Proof that dry sludge can give you gas
- From: Vol 10, Issue 1 (January 2009)
- Category: General
- Region: Americas
- Country: United States
- Related Companies: CH2M Hill
A Connecticut city is seeking to turn dried sludge pellets into energy. It is the latest advance in the water/energy nexus, as Kathy Shandling discovers.
The concept of gasification is about to find a new home within the water sector. In its interest to develop a unique option for generating electrical power, the Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) of Stamford, Connecticut, is actively exploring a way to produce gas from dried pelletised wastewater residuals, or sludge, through a gasification technology known as downdraft gasification.
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