit upgrade) which captures, cracks and biodegrades though organics, nitrogen compounds and color which would otherwise pass through any other biotreatment and would irreversibly foul the delicate and expensive NF and RO membranes used to produce pure water. 2. capture CO 2 to convert your wastewater and save chemicals Up till now, CO 2 is emitted into our planet’s atmosphere from various sources: flue/exhaust gas, cooking, ventilation, off-gas from different industries, … Since 2014, we capture this CO 2 as well as CO 2 from biogas purification and use this to neutralize wastewater, enhance its conversion to biomethane and clean water while reducing its salinity as compared to using mineral and organic chemicals. By integrating both ways, the wastewater treatment plants upgrade to profit centers that reduce your (or your client's) CO 2 footprint, energy and chemical costs. Interested to combat climate change and save money by activating your wastewater? Just contact me to explore your options via one of the links herunder.