Thames Water in the UK owns and operates Basingstoke Sewage Treatment Works.
This regional sludge treatment centre processes sludge from various locations in either liquid or cake form.
The Basingstoke Sludge Treatment Centre (STC) houses advanced facilities, including thermal hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion plants, capable of processing 53tDS/day of sludge from Basingstoke, Farnham, Fleet, Guilford and Newbury.
The site now generates enough energy from waste to power itself and export to the national grid.
Problematic pulper feed pumps
The pulper feed pumps from another supplier were experiencing stator failures every four months, which caused breaks in the processing of the sludge, leading to reduced energy production and time-consuming, costly repairs.
Thames Water approached SEEPEX with the task to offer a more reliable pump, capable of efficiently transferring up to 30 m3/hr of 6-10%DS high-temperature sludge.
Following detailed discussions with the on-site process engineers and maintenance manager, SEEPEX selected its BNM pump – fitted with smart maintenance solutions, and also...
SEEPEX pump solutions power sustainable sludge treatment
