News
Further delay of the start-up of the pilot plant
Unfortunately, the company Aquagreen announced last week that the start-up of the pilot at Ellinge WWTP will be further delayed.
New article describes marine sediments as an urban reservoir for viable E. coli
The article “Marine sediments are identified as an environmental reservoir for Escherichia coli: Comparing signature-based and novel amplicon sequencing approaches for microbial source tracking” examines how bacterial communities in marine sediments change along a coastline to determine if they are affected by human activity.
20 millions SEK to Innovative stormwater impact mitigation
A new research project, Innovative stormwater impact mitigation, has been granted 20 million SEK from Formas to develop and demonstrate innovative practices for stormwater treatment.
Two new Master’s thesis proposals spring 2024
We are happy to announce two new Master’s thesis proposals for the spring 2024
Final conference for the Rest till Bäst project
A range of results were presented at the project Rest till Bäst final conference in Malmö last week.
The pilot is now being assembled at Ellinge WWTP
Now all the parts for the pilot are in place at Ellinge.
How does the pretreatment of wastewater affect the energy balance …
... and the need for volume for the biological treatment?
The 2nd Swedish Conference on Sewage Sludge Biochar 2024
It's time to make space in your calendar for the 2nd Swedish Conference on Sewage Sludge Biochar, 15-17 October 2024.
New report on the city’s sources of microplastics
Emma Fältström, a PhD student at Sweden Water Research, and Heléne Österlund at Luleå University of Technology have in their report “μrban Plastics – Sources, sinks and flows of microplastics in the urban environment” mapped out how microplastics from land enter our water environments, with a focus on stormwater.
Phosphorus availability in sludge biocharis to be studied in crop frame trial
The Swedish Water and Wastewater Association Development Fund has granted a project where phosphorus availability in sewage sludge and sludge biochar is to be studied in crop frame trials at the University of Copenhagen.
Say hello to our new board!
The board consists of the following individuals, as of June 12 2023.
ICU – improved carbon utilization in a smaller footprint
In the research project ICU, industrial PhD student Elin Ossiansson is testing a new process combination for more efficient wastewater treatment, aiming to generate an equal amount of biogas from the sludge but with reduced energy consumption. After two years of pilot testing at the Källby wastewater treatment plant, the results are promising.