Planned sewerage sludge treatment with integrated phosphorous recovery

The establishment and operation of a sewerage sludge incinerator plant with integrated phosphorous recovery is the future project for the Müllverbrennung Kiel (MVK, Kiel waste incineration plant). The deliberations regarding the establishment of a sewerage sludge incinerator plant at the MVK location began as early as 2014. It became official with the implementation of the new Sewage Sludge Ordinance (AbfKlärV) on 03.10.2017. At the end of 2018, MVK commissioned the engineering firm Dr. Born & Dr. Ermel with the general planning of the plant. Following the execution of the approval after public consultation in 2019/2020, the first partial permit was issued in February 2021. Kiel-based MPK GmbH & Co. KG will receive funding of 17.7 million euros from the state of Schleswig-Holstein for the construction of an integrated phosphorus recovery system. Tobias Goldschmidt, Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature of the State of Schleswig-Holstein, presented a corresponding funding notice in the state capital on 6 December 2024.