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The most recent developments in the sector
TechnologyPure oxygen released as a by-product of green hydrogen production, when redirected to the aeration demand of wastewater plants, lowers both cost and carbon footprint. Integrated plant projects are growing fast in Europe.
TechnologySupercritical water oxidation (SCWO) stands out among the proven technologies that break PFAS compounds at the molecular level. A growing pilot plant network in the United States and Europe shows the technology approaching commercialisation.
TechnologyLarge language models combined with process simulation are forming an operator assistant layer at wastewater plants. Early pilots are reducing knowledge loss at shift handover and shortening response times.
TechnologyUnmanned aerial vehicles equipped with hyperspectral cameras can detect leaks in wastewater sewer lines from above ground. Field trials in Europe identified previously unnoticed leaks across 12 percent of the line.
TechnologyAerobic granular sludge (AGS) is replacing conventional activated sludge with a smaller plant footprint and lower energy consumption, becoming the standard design in Europe. Pilot deployments are growing in Turkey.
TurkeyAccording to the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change's draft communiqué, zero liquid discharge (ZLD) will become mandatory by 2030 across 14 sectors including textile, leather, paper and metal processing. Cost and technology debate is heating up.
TurkeyThrough a pilot programme jointly run by DSI and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the use of advanced-treated water for agricultural irrigation is being scaled up in three districts of the Konya Closed Basin. The pilot is a critical test for the future of a basin under drought pressure.
TurkeyIstanbul's water authority is expanding advanced treatment investments in the Melen basin. The budget for micropollutant removal and reuse capacity expansion has reached 2.4 billion lira.
TurkeyThe Southeastern Anatolia Project Regional Development Administration announced an 11 billion lira package to modernise wastewater reuse infrastructure across nine provinces. The use of advanced-treated water on cotton, maize and wheat fields will be scaled up.
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