Reinventing the liquid waste disposal process

Project description

A pioneering sewage sludge treatment solution

The adoption of strict rules aiming to protect the environment has rendered the treatment of sewage sludge a problem for small and medium-sized wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). As a result, WWTPs are urgently seeking environmentally friendly and cost-efficient solutions for sewage sludge treatment. The Swiss company TreaTech has developed a pioneering technology that can transform different types of liquid waste into useful products such as biogas, clean water and mineral salts. The solution offers lower CAPEX and OPEX for the plants and leads to 94 % lower CO2 emissions than existing technologies. Moreover, it requires less space and only a few minutes to generate up to 80 % more renewable gas. The EU-funded WAS2VAL project will prepare the introduction of the new solution into the market.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › wastewater treatment processes

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
• H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

Topic(s)

• H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2020-4 - H2020-EIC Accelerator pilot –SME Instrument - Green Deal

Call for proposal

H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Sub call

H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-4

Funding Scheme

SME-2b - SME Instrument (grant only and blended finance)

Coordinator

TREATECH SARL

Net EU contribution

€ 2 425 795,75

Address

Avenue Alexandre Vinet 22
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Non-EU contribution

€ 1 461 253,00