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Fluence’s MABR Technology Validated For California Water Recycling Standard

Fluence Corporation Limited (ASX:FLC) is pleased to announce that independent test results gathered from its Stanford, California demonstration plant have been published and validate compliance of Fluence’s MABR technology with California’s Title 22 water recycling legislation.

Fluence’s MABR demonstration plant has been installed at the Codiga Resource Recovery Center (CR2C) in Stanford, California, and operational since January 2018. The findings are available at https://CR2C.Stanford.edu/. Title 22 of California’s Water Recycling Criteria is among the strictest water treatment standards for water recycling and reuse in the United States. Additionally, the testing parameters included criteria to evaluate reliable enhanced nutrient removal in the form of “Total Nitrogen”, which is increasingly important across the United States and difficult and costly to achieve through conventional wastewater treatment.

The tests were conducted on wastewater originating from Stanford’s campus raw sewage system. The influent had a higher concentration of nitrogen and phosphorous than typical municipal wastewater on account of less dilution from additional wastewater from other sources. The Fluence MABR demonstration unit’s treatment performance was evaluated according to two benchmarks:

California Title 22 standards for non-potable water reuse (T22); and
Total Nitrogen limit of 10 mg-N/L.

According to the report published by CR2C: “… the system achieved the objectives of mean Total Nitrogen concentrations below 10mg/L and met T22 requirements as measured by Turbidity and Total Coliform in the Tertiary Effluent.”

Preliminary findings of CR2C’s testing were previously presented at WEFTEC in New Orleans in September 2018 and at a Fluence event at CR2C early this month. Fluence’s MABR technology is already available and being sold commercially in the USA via the Aspiral™ line of Smart Products Solutions.

Henry Charrabé, Managing Director & CEO of Fluence, noted: “We are proud to share these results of third-party validation of our MABR technology’s compliance with California’s Title 22 legislation. Having a prominent and leading research center such as the Codiga Resource Recovery Center at Stanford evaluate our technology and find that it meets these strict guidelines is a milestone for our Company’s progress in the United States. It further bolsters our position that MABR technology is ideally suited to address the toughest wastewater challenges in the United States and around the world.”

About Fluence Corporation Limited (ASX: FLC)
Fluence is a leader in the decentralized water, wastewater and reuse treatment markets, setting the industry pace with its Smart Products Solutions, including Aspiral™, NIROBOX™ and SUBRE. Fluence offers an integrated range of services across the complete water cycle, from early stage evaluation, through design and delivery to ongoing support and optimization of water related assets, as well as Build Own Operate Transfer (BOOT) and other recurring revenue solutions. With established operations in North America, South America, the Middle East, Europe and China, Fluence has experience operating in over 70 countries worldwide and enables businesses and communities worldwide to maximize their water resources.

Further information can be found at https://www.fluencecorp.com/.

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Israel Water Tech Faces Algal Bloom Challenge

Published on The Jewish Star

Water is the essence of life. Increasingly, Israel is the essence of innovation.

It’s the only natural, then, that a scientist and entrepreneur from the “Startup Nation” is pioneering a solution for the growing worldwide problem of harmful algal blooms.

When it comes to Israel’s global leadership in water technology, we’ve mostly read about desalinization and drip irrigation. But the next water-related challenge that’s thirsting for Israeli ingenuity is algal bloom – a dangerous infestation of harmful algae affecting the surface of fresh water bodies such as lakes, ponds and rivers. it also affects saltwater bodies. The phenomenon is particularly acute in the United States, China, Brazil and India, but it knows no borders.

The microorganism blocks sunlight and oxygen, causing loss of aquatic plants and fish. The algae are also toxic to humans, limiting precious water for drinking, irrigation and recreation, as the toxic scourge can cause cancer and purportedly Alzheimer’s disease. In the American Midwest and other regions, algal bloom has caused water-treatment plants to close. More than 700 square miles of Lake Erie were covered by algal bloom in 2017.

A young Israeli microbiologist, Dr. Moshe Harel, who earned his Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has developed a treatment that is revolutionizing the approach to algal bloom. His startup, BlueGreen Water Technologies, has produced a technology called Lake Guard, which has secured the approval of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as well as the prestigious NSF60 standard for drinking water. It floats on the water, kills the cyanobacteria in the top layer of the water and dissipates into the environment. Depending on the size of the body of water and extent of the problem, the water is again ready for use in just a few days.

The product has been used in Israel since 2018. BlueGreen Water’s products are now available in the United States, in addition to China, Russia, South Africa and other countries. So far, it has only been tested in freshwater bodies, but Harel plans a pilot to treat saltwater bodies soon.

Israel, once again, to the rescue.

Fluence Corporation Scoops Third Water Treatment Deal in China’s Guizhou Province

Published in Small Caps

July 4, 2018

Wastewater treatment specialist Fluence Corporation (ASX: FLC) is continuing to grow its dominance in China, announcing a third contract in the Guizhou Province.

The company today revealed it had secured a deal by Jiangsu Jinzi Environment Company (Jinzi) to provide its Aspiral smart-packaged MABR units for a 1000 cubic metre per day wastewater treatment plant in Guizhou’s Zhenfeng County.

This is the third contract Jinzi has awarded Fluence, following November 2017 and March 2018 orders. Overall, these deals cover eight projects and a total wastewater treatment capacity of 7900 cubic metres per day.

Under the latest contract, four Aspiral L5 units will be deployed to treat wastewater for the rural town of Baiceng.

According to Fluence, the treatment plant will be commissioned and operational within the 2018 calendar year to comply with China’s current five-year plan targets.

The country’s current 13^th five-year plan specifies the treatment of wastewater in rural areas must increase from an initial level of 10% in 2016 to 70% by the end of 2020.

MABR technology

Fluence’s wastewater treatment solution is based on self-respiring membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) technology, which it claims “slash energy costs for aeration by up to 90%” and “makes decentralised treatment more feasible”.

According to the company, Jinzi awarded this latest contract due in part to its confidence in the MABR technology.

“Through the cooperation with Fluence on the Zhenfeng Educational Park project, we have seen the benefits of Fluence’s MABR technology and the Aspiral containerised solution,” Jinzi managing director Xie Xiaodong said.

Fluence chief executive Henry Charrabe said the company was encouraged by its strong partnership with Jinzi and expected “more success together in the future”.

“Through earlier installations, [Jinzi] have seen firsthand that our MABR technology consistently delivers the desired results,” Charrabe said.

Last month, Fluence had announced the signing of a tripartite framework agreement with China’s Yiyang City Government and local partner Hunan Aerospace Kaitan Environmental Technology Company to deliver three Aspiral units.

It also inked a deal with ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest crude steel producer, to design and build a wastewater treatment system at its steel mill in Belgium.

The company has also been awarded contracts in Argentina, the Philippines, Mexico and the United States.

Fluence shares were up 1.28% to A$0.005 on the latest contract win by afternoon trade.