Research

Funding body / project sponsor
Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG)

Funding programme
Environmental Protection Export Initiative

Project partners

• Research Institute for Water Management and Climate Future at RWTH Aachen University (FIW)

• TERRA Urbana Umlandentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH

• SEBA Hydrometrie GmbH & Co. KG

Project period
January 2024–December 2027

Project concept

• Installation of primary treatment to remove primary sludge and reduce the load on the biological treatment stage

• Installation of an anaerobic digestion system

• Training for operations staff

• Collection of planning and operational data

Funding
€229,038

Funding body / project management agency
KMU-innovativ, Karlsruhe Project Management Agency

Funding programme
Environmental Protection Export Initiative

Project partners

• ALMAWATECH GmbH

• GreenGate AG

Project period
February 2024–January 2027

Project concept

• Identification and cultivation of phosphorus-accumulating bacteria

• Identification and cultivation of hydrolytic bacteria to increase gas production

• Development of a process monitoring system

• Operation of the processes at pilot scale

Funding
€375,148

Funding body / project management agency
KMU-innovativ, Karlsruhe Project Management Agency

Funding programme
Innovation Funding, UM BW, Department 53

Project partner

• City of Rutesheim

Project period
January 2026–January 2028

Project concept

• Support during the commissioning of the compact anaerobic reactor

• Mass balance of the digester

• Mass balance of the biological treatment stage during the upgrade

• Dynamic simulation of the different operating conditions

Funding
€180,000

Funding body / project sponsor
University Building Authority

Funding programme
Compliance with water-related regulatory requirements, Water Framework Directive (WFD), phosphorus removal

Planner
Hollinger Ingenieure

Project period
October 2024–December 2028

Project works

• New chemical precipitation dosing system

• Construction of filters filled with sand or granular activated carbon (GAC)

• Construction of an ozonation system

• Consideration of wastewater heat recovery

Period
2024–2028