A subsidiary of Vow ASA has received two purchase orders from a large Japanese corporation for advanced pyrolysis equipment, which will be used for treatment of sewage sludge. The combined value is EUR 2.9 million. The Japanese corporation is engaged in the water and wastewater treatment business, and has cooperated with Vow for some time, promoting Vow's proprietary technology for pyrolysis of sludge in wastewater purification plants in Japan.

The Vow group technology was used by the Japanese corporation in a pilot plant in 2019. The current contracts are the first major purchase orders to be signed under this partnership. The equipment is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2024.

The technology in question, Biogreen, is patented by Vow's wholly owned subsidiary ETIA Ecotechnologies and has been in the market since 2003. The Biogreen technology is highly versatile and can be used to decarbonise many industrial processes, such as converting plastics, waste, and biomass into renewable carbon materials and fossil-free energy.