BioEnergy and bulk materials handling specialist Saxlund International has secured contracts from Barhale Trant Utilities to design and supply sludge cake truck loading silos for two waste water treatment works as part of Southern Water's thermal hydrolysis and AD programme.
Commenting on the contract wins for Budds Farm WWTW in Havant and Millbrook WWTW near Southampton , Matt Drew, Managing Director, Saxlund International said there is a growing trend for water companies to develop advanced digestion schemes to improve processing efficiency and turn sludge into energy.
Saxlund completed a series of water industry projects for Anglian Water in 2014 and is currently building a 454m3 sludge cake process feed silo for KMI Plus on behalf of United Utilities, to supply an on-site Thermal Hydrolysis system at Leigh Wastewater Treatment Works.
The projects for Southern Water include the construction of raised storage silos, each with a capacity of 240m3 and specially designed to allow de-watered sludge to be directly loaded into trucks below for transportation off site, as part of Southern Water’s thermal hydrolysis and AD programme.
The flat bottomed silos will incorporate Saxlund’s industry-leading sliding frame technology to ensure consistent discharge of material as well as screw conveyors and integrated control systems. Installation for both sites is due to commence in April with commissioning completed during June.
Matt Drew said:
“There is a growing trend for water companies to develop advanced digestion schemes to improve processing efficiency and turn sludge into energy and our systems are specifically designed for storing and discharging non free-flowing, difficult to handle material like this. They’ve been tried and tested in hundreds of installations across the UK and Europe. We understand the processes and risks and are confident we have one of the best solutions on the market,”
The company leads the market in solutions for handling difficult bulk solids including sewage sludge and alternative fuels and is seeing growth across its core operating markets including water, cement, Energy from Waste and Combustion solutions such as CHP.
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