Mapal Green Energy, developers of the innovative floating fine bubble aeration system (FFBA) for wastewater treatment, has appointed Strand Hanson in preparation for an AIM float in early summer this year. The brokers are Beaufort Securities.
Mapal Group, as the post float company will be known, has a rapidly developing reputation across a number of industry sectors, with over 40 sites live worldwide. In the UK, interest to date has been centered around the water utilities, where the company has successfully sold in projects to Thames Water, United Utilities and Anglian Water. The company has also reported interest from the pulp and paper, agriculture, food and beverages and petro chemicals sectors, all of which generate wastewater requiring a biological aeration treatment process.
In its regulation of the UK water industry, the implementation of the latest Ofwat Asset Management Plan (AMP6) in April of this year has perhaps presented the company with it biggest opportunity to date. Ofwat now requires water utilities to focus on the total operating cost of plant, which now includes maintenance and energy usage, not just the initial capital cost, as was previously the case.
The Mapal technology is well placed to address this new regulatory hurdle. Floating fine bubble aeration approaches the challenge of waste water biological aeration by marrying the strengths of surface aeration technology – easy to install and accessible for maintenance - with the efficiency which is derived from sub surface fine bubble aeration systems. With no moving parts generating friction and driving high energy consumption, a key benefit for users of Mapal’s system is its dramatically reduced energy and maintenance bills.
Earlier this year, the company was shortlisted for the 2015 Environment and Energy Awards.
For details of Mapal Green Energy’s floating fine bubble aeration technology, please visit http://www.mapal-ge.com
Mapal Green Energy pioneered the concept of floating fine bubble aeration (FFBA)as a more efficient means of treating waste water for both utility companies and industry applications.
Tests around the world have shown that in some cases, compared to surface aeration, a plant’s energy consumption can be reduced by up to 70% using the Mapal system,.
With over 40 installations worldwide, Mapal's floating fine bubble aeration technology has been proved to meet and exceed stringent effluent quality parameters including the reduction of : BOD5, TSS, COD, Tkn and Ammonia.
In the UK, the system is being used by Anglian Water, Thames Water and United Utilities.
Mapal’s innovative equipment floats on the surface, so wet and live installation is the norm, which makes for a very fast changeover of plant and a minimal downtime. The units are made from robust stainless steel, so have a long life and as a modular system, the installation can be added to or reduced quickly and easily. Thus far, their largest UK installation is designed to handle a flow rate of up to 10,450m3/day in wet weather.
The Mapal technology can be adapted for aggressive and hazardous liquids and is therefore suitable for application across a wide range of industry sectors where a solution based on aeration is required. Liquid waste from the paper, food and beverages, petro chemicals, agriculture and other industries can all be treated.