Fraunhofer researchers to unveil water technologies at Hannover Fair

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB will unveil new water treatment technologies at the Hannover Fair, which will be held next week in Hanover, Germany.

Fraunhofer’s researchers have partnered with System and Innovation Research ISI to develop the solutions, including a vacuum sewage system, which reduces water consumption, as part of the as part of the DEUS (Decentral Urban Water Infrastructure Systems) project.

Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB Dieter Bryniok said, "The water management concept DEUS 21 benefits mainly those regions that still have no water infrastructure with sewage system and central clarification plant, or in which the old infrastructure can no longer be modified to meet the new challenges posed by climate change or de-population".

Not all water has to be drinking quality, however. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a water treatment plant to produce germ-free, usable water in line with German Drinking Water Regulation (TVO) and will be explaining how this works at the fair.

Dr. Dieter Bryniok from the IGB in Stuttgart explained, "The treated rainwater can be used for showering, washing, flushing the toilet and watering the garden."