Aeolos TV visits our team from NTUA on site exploring HYDRO1 and HYDRO2. Our solution consists of a sewage treatment system applied in Antissa Village of Lesvos, a decentralized area with high seasonal loads.
The demo site treats the domestic wastewater of the village’s wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
HYDRO1 combines anaerobic processes with constructed wetlands and disinfection to treat domestic wastewater as a completely circular solution where water, nutrients and the produced sludge are reused. Furthermore, the anaerobic process recovers energy in the form of biogas, which is then upgraded to produce high purity methane used to fuel local vehicles.
HYDRO2 is a 1ha of an agroforestry system that is fertigated using reclaimed water with a high nutrient content that is the result/output from HYDRO1 system. The agroforestry is divided into 3 main groups: (1) trees for fruit production, (2) orchards bushes; and (3) herbs and annual crops. These were selected after intense research of the HYDROUSA consortium, but also co-created with the locals who shared their knowledge and experience on appropriate plants.
