OmniProcessor pilot deployed in Dakar, Senegal — converting fecal sludge to clean water for 150,000 people
Following Gates's high-profile demonstration of drinking water processed from sewage in January 2015, the Gates Foundation funded the deployment of a full-scale Janicki OmniProcessor unit in Dakar, Senegal — the first operational municipal fecal sludge-to-energy plant in the developing world. The machine processed sludge collected from pit latrines and septic tanks, producing up to 86,000 liters of clean drinking water per day and generating surplus electricity for the grid. The Dakar pilot proved that the OmniProcessor could operate profitably in a developing-world context, serving as a model for urban sanitation in cities where conventional sewage infrastructure is decades away.
Source: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Development/Omni-Processor-Janicki-Bioenergy
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