Winners of OFWAT’s newest Water Breakthrough Problem have been introduced on 16 Might, and included a undertaking to show sewage sludge into hydrogen, and one other one investigating therapy choices for PFAS.
Seventeen companies have been awarded a share of the £40 million prize pot, with each demonstrating dedication to fostering modern approaches to water and waste administration.
Yorkshire Water’ s Sewage Sludge Gasification undertaking presents a novel method to sludge administration. The product is alleged to be pathogen–free, wealthy in phosphorus and nitrogen, and has for a few years been utilized in agriculture to enrich soil and enhance its moisture retention. The undertaking has been awarded £2.3 million to hunt to alleviate important challenges for the UK water trade and supply an alternative choice to recycling sludge to land.
An Aston College undertaking with engineering consultancy ICMEA-UK entails extracting power from the waste produced throughout sewage and water therapy and remodeling it into hydrogen and/or methane, which might then be used generate power for houses or trade.
Extra details about the winners is out there right here.
