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Phoenixville to Build First-Of-Its-Kind Hydrothermal Carbonization Plant

Ivan Bandura
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Phoenixville has plans to build what it says will be the first hydrothermal carbonization plant at a wastewater treatment plant in all of North America. The hydrothermal carbonization is an alternative approach to sewage treatment that can harness useful byproducts such as energy. WHYY’s Kenny Cooper has more.

(Original air-date: 1/16/22)

Kenny Cooper is WHYY’s suburban reporter covering Montgomery and Delaware counties. He joined WHYY in November 2020. Kenny, a Montgomery County native, graduated in 2020 from Temple University with a BA in journalism and political science.