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¡á ³²¾Æ°øÀÇ »çȸÀû °úÁ¦¸¦ ±Øº¹ÇÑ ¹° ¹× À§»ý ¼Ö·ç¼Ç(Water and Sanitation Solution Overcomes SA¡¯s Social Challenges)

Á¤¼ö ¹× ÇÏ¡¤Æó¼öó¸® »ê¾÷¿¡¼­ °øÇÐÀû ¼Ö·ç¼Ç Á¦°øÀ» Àü¹®À¸·Î ÇÏ´Â ¼±µµÀûÀÎ EPC °è¾à¾÷üÀÎ WEC ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®(https://www.wecprojects.com/about/)´Â SASTEP(The South African Sanitation Technology Enterprise Programme ; ³²¾ÆÇÁ¸®Ä«°øÈ­±¹ À§»ý±â¼ú ±â¾÷ ÇÁ·Î±×·¥) ¿¡ µû¶ó WRC(Water Research Commission ; ¹°¿¬±¸À§¿øȸ)¿¡ ÀÇÇØ ±â¼úÀÇ »ó¿ëÈ­¿Í ³²¾ÆÇÁ¸®Ä«°øÈ­±¹ Àü¿ª¿¡ º¸±ÞÀ» ¸ñÇ¥·Î ¡®´ºÁ¦³Ê·¹ÀÌÅÍ(NEWGenerator)¡¯¶ó°í ºÒ¸®´Â »õ·Î¿î À§»ý ½Ã½ºÅÛÀ» Å×½ºÆ®Çϱâ À§ÇÑ »ê¾÷ Á¦Á¶ ÆÄÆ®³Ê·Î ¼±Á¤µÇ¾ú´Ù. 


WEC ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ® ±â¼úÃ¥ÀÓÀÚÀÎ ±ºÅÍ ·»ÄË(Gunter Rencken)Àº ¡°ÀÌ ½Ã½ºÅÛÀº À§»ý, ¹° Á¢±Ù, ¿¡³ÊÁö ÀÚ¸³, ½Ä·® »ý»ê °³¼± µî ±¹°¡°¡ Á÷¸éÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Â ¸¹Àº Áß¿äÇÑ »çȸÀû ¹®Á¦µéÀ» ÇØ°áÇÏ´Â µ¥ µµ¿òÀÌ µÉ °ÍÀ¸·Î ¿¹»óÇÑ´Ù¡±¶ó°í ¸»ÇÑ´Ù.

 

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WEC ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®°¡ °³¹ßÇÑ »õ·Î¿î À§»ý ½Ã½ºÅÛ ¡®´ºÁ¦³Ê·¹ÀÌÅÍ(NEWGenerator)¡¯. [»çÁøÃâó = WEC ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®]


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¡á ±×¸®µå Àü·Â ¾øÀÌ Á¤¼öó¸®(Water Treatment Without Grid Power)

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¡®´ºÁ¦³Ê·¹ÀÌÅÍ(NEWGenerator)¡¯´Â ¹Ì±¹ »ç¿ì½º Ç÷θ®´Ù´ëÇÐ(USF) Åä¸ñȯ°æ°øÇкΠ´Ù´Ï¿¤ ¿¹(Daniel Yeh) ±³¼ö¿Í ±×ÀÇ ¿¬±¸ÆÀÀÌ °í¾ÈÇÑ °ÍÀÌ´Ù. È­Àå½Ç ÀçâÁ¶ µµÀü(Reinvent the Toilet Challenge)À» ÅëÇØ ºô ¾Ø ¸á¸°´Ù °ÔÀÌÃ÷ Àç´Ü(Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)ÀÇ 200¸¸ ´Þ·¯ÀÇ º¸Á¶±ÝÀ» ¹ÞÀº ´Ù´Ï¿¤ ¿¹(Daniel Yeh) ±³¼ö´Â ÀÌ ½Ã½ºÅÛ ¼³°è¿¡¼­ ´ëÇÐÀÇ ÆÀÀ» À̲ø¾ú´Ù. 


ÀÌ ¿¬±¸ÆÀµéÀº ³²¾ÆÇÁ¸®Ä«¸¦ ¸ñÇ¥·Î Çϱâ Àü¿¡ Àεµ¿¡¼­ °³¹ß ¹× Å×½ºÆ®¸¦ ½ÃÀÛÇß°í, ÄâÁÙ·ç ³ªÅ»´ëÇб³(University of KwaZulu Natal ; UKZN)¿Í Çù·ÂÇÏ¿© ¿¡Å×Å©À©(eThekwini) ¿µ¿ª¿¡¼­ ÆÄÀÏ·µ(pilo) ±Ô¸ð·Î È¿À²¼ºÀ» Å×½ºÆ®Çß´Ù.


WEC ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®´Â WRC(¹°¿¬±¸À§¿øȸ)ÀÇ SASTEP(³²¾ÆÇÁ¸®Ä« À§»ý ±â¼ú ±â¾÷) ÇÁ·Î±×·¥ÀÇ ÀÚ±ÝÀ» »ç¿ëÇÏ¿© ½Ã½ºÅÛÀÇ »ó¿ëÈ­¸¦ µ½±â À§ÇØ WRC°¡ Á¢±ÙÇߴµ¥, ÀÌ´Â Çϼö ¹× Á¤¼öó¸® ¼Ö·ç¼Ç ºÐ¾ß¿¡ ´ëÇÑ WEC ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®ÀÇ °æÇè ¶§¹®ÀÌ´Ù. 


¡®´ºÁ¦³Ê·¹ÀÌÅÍ(NEWGenerator)¡¯¿¡ ´ëÇÑ USF(»ç¿ì½º Ç÷θ®´Ù´ëÇÐ)¿ÍÀÇ ¶óÀ̼¾½º °è¾àÀÌ ÇöÀç ü°áµÇ¾î ÀÖ´Ù. ±ºÅÍ ·»ÄË(Gunter Rencken) ±â¼úÃ¥ÀÓÀÚ´Â ¡°¡®´ºÁ¦³Ê·¹ÀÌÅÍ(NEWGenerator)¡¯ÀÇ »ý»ê ±Ô¸ð¸¦ È®´ëÇÏ°í ÇöÁö »ý»ê·®À» ´Ã¸± ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ´É·ÂÀº °¡Àå ÇÊ¿äÇÑ °÷¿¡ ½Å¼ÓÇÏ°Ô ¹èÄ¡ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ±¹°¡ÀÇ ´É·ÂÀ» º¸ÀåÇÒ »Ó¸¸ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ³²¾ÆÇÁ¸®Ä« °³¹ß °øµ¿Ã¼(SADC ; Southern African Development Community) Áö¿ªÀ¸·ÎÀÇ ¼öÃâ ½ÃÀåµµ ¼ºÀå½Ãų °ÍÀÌ´Ù¡±¶ó°í ¸»ÇÑ´Ù. 


±×´Â ƯÈ÷ ¡°ÀÌ Á¦Ç°ÀÇ ¸ðµâÇü ¹× ÈÞ´ëÇü ¼³°è´Â Ç¥ÁØ ¼±Àû ÄÁÅ×À̳ʿ¡ ¼³Ä¡µÇ°í, ÇöÀåÀ¸·Î À̵¿µÇ¸ç ÃÖ¼ÒÇÑÀÇ ³ë·ÂÀ¸·Î ¿Â¶óÀÎ »óÅ°¡ µÉ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù´Â °ÍÀ» ÀǹÌÇϸç, ¹°·ù ¹®Á¦¸¦ ¿ÏÈ­ÇÏ°í ½Å¼ÓÇÑ ¼³Ä¡¸¦ º¸ÀåÇÑ´Ù¡±¶ó°í °­Á¶ÇÑ´Ù.


¡®´ºÁ¦³Ê·¹ÀÌÅÍ(NEWGenerator)¡¯ ½Ã¹ü Ç÷£Æ®(demonstration plant)´Â Áö¿ª ¿ä°ÇÀ» ÃæÁ·½ÃÅ°±â À§ÇÑ ¿ë·® È®Àå °¡´É¼ºÀ» °¡Áö°í ¸ÅÀÏ ÃÖ´ë 100¸íÀÇ »ç¿ëÀÚ¸¦ ó¸®Çϵµ·Ï ¼³°èµÇ¾ú´Ù.

 

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¡®´ºÁ¦³Ê·¹ÀÌÅÍ(NEWGenerator)¡¯ ¾Õ¿¡¼­ ¹Ì±¹ »ç¿ì½º Ç÷θ®´Ù´ëÇÐ(USF) Åä¸ñȯ°æ°øÇкΠ´Ù´Ï¿¤ ¿¹(Daniel Yeh) ±³¼ö¿Í ±×ÀÇ ¿¬±¸ÆÀ. [»çÁøÃâó = WEC ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®]


¡á Çõ½ÅÀûÀÎ À§»ý ¼Ö·ç¼Ç(Innovative Sanitation Solutions)

WRC(¹°¿¬±¸À§¿øȸ)´Â ÆÄÆ®³Êµé°ú ÇÔ²² ³²¾ÆÇÁ¸®Ä«ÀÇ ±ä±ÞÇÑ À§»ý¹®Á¦¸¦ ÇØ°áÇϱâ À§ÇØ Çõ½ÅÀûÀÎ Â÷¼¼´ë À§»ý±â¼úÀÇ Ã¤ÅÃÀ» ÃËÁøÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. 


SASTEP ÇÁ·Î±×·¥À» ÅëÇØ WRC´Â ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ Á¦Ç°À» ±Ô¸ð¿¡ ¸Â°Ô ÇöÁöÈ­ÇÏ°í Á¦Á¶ÇÏ´Â µ¥ ÇÊ¿äÇÑ ±â¼úÀ» º¸À¯ÇÑ ±â¾÷°¡, SMME(Áß¼Ò±â¾÷ ¹× ´ë±â¾÷) ¹× À§»ý»ê¾÷ ³» Á¦Á¶¾÷ü¿Í °°Àº À¯´ÉÇÑ »ó¿ë ÆÄÆ®³Ê¿Í ¸î °¡Áö Çõ½ÅÀûÀÎ Àιٿîµå(innovative inbound) ±â¼úÀ» ÀÏÄ¡½ÃÄ×´Ù. 


SASTEPÀÇ ÇÁ·Î±×·¥ ¸Å´ÏÀúÀÎ ¾ÆŲ¼¼ÀÌÆ®(Akinsete)´Â¡°ÀÌ°ÍÀÌ ¿ì¸®°¡ WRC ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®¿¡ ¡®´ºÁ¦³Ê·¹ÀÌÅÍ(NEWGenerator)¡¯ÀÇ ¶óÀ̼¾½º¸¦ ÀÏÄ¡½ÃÅ°°í ¿ëÀÌÇÏ°Ô ÇÑ ÀÌÀ¯ÀÌ´Ù¡±¶ó°í  ¸»Çß´Ù.


ÀÌ ½Ã½ºÅÛÀÇ Ã¹ ¹ø° ÁÖ¿ä µµÀÔÀº ¿äÇϳ׽º¹ö±× °¡¿ìÅÞ(Gauteng)ÀÇ ¼Ò¿þÅä(Soweto) ¿Ü°û¿¡ ´ë±Ô¸ð ºñ°ø½Ä Á¤ÂøÃÌÀÌ µÉ ¿¹Á¤ÀÌ´Ù. ±× °øµ¿Ã¼´Â ¸¹Àº ¼öÀÇ »ç¿ëÀÚµé°ú È¿°úÀûÀ¸·Î ÀÛµ¿ÇÒ ´É·ÂÀÌ ºÎÁ·ÇÑ ÈÞ´ë¿ë È­Àå½Ç¿¡ ÁÖ·Î ÀÇÁ¸ÇÑ´Ù. 


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±ºÅÍ ·»ÄË(Gunter Rencken) ±â¼úÃ¥ÀÓÀڴ¡°¡®´ºÁ¦³Ê·¹ÀÌÅÍ(NEWGenerator)¡¯´Â ƯÈ÷ ½Ã°ñÁö¿ª°ú ºñ°ø½ÄÀûÀÎ Á¤ÂøÃÌ¿¡¼­ ¸¹Àº ±ä±ÞÇÑ »çȸÀû ¿ä±¸¸¦ ÇØ°áÇÏÁö¸¸, ´Ù¸¥ Áö¿ª¿¡¼­µµ »ç¿ëµÉ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù¡±¶ó°í µ¡ºÙ¿´´Ù. 


±ºÅÍ ·»ÄË(Gunter Rencken) ±â¼úÃ¥ÀÓÀڴ ƯÈ÷ ¡°ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ °ÍµéÀº Çб³, ÁÖÅà ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®, ±×¸®°í ºñ»ó »óȲ¿¡¼­ÀÇ »ýÅ °ü±¤À» Æ÷ÇÔÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù¡±¶ó¸é¼­ ¡°¿ì¸®´Â¡®´ºÁ¦³Ê·¹ÀÌÅÍ(NEWGenerator)¡¯¿Í °°Àº ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®¿¡ Âü¿©ÇÏ°Ô µÈ °ÍÀ» ÀÚ¶û½º·´°Ô »ý°¢Çϸç ÇâÈÄ ¾ÆÇÁ¸®Ä«¿¡¼­ÀÇ °³¹ß°ú ¹èÄ¡¸¦ ±â´ëÇÑ´Ù¡±¶ó°í ¸»Çß´Ù.

 

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WEC Projects To Test And Commercialise NEWgenerator Off-Grid Sanitation System For South Africa



An off-grid sanitation system developed by the University of South Florida (USF) and designed to turn sewage wastewater into clean water, energy and nutrients will soon be rolled out to rural and informal communities in South Africa, providing not only water for reuse as toilet flushing water, but also biogas-based energy and nutrient-rich fertiliser.


Water and Sanitation Solution Overcomes SA¡¯s Social Challenges

WEC Projects has been chosen by the Water Research Commission (WRC) under its SASTEP programme as an industrial manufacturing partner to test the new sanitation system, called NEWgenerator, with an intention of commercialisation of the technology and roll out throughout South Africa. 


Says Gunter Rencken, Technical Director for WEC Projects, ¡°This is a particularly exciting system that we predict will help address a number of critical social challenges facing the country including sanitation, access to water, energy independence and improved food production.¡±


A large number of South Africa¡¯s rural and informal communities lack proper infrastructure for water, sanitation and other critical services, relying instead on outdated and unsuitable solutions such as pit or portable toilets. 


The NEWgenerator has been designed to bring proper sewage treatment and more to communities. It is a compact, portable and modular sewage treatment technology which incorporates an anaerobic digester that uses microbes to breakdown human waste while producing biogas.


Clean water is filtered out, with bacteria, viruses and any remaining solid particles removed, and then disinfected through a chlorination system. 99% of the water can be recycled for reuse in the sanitation platform, reducing its reliance on the local water supply. 


The nutrient-rich treated water is an ideal crop fertiliser for use by local small-scale and informal farmers and the biogas produced can be utilised for domestic purposes such as cooking and heating.


Water Treatment Without Grid Power

Says Rencken, ¡°A unique feature of NEWgenerator is that it can run independently of the power grid, using solar power to operate or it can be hooked up to a generator. 


This makes it particularly suitable for use in South Africa where the country¡¯s unreliable power grid, prone to loadshedding and unscheduled outages, has had an adverse effect on existing infrastructure and equipment, often leaving even developed urban areas without power or access to water for prolonged periods.¡±


NEWgenerator is the brainchild of USF Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Daniel Yeh, and his research team. With a $2M grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through its Reinvent the Toilet Challenge, Yeh has led a team from the university in the design of the system. 


They initiated development and testing in India before setting their sights on South Africa, working with University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) to test its effectiveness on a pilot scale in the eThekwini area. 


WEC Projects was approached by the WRC to help commercialise the system using funds from the WRC¡¯s SASTEP programme, due to WEC Projects¡¯ experience in the area of sewage and water treatment solutions. 


A licence agreement with USF for NEWgenerator is now in place. Says Rencken, ¡°The ability to scale up the manufacture and roll out of NEWgenerator locally will not only ensure the country¡¯s ability to deploy it rapidly to where it is most needed but also grow an export market into the SADC region." 


"Its modular and portable design means it can be installed in a standard shipping container, moved to site and brought on-line with minimal effort, easing logistical problems and ensuring a quick setup.¡±


The NEWgenerator demonstration plant has been designed to cope with up to 100 users each per day with the potential for expansion of its capacity to meet local requirements. 


Innovative Sanitation Solutions

The Water Research Commission along with its partners have been fostering the adoption of innovative, next generation sanitation technologies to address pressing sanitation challenges in South Africa. 


Through the SASTEP programme, the WRC has matched several innovative inbound technologies with capable commercial partners - entrepreneurs, SMMEs and manufacturers within the sanitation industry - who possess requisite skills to localise and manufacture these products at scale. 


This is why we matched and facilitated the licensing of the NEWgenerator to WEC Projects¡± says Akin Akinsete, Programme Manager, SASTEP.


The system¡¯s first major roll out will be in a large informal settlement on the outskirts of Soweto in Gauteng. The community relies mainly on portable toilets which lack the capacity to operate effectively with a large number of users. 


The NEWgenerator demonstration plant has been designed to cope with up to 100 users each per day with the potential for expansion of its capacity to meet local requirements. WEC Projects will continuously monitor and test the system during its use, sampling output and reporting regularly to the WRC and USF teams.


¡°While NEWgenerator addresses a number of urgent social needs, particularly in rural and informal settlements, it can also be used in other areas,¡± adds Rencken. 


¡°These can include eco-tourism, for schools, housing projects and in emergency situations. We are proud to be associated with a project such as NEWgenerator and look forward to its future development and deployment in Africa.¡±


¡ØSource : WEC Projects 

  

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