News

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New Module for Water Quality Calculations in Opti-SITE

During 2025, a new methodology for automated stormwater quality calculations has been developed within the Opti-SITE project.
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The pilot facility in Värpinge in place

At the beginning of the year, the final components of our pilot facility for nature-based solutions were put in place.
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Interested in sludge pyrolysis and sludge biochar?

Testbed Elleinge has 150 different sludge samples in stock that can be used in various studies. Interested?
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Vinnova project completed, but Testbed Ellinge lives on

This week, the Vinnova project Testbed Ellinge – drying, pyrolysis and productisation of sewage sludge held its internal final conference. But Testbed Ellinge lives on!

Rain data coming in with new MRR

A major step forward in the Danish-Swedish Interreg project Opti-SITE! En MRR, Micro Rain Radar, är nu installerad på taket till Aalborg universitet, och har börjat leverera data.
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Good news! From Plate to Pixel approved!

“From Plate to Pixel – Faster Decisions for Safe and Sustainable Water” is one of nine projects granted funding under the call “Impact Innovation: Transition Lab within Water Wise Societies 2025 for Sustainable Water for All.”

New project about stormwater treatment

ReCircWater addresses a pressing challenge for the South Baltic region: how to treat, manage and reuse urban stormwater so fewer pollutants reach the Baltic Sea and more water can be put to beneficial use.

Congratulations Ellinor!

Today, Ellinor Frank successfully defended her thesis ”Microbial Source Tracking for Bathing Water Quality Assessment: E. coli and Bacterial Communities in Coastal Environment”.

Faster and smarter water quality control using AI

Industrial PhD student Isabel Erb describes in a new article in Water Research X the work on faster and smarter water quality control using AI.
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We’re now installing the pilot!

Last week, construction began on the first components of the pilot in Värpinge, as part of the ISWIM project. This means we can now measure and monitor the flow of stormwater entering the stormwater facility.

The pilot plant at Testbed Ellinge handed over to VA SYD

During the spring and summer, we have been working on fine-tuning the pilot plant operation. On 15 July, the supplier Aquagreen handed over the plant to VA SYD.
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Construction to Begin After Summer – ISWIM Takes the Next Step

Planning permission has now been granted! Construction of the pilot facility for the ISWIM project will begin after the summer – a key step towards the future of stormwater treatment.