Amount awarded: £694,431
Led by: Severn Trent Water
Partners: Anglian Water, Aston University, CCm Technologies Ltd, Eliquo Hydrok Ltd, Imperial College London, Jacobs UK Ltd, Scottish Water, Spring Innovation Ltd, Thames Water, Uisce Éireann, WRM Ltd
By-products from wastewater treatment are carefully managed. The project will investigate biochar production as an alternative to conventional biosolids management practices. Biochar is a charcoal-like product that can be created from sewage by-products. Biochar has several potential benefits, including improving soil fertility, sequestering carbon, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
“This will be a game changer for carbon and the environment, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and put the goodness back into the soil. This is a key initiative for us and forms part of our long-term plans for a circular economy.” – Pete Vale, Carbon and Circular Economy Architect, Severn Trent Water
