News – Project news

Open position within Opti-SITE: Postdoctoral position in Water Resources Engineering at Lund University

Opti-SITE is an important part of the work to create climate-adapted and sustainable stormwater management in cities.
Four women and two men standing in a room, smiling and looking into the camera.

The 45th year of cultivation for the Sludge Trials on Arable land in Scania

Just over half of Sweden's sewage sludge is spread on arable land. Yesterday, the management group for the Sludge Trials on Arable Land in Scania had a meeting at VA SYD's headquarters.
Porträtt av en kvinna med brunt hår och glasögon

Ronja Nybom, our new PhD student

”I look forward to delving deeper into water purification research, testing known methods, and developing new ones", Ronja comments her new job.

Mayors visiting

This week, Testbed Ellinge has received two study visits, one from the Interreg project ISMA and one from the Ukrainian city of Khotyn and the municipality of Eslöv.
Utloppet från ett betongrör i en stor damm med stilla vatten. Runt dammen är åkermark och ett hus.

ISWIM’s Testbed Takes Shape, Constructed Wetland in Place

In western Lund, the research project ISWIM is building a testbed for innovative stormwater treatment solutions. The first stage consists of a constructed wetland, which is now complete.
Vattensamling om given av grönska

New project: Opti-SITE

We are delighted that the Opti-SITE project has been granted funding from Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak. Utilising high-resolution radar data and AI, it will play a crucial role in efforts to develop climate-adapted and sustainable stormwater infrastructure in urban areas.

New Working Method to Achieve New Results

Can a design sprint address society’s need to purify, manage, and utilise stormwater?
Flaskor med svart innehåll på rad på hyllor i ett skåp

Added sludge biochar for thermophilic digestion – does it do any good?

On June 3, Aashutosh Kumar Thakus presented his degree project "Investigating the Impact of Sewage Sludge Biochar on Biogas Production in Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion" at Chalmers University of Technology.

Say hello to Victoria, our new Project Developer!

The opportunity to work on and develop something as important as the future of water services attracted Victoria Rydengård to the role of project developer at Sweden Water Research.
Grå metallboxar med sladdar, i bakgrunden en träbrygga, räcke och havet

This Year’s Urban Swimming Water Measurements Completed

The summer data collection has now been completed, and the next step is to analyse it. Together with data from previous years, it will form the basis for developing an AI model that can predict bathing water quality and issue warnings about potential problems in advance.

Status pilot plant

At the beginning of the summer, Aquagreen began to test the various plant parts and right now the dryer is being tested. Unfortunately, the pilot plant is still not operational. The latest schedule says the pilot will be handed over to VA SYD in the last week of October 2024.
En stor, grund grop i sandig lera med lite vatten i botten. En gul grävmaskin vid ena kanten.

The wetland has been fully excavated!

Well, almost. The pre-sedimentation basin is also complete.