World’s largest waste-to-energy system turns Washington D.C. poop into power
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The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority just unveiled a new $470 million waste-to-energy system that converts solid sludge - otherwise known as human poop - into clean, renewable energy. D.C. Water is the first utility in North America to use a Norwegian thermal hydrolysis system in an urban treatment plant, and according to officials, the waste-to-energy system is the largest in the world. Norwegian company Cambi AS built the thermal hydrolysis system for D.C. Water that uses...
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority just unveiled a new $470 million waste-to-energy system that converts solid sludge – otherwise known as human poop – into clean, renewable energy. D.C. Water is the first utility in North America to use a Norwegian thermal hydrolysis system in an urban treatment plant, and according to officials, the waste-to-energy system is the largest in the world.


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