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Danish delegation visits Bocholt wastewater treatment plant

By District Energy posted 09-17-2025 10:53

  

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Laura Kalbus, wastewater management consultant at the Danish Consulate General in Hamburg, and Oscar Moerch, an employee of a Danish company specialising in wastewater purification and treatment, were informed by wastewater treatment plant manager Christian Schaffeldt about innovative processes in the operation of the plant.

Of particular interest to the guests was the high level of energy efficiency: the Bocholt wastewater treatment plant has been regarded as a pioneer for several years because, in addition to PV systems and the generation of electricity from digester gas using its own combined heat and power plants, it is operated almost energy self-sufficiently with its own wind turbine. Sewage treatment plants are traditionally among the largest energy consumers in local authorities - in Bocholt, this demand has been significantly reduced.

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