Alfa Laval and AquaGreen strengthen collaboration at WEFTEC 2026 to advance sustainable biosolids management

Alfa Laval and AquaGreen will exhibit together at WEFTEC 2026, North America's largest annual water quality event, taking place September 28-30 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Visitors can meet experts from both companies at Alfa Laval's booth #1829 to explore technologies that support efficient sludge handling, biosolids management, drying and pyrolysis, resource recovery and wastewater treatment.

The joint presence at WEFTEC highlights the growing collaboration between Alfa Laval and AquaGreen, combining complementary expertise to help municipalities and industries meet evolving wastewater challenges. Together, the companies offer solutions that improve operational efficiency, reduce environmental impact and support the transition toward more circular water and resource management.

We continue to push the boundaries in sludge dewatering and expand our future-proof portfolio of solutions that utilities around the world already demand today,” says Cristina Lisbona, Vice President and Head of Global Sales & Service, Business Unit Water, Industrial Flow & Heat Transfer Technologies at Alfa Laval. “By strengthening our collaboration with AquaGreen, we can offer customers access to an even broader range of technologies that help manage sludge and recover valuable resources from wastewater treatment processes.”

Helping utilities move from waste management to resource recovery

WEFTEC brings together more than 20,000 water professionals from over 100 countries and more than 1,000 exhibiting companies, making it a key meeting place for the global water community.

At booth #1829, Alfa Laval’s team will address key challenges across municipal and industrial water and wastewater applications. Discussions will focus on advanced wastewater transformation, efficient corporate water stewardship and proven technologies for sludge thickening and dewatering from the Alfa Laval’s Ashbrook Simon-Hartley portfolio, like the Sequencing Batch Reactor or the Iso-Disc cloth media filter.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to engage directly with AquaGreen and learn about the company’s Integrated Drying & Pyrolysis (IDP) system for the treatment of dewatered biosolids, combining energy-efficient drying and high-temperature pyrolysis. Together, Alfa Laval and AquaGreen will demonstrate how innovative treatment technologies can unlock value from wastewater residuals through resource recovery pathways, including biochar production and solutions for addressing environmental contaminants.

Biosolids are quickly becoming one of the toughest challenges U.S. utilities are facing, particularly as concerns around PFAS continue to grow,” says Ebrahim Honar, Chief Commercial Officer at AquaGreen. “Our collaboration with Alfa Laval gives utilities a practical way to get ahead of that challenge. High-temperature pyrolysis doesn’t just reduce the volume of biosolids - it addresses contaminants such as PFAS while recovering energy, retaining valuable phosphorus and locking carbon into biochar. That changes the conversation from How do we dispose of sludge? to How do we create value from it?”

Meet Alfa Laval and AquaGreen at WEFTEC hospitality event

Alfa Laval and AquaGreen will be available throughout WEFTEC 2026 at booth #1829 in New Orleans, Louisiana, from September 28-30.

In addition to the exhibition, Alfa Laval will host an evening hospitality event for customers, partners and industry professionals attending the conference. The event will take place at the Hard Rock Café, 125 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, on September 29 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. CT

Guests are invited to join Alfa Laval for refreshments and networking while continuing conversations in a relaxed setting about the future of wastewater treatment, resource recovery and sustainable water management.

The water and wastewater sector is increasingly considering solutions that enable resource recovery and support a circular approach to water and waste management,” states Lisbona. “Our participation with AquaGreen, together with the private hospitality event, gives us an opportunity to exchange insights with utilities, industries and other stakeholders on their needs and on technologies that can help turn challenging wastewater and sludge streams into valuable resources.”

This is Alfa Laval

The ability to make the most of what we have is more important than ever. Together with our customers, we’re innovating the industries that society depends on and creating lasting positive impact. Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of first-rate products in the areas of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. We’re set on helping billions of people to get the energy, food, and clean water they need. And, at the same time, we’re decarbonizing the marine fleet that is the backbone of global trade.

We pioneer technologies and solutions that enable our customers to unlock the true potential of resources. As our customers’ businesses grow stronger, the goal of a truly sustainable world edges closer. The company is committed to optimizing processes, creating responsible growth, and driving progress to support customers in achieving their business goals and sustainability targets. Together, we’re pioneering positive impact.

Alfa Laval was founded more than 140 years ago, has customers in 100 countries, employs more than 23,670 people, and annual sales were SEK 69.6 billion (6.6 BEUR) in 2025. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.