Microvi Successfully Commissions its Groundbreaking MNE Nutrient Removal Technology for the California Energy Commission’s $6.5M Project in Linda County, CA
Hayward, CA (August 16, 2022) – Microvi announced today that commissioning has been completed for a MicroNiche Engineering (MNE) nutrient removal demonstration plant at the Linda County Water District Wastewater Treatment Plant in Olivehurst, CA. Microvi’s implementation of this nitrogen removal system is part of a $6.5 million project awarded to Caliskaner Water Technologies Inc. (CWT) with Microvi as one of the major partners in 2021. The objective of this work is to demonstrate the increased performance, economic benefits, and reduced carbon footprint of applying innovative technologies, including Microvi’s MNE Technology, for advanced wastewater treatment.
Microvi worked closely with staff from Linda and CWT to successfully commission the plant. This newly designed MNE system includes skid-mounted anoxic and aerobic tanks to house Microvi’s MNE biocatalysts as well as a clarifier and on-line analyzers and controls for remote access monitoring. Initial results have shown high-levels of total nitrogen removal (< 8mg-N/L Total Nitrogen in system effluent) through nitrification and denitrification without any chemical conditioning.
“Advanced secondary treatment technologies, such as the one offered by Microvi, will be a critical component of next-generation wastewater treatment,” said Onder Caliskaner, President of CWT and Principal Investigator of the project. “It has been effortless working with the Microvi team to implement their system and successfully commission their component of this groundbreaking project.”
“This project aligns closely with both Microvi’s commercial objectives and social impact goals,” said Fatemeh Shirazi, CEO of Microvi. “As we advance our commercial nutrient removal technology into the marketplace, we also have an opportunity to apply our solutions directly in economically disadvantaged communities, such as those served by Linda County Water District.”
Along with the 2021 commissioning of the first commercial side-stream treatment system in the Pacific U.S., the advantages of the Microvi MNE Technology have been demonstrated for ammonia and BOD removal with Scottish Water, for tertiary ammonia removal at Thames Water, and for tertiary ammonia and nitrate removal at Wessex Water.
About Microvi
Microvi is a transformative biology company based in the San Francisco Bay Area that delivers next-generation biotechnologies for the water, wastewater, bio-based chemicals, biofuels and biopharma industries. Microvi offers commercial technologies around the world to reduce waste, increase productivity and provide disruptive economics across the value chain. Learn more at http://www.microvi.com/.
About Caliskaner Water Technologies Inc.
Caliskaner Water Technologies, Inc. (CWT) is a niche civil and environmental engineering firm. CWT is led by Dr. Onder Caliskaner with 25 years of experience in research and technology development and providing project management, planning, process evaluation, and design services to private industries and public agencies. CWT is a recognized industry leader in emerging technologies such as primary filtration, carbon diversion, advanced primary treatment, and tertiary filtration. Conventional treatment technologies are being replaced or supplemented by emerging / leading edge technologies especially for process areas with high energy consumption or footprint requirement. With its foundational and deep understanding of conventional technologies, CWT uses this expertise in successfully evaluating the benefits and disadvantages of emerging and leading-edge technologies against conventional technologies. Learn more at www.cwatertech.com.
About the California Energy Commission (CEC)
California Energy Commission is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency. It is committed to reducing energy costs and environmental impacts of energy use - such as greenhouse gas emissions - while ensuring a safe, resilient, and reliable supply of energy. Established in 1974, the Energy Commission has seven core responsibilities: advancing state energy policy, encouraging energy efficiency, certifying thermal power plants, investing in energy innovation, developing renewable energy, transforming transportation and preparing for energy emergencies. Learn more at www.energy.ca.gov.
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