Work has started on a world-first project lead by Northumbrian Water which will see domestic sewage turned into fuel for aircraft.
Dale Foster, Business Development Manager at wastewater technology specialists HUBER Technology, explores why water companies and urban developers/ built environment owners in the UK (exceptions in Scotland) have still not embraced the potential of using thermal energy from wastewater for renewable energy generation and as a source of potential revenue.
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000.
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group.
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
bNovate has launched BactoCloud, a secure cloud-based platform that connects and manages its BactoSense instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of microbial water quality.