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S EWAGE  S LUDGE   W ASTE  O R  V ALUABLE  R ESOURCE? The challenges and opportunities  in the next 10 years
Sewage sludge – The challenges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is the future? Changes in how sewage sludge is produced and in what quantity The demands of the market Value of energy Government subsidies on renewables Legislation
Sewage sludge – The opportunities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What are the future aims? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sludge reduction and production Salsnes   - Primary tank replacement with sludge dewatering changes the way sludge is thickened, dewatered and transported LODOred 100k  – up to 45% sludge reduction of surplus activated sludges Changes in sludge and how its produced in the wastewater process
Energy from sludge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sludge as a marketable product Technology exists its how you produce it and how you sell it Sludge as a marketable product   Biofert production at 13,200 tDS/annum Sludge phytoconditioning Biogas as a biofuel or supply to the gas grid Ringsend 50% of energy from biogas Sludge liquors as a product  Pearl & Crystal Green
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Turning Sewage Sludge into a Valuable Resource

  • 1. S EWAGE S LUDGE W ASTE O R V ALUABLE R ESOURCE? The challenges and opportunities in the next 10 years
  • 2.
  • 3. What is the future? Changes in how sewage sludge is produced and in what quantity The demands of the market Value of energy Government subsidies on renewables Legislation
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. Sludge reduction and production Salsnes - Primary tank replacement with sludge dewatering changes the way sludge is thickened, dewatered and transported LODOred 100k – up to 45% sludge reduction of surplus activated sludges Changes in sludge and how its produced in the wastewater process
  • 7.
  • 8. Sludge as a marketable product Technology exists its how you produce it and how you sell it Sludge as a marketable product Biofert production at 13,200 tDS/annum Sludge phytoconditioning Biogas as a biofuel or supply to the gas grid Ringsend 50% of energy from biogas Sludge liquors as a product Pearl & Crystal Green
  • 9.