Half a Century of Measures Has Reduced Phosphorus Inputs to Lake Vomb, but Challenges Remain
New research shows that phosphorus inputs to Lake Vomb have decreased as a result of improved wastewater treatment and measures implemented across the catchment area. However, challenges related to internal phosphorus loading remain.
Master thesis on mass flows in the drying and pyrolysis processes
During the spring, Helena Lillemets Edman from Lund University carried out her MSc thesis at the Testbed Ellinge.
Apply to the Climate Leap (Klimatklivet) and receive a grant for nitrous oxide meters
Four municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have recently been awarded grants from the Climate Leap to purchase nitrous oxide measurement equipments.
Testbed Ellinge: Preliminary conclusions to date
Last week, VA SYD held its seventeenth steering group meeting as part of the Testbed Ellinge project. Ahead of the meeting, preliminary conclusions to date were summarised.
Field trials with sludge biochar in the coming years!
The Swedish Innovation Agency, Vinnova, has approved a project that includes field trials with sludge biochar at eleven different sites in Sweden during 2027 and 2028.
There are currently two N2O measurement systems in operation at the Ellinge WWTP
VA SYD has recently procured Upwater’s system for nitrous oxide measurements, but the German company Variolytics has also had two probes in operation at the Ellinge WWTP since the end of January.
Machine learning and mechanistic modelling of nitrous oxide emissions – presentation of two MSc thesis projects
Two MSc thesis projects focusing on machine learning and mechanistic modelling of nitrous oxide emissions from municipal wastewater treatment plants will be presented online on 2 and 3 June.
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Membranes installed at Värpinge
One of the final components of the pilot facility at the Värpinge wetland is now in place. Today, the container loaded with membranes was transported from Lund University of Technology to Värpinge.
Measuring equipment procured for Ellinge Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Swiss company Upwater will supply a system for measuring the exhaust air from nine aerated zones at Ellinge Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Many study visits this spring, but we can accommodate more
Last week, two of the eight study visits that Testbädd Ellinge is hosting in April and May took place.
Community of Practice N2O meeting at Käppala WWTP April 21, 2026
CoP N2O Sweden held its fourth meeting on Tuesday 21 April, at Käppala WWTP.