Innovative MD pilot project launched at municipal wastewater treatment in Forchheim/Germany
A pilot system for the energy efficient recovery of ammonia from municipal wastewater using membrane distillation (MD) technology was recently commissioned at the Abwasserzweckverband Breisgauer Bucht (AZV) in Forchheim/Germany. The partnership project named “Ammonium MD” is co-funded by the German Federal Environmental Foundation and runs until June 2021. SolarSpring GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Industrial Solar Holding Europe AB, will receive a funding of 65 k€.Within the project “Ammonium MD”, the Freiburg-based company SolarSpring GmbH developed a novel membrane distillation pilot system