Energy Efficiency upgrade with thermal hydrolysis and phosphorus precipitation
General Data
Client: city of Lingen (EMS)
Completion: July 31, 2018
Contract value: 6 million €
Funded project by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety under “energy efficient wastewater treatment plants”. In 2018 at the project’s conclusion, the electrical power self-supply increased from 61% to 83% and total carbon footprint of the sludge treatment was reduced by a total of 400 tons/year, or by 17% prior to the implementation. Currently, the increased gas production leads to an increased production of electrical and thermal energy. Excess heat is utilized in the local heat network.