British Water accepts Mapal Green membership application

Israel-based floating fine bubble aeration (FFBA) system developer Mapal Green Energy has been accepted into the UK trade body British Water.

Representing the interests of members to the government and regulators, British Water is a key facilitator for the presentation and marketing of new technologies in the industry through its network of manufacturers, consultants and contractors.

Mapal says that traditional mechanical surface aeration systems are generally unreliable, use high volumes of energy and have high ongoing maintenance costs. For subsurface fine bubble aeration, an empty reactor with a flat concrete floor is required for installation which is efficient but costly and time consuming to deploy.

The Mapal FFBA system integrates the strengths of surface aeration technology and approaches the challenge of municipal and industrial wastewater biological oxidation. Mapal’s aeration system can also bring significant savings in energy consumption costs.

Mapal Green Energy CEO Zeev Fisher said that the company’s FFBA system can be retro-fitted easily and has some key advantages for companies that are involved in biological wastewater purification.

"Trials with Anglian Water have demonstrated cost savings of 22% in comparison to the jet aeration system that was in use, whilst some of our other sites worldwide are delivering savings of up to 70% compared to the mechanical surface aeration systems that were originally installed," Fisher added.

Recently, Mapal has announced successful contracts with Thames Water, United Utilities and Anglian Water to supply its FFBA technology, and has installed the system at 35 other sites worldwide.