Waste Water Sector
"Waste to Hydrogen"
Team Hago brings decades of experience in creating innovative, practical solutions to enhance profit though its unique and “green” technologies. And, we can guide you to the multitude of government programs to maximize your cash flow and profit. We are committed to mitigating climate change through practical and financially rewarding strategies. We focus on developing new processes that can help make hydrogen energy more cost- effective and accessible. By doing so, Hago Energetics would to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and carbonneutral energy system
The Problem
Methane emissions by municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)
can be a significant environmental problem.
WWTPs treat wastewater from homes, businesses, and industries, and the treatment process can produce significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse with a global warming potential that is 80 times greater than CO 2 over a 20-year period.
Globally, methane from wastewater caused emissions equivalent to 512 million tons of CO 2, accounting for approximately 7% of total global methane emissions.
When released into the atmosphere, methane can contribute to climate change, which can have a range of negative impacts on the environment, including rising sea levels, more frequent and severe weather events, and loss of biodiversity.
The development of new processes to produce hydrogen
without excessive formation of CO 2 is necessary to overcome
the high carbon footprint drawback of steam reforming.
Global methane emissions by sector reported to the UNFCCC
and estimates from the IEA, 2021
Last updated 14 February 2023
The current state of the art current state of the art can be dramatically improved.
Hydrogen produced today in the United States is made via Steam methane reforming. It is
a mature production process in which high-temperature steam (700°C–1,000°C) is used
to produce hydrogen from a methane source, such as natural gas. Despite its long-time
commercial optimization, the endothermic SMR process is expensive due to its high
capital costs and energy consumption, and it produces signi cant amounts of CO 2 .
Typically, the production of every kilogram of hydrogen by the SMR/ WSR process is
accompanied by the emission of 12 kg of carbon.
The Solution
The market for hydrogen is rapidly growing, with increasing the demand for hydrogen as a fuel in transportation, power generation, and production of new value-aded processes. Using our proprietary technology for the conversion of methane into hydrogen will create new revenue streams for municipalities, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions
and increasing overall energy-efficiency.
Our pilot plants, when installed at waste treatment plants, will convert on-site all or part of the methane and biogas produced during digestor processing is to carbon-negative hydrogen using our unique, proprietary technologies.
Among of the uses of this hydrogen is fueling electricity producing turbines for the plant’s operations, or it can be sold directly to the grid. And, it can be used is for heavy duty trucks, as well as passenger cars. Our technology also involves the use of biochar which is derived on-site from pyrolyzed residual biosolids (sludge, grit & screenings) as
cheap and effcient catalysts for the waste biogas pyrolysis conversion to valuable compounds, and waste materials as a soil amendment for agriculture.
We will be happy to discuss the specifics of how your municipality can benefit from using our technology at your facility!
Business Model + Revenue Streams
Let’s talk about revenue streams, and business models—we are here to learn about your goals.
Economic benefits: The market for hydrogen as a clean energy source is growing, and there is increasing demand for hydrogen fuel in transportation, power generation, and other applications.
Converting methane into hydrogen can create new revenue streams for municipalities, while reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and increasing their energy efficiency.
We can install a pilot unit at a Wastewater Treatment Plant that will convert on site all or part of the methane/biogas produced during the digestor phase to carbon negative hydrogen using our proprietary technology.
One of the uses of this hydrogen is to burn it in electricity producing turbines. The generated electricity could power the plant’s operations or be sold to the grid. Another use is for transport vehicles, such as heavy-duty trucks. Our technology also involves the use of biochar derived on site from pyrolyzed
residual biosolids (aka sludge, grit & screenings) as cheap and efficient catalysts for the waste biogas pyrolysis conversion.
We will be happy to discuss the specifics of how your municipality can benefit from installing our technology at your facility.
There are three main advantages when using this approach compared to direct methane flaring:
Although the amount of generated heat is less compared to methane oxidation, it is still more than enough to be used for steam/power generation that covers the plant needs;
– The entire process is 100% carbon negative, i.e. all the carbon contained in the methane is converted to solid products that are reused as catalysts or sold to customers;
– Effective use of the waste biosolids by transforming them to methane conversion catalysts and/or long-term fertilizer for agricultural use (biochar), instead of shipping them to a
landfill.
In Summary : Hago Energetics Benefit Corporation helps wastewater treatment plants become more sustainable by converting methane to high value products, such as hydrogen and carbon.
