RePhoR shows that phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge works technically. The transfer event in Hanover made clear that the real task is only just beginning.
Process fact sheets are now available for download for all seven collaborative projects within the BMFTR funding initiative RePhoR. Each sheet provides a concise overview of the key technical information on the respective recycling process:
On March 3, 2026, the final conference of the research project P-Nets took place at the Steinhof wastewater treatment plant in Braunschweig. The event attracted
Around 2,000 international visitors gathered in Berlin between 14 and 17 January to discuss the sustainable use of water in agriculture under this year’s theme ‘Water. Harvests. Our Future.’
At the meeting on phosphorus recovery, Sophia Schüller, project manager of the TransPhoR team at FiW e. V., presented key findings from the BMFTR-funded RePhoR project.
On October 16, 2025, the phosphorus recycling plant of the RePhoR joint project R-Rhenania was officially inaugurated in Altenstadt (Upper Bavaria).
The current issue of LandInForm features an article by SATELLITE and TransPhoR on phosphorus nutrient recy-cling. Using Lower Saxony as an example, the article outlines the steps required
The current status report of the BMFTR-funded RePhoR initiative provides insights into the implementation status and practical experiences.
In order for phosphorus recovery to be implemented on schedule, sewage sludge producers must make tech-nical and organizational decisions at an early stage. Economic considerations are also closely linked to this, as there are currently no reliable figures available.
On April 2 and 3, 2025, the 9th Steering Committee meeting of the BMFTR funding measure Regional Phospho-rus Recycling (RePhoR) took place in Darmstadt. The event was hosted by the Institute IWAR at Technische Universität Darmstadt, which also coordinates the joint project RePhoRM.
RePhoR Webinar Series Launch – Registration Open On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, the kick-off of the RePhoR webinar series will take place with the presentation
New National Circular Economy Strategy from the Federal Ministry for the Environment In 2024, the German government developed a National Circular Economy Strategy (NCES). The
Another project film has been completed, providing insights into the work and goals of the R-Rhenania joint project.
The 8th RePhoR steering committee meeting was organised at the beginning of November, which was held at Veolia Klärschlammverwertung Deutschland GmbH’s…
The final short film shoot is complete: the joint project RePhoRM invited participants to the project location at the Höchst Industrial Park in Frankfurt am Main in early September.
As part of the TransPhoR transfer project, FiW was able to represent the BMBF funding programme Regional Phosphorus Recycling (RePhoR) with a poster at the 5th European Sustainable Phosphorus Conference in Llei-da, Spain.
Another project film has been completed, providing insights into the work and goals of the SATELLITE joint project.
Following the “Phosphorus Recovery from Sewage Sludge” industry dialogue on May 6th, organized by the Fed-eral Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), a joint declaration has now been published.
Filming at KlimaPhoNds in Clausthal Close the penultimate flap: The TransPhoR team and the Hupp-Dobusch team travelled to Clausthal in beautiful Lower Saxony on 11
The first of a total of seven short films, each around 2 minutes in length, presenting the RePhoR collaborative projects, has been released.
The first RePhoR plant was officially inaugurated in Bottrop on May 2nd, with high-ranking visitors including BMBF State Secretary Judith Pirscher. In the meantime, the short film of the joint project has been completed and released.
Filming of the 5th RePhoR film at the R-Rhenania joint project in Altenstadt, Bavaria, has been completed.
On 7-8 May, the RePhoR Steering Committee meeting took place at the Emschergenossenschaft wastewater treatment plant in Bottrop and at the new Ruhrverband Ruhrhaus in Essen.
The industry dialogue “Phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge” of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) took place on 06.05.
The 57th Essen Conference on Water Management took place from 06-08.03.2024. Three RePhoR projects were also represented in presentations and an excursion.
The “Woche der Umwelt” will take place in Berlin from 4 to 5 June 2024. The RePhoR joint project Klima-PhoNds will be there as an exhibitor.
The shooting for the next RePhoR short film continues in Bottrop.
On January 30, 2024, Deutschlandfunk Kultur (Dlf Kultur) published a radio report on the topic of “Sewage sludge – from waste to raw material”. Dr. Martina Winker from ISOE, a P-Net partner, explained important de-tails on the process…
The next RePhoR filming continues: this time at the SATTELITE joint project in Hildesheim and Nienburg.
On February 22, the possibilities of P recovery via struvite precipitation were discussed and classified at an event in Braunschweig. The event entitled “Struvite precipitation as an attractive variant of phosphorus recov-ery – an offer to exchange process engineering experience” was organized by the joint project P-Net.