A HERU for Screenings

A HERU For Screenings

Led by: Severn Trent

Partners: HERU, Huddersfield University, United Utilities, Southern Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water

The Home Energy Recovery Unit (HERU) is a waste recovery system developed to manage domestic and commercial waste on site. About the size of a chest freezer, this solution uses heat pipe technology developed from satellites, to turn screenings into energy, that can be recycled. It’s an innovative solution to a growing and challenging waste problem for the UK water industry.

“We believe HERU will deliver a scalable site-based solution for energy and carbon recovery from screenings. HERU’s innovative use of heat pipe technology will help to deliver environmental and economic benefits for our customers.” – Richard Smith, Waste Water Architect, Severn Trent

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Update from the project (July 2024)

The Heru 125 is built, and final modifications are being made before the unit is delivered to the Severn Trent Resource and Recovery Centre at Spernal. Commissioning is scheduled for July, and the trial for the pyrolysis of screenings is due to commence by the end of July ’24.