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- Arrudas WWTP
Arrudas WWTP
The contract includes technical support and maintenance of the WWTP. ACCIONA Agua incorporated an electrical energy cogeneration system using biogas-driven microturbines. It will use ultrasound to optimize fuel consumption, and will incorporate a deodorizing step in order to improve environmental conditions in the surrounding areas.
The biogas produced by the plant will be used as fuel for the microturbines, the first facility in Brazil to implement this novel technique.
General Information
- Location
- Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Capacity
- 388,000 m3/d
- Contract type
- Technical support for O&M
- Equivalent population
- More than 1.6 million people.
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