Environmental, Social & Governance
While not all industries are equal, the majority of businesses make use of significant amounts of water either through their industrial processes, their produce creation & growth, their cooling, washing or simply their lavatory and kitchen use. So how does a wastewater recovery solution help you achieve your ESG targets?
The Algaesys resource recovery centre makes it possible for businesses to adopt wastewater treatment and water re-use where previously it was impractical and costly. It does this through having addressed all of the barriers that previously existed, namely:
Footprint - our system typically occupies one-quarter of a traditional wastewater treatment plant
Complexity - our system is simple and robust enough to only need minimal unskilled maintenance
Cost - our CAPEX cost is typically 75% of a comparable system and our OPEX cost is less than 25% of comparable systems
Speed - the treatment time for water in our system is a third of that in a comparable system
Return - an independent party have calculated the ROI to be less than three years
With the elimination of these barriers, the question of quantifiable benefits comes into play and how exactly does an Algaesys system help you achieve your ESG targets. Although not all of these benefits may apply to every implementation, as they depend upon the wastewater source, the intended type of re-use and the prevailing cost/methodology of currently obtaining water for your business, this provides a good indication of the potential benefits and contribution to your ESG targets:
Through the conditioning of water prior to release, we can eliminate all persistent biological and medicinal pollutants, nitrates, phosphates, microfibers, microplastics and heavy metals.
In replacing existing technology (whether local or municipal) for processing wastewater, we are decarbonising the process as our technology requires no power (other than solar) to operate.
Where biomass is processed as part of our system, we produce both bio-methane and soil-conditioner as current by-products, with the prospect of adding polysaccharides for the production of bioplastics in the future.
We typically return 80% plus of water out of the system at Euro Class-C available for re-use.
So to summarise, you get to re-use almost all of your water obtaining the savings that represents, while generating significant carbon credits and valuable by-products.
If this isn’t compelling enough, the speed of ROI and our flexible engagement model means that whatever your focus is, we have an approach that will deliver what you want. From financing through OPEX cost reductions (pre-purchase agreements for water) to full plant ownership with all benefits and an operational management and monitoring contract, we can find a model that works for all parties. Take action, call us to see how we can help you achieve your ESG goals, while reducing your operational costs.