In-person forum for thought leaders on Nov 30, 2023

Our team has designed a programme of events to raise awareness and generate commitment to action in exploring and adopting drain water heat recovery (DWHR) technology and to help us understand enablers and barriers to embed DWHR in more Zambian businesses.

The first workshop took place on November 30, 2023 in Lusaka as an in-person forum with a select group of Zambian industry and regulatory stakeholders to identify opportunities for wastewater heat recovery and incorporating stakeholder feedback into our system design.

Opening welcome messages were delivered by Professor Manenga Ndulo, Executive Director of Southern African Institute for Policy and Research and the Irish Ambassador to Zambia, H.E. Ms Bronagh Carr.

The first presentation was then given by Prof Mc Nabola and Dr. Madhu Murali, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Trinity College Dublin, providing an overview and the technical background of wastewater heat recovery.

Ms Priscilla Dinga, Sustainability manager from Zambeef Products PLC then illustrated to participants Zambeef's sustainability policy and their interest in the Reheatz project.

The event continued with group discussions lead by Prof Coughlan and Ms. Mangiza Chirwa Chongo; these discussions lead to deeper assessments of how our solution can benefit the three pillars of sustainability: environment, society and economy.

Finally, the closing remarks by Dr. Danny Museteka illustrated the next steps in implementing DWHR more widely in Zambia.

The workshop featured on Zambian News, you can watch the piece here.

Thanks to all the participants!

This workshop is, as mentioned, part of a programme and will be followed by a webinar open to more interested industry, regulatory and community leaders and managers. Check our website and social media pages for more upcoming details.