Global leader in water and wastewater treatment solutions, New York headquartered firm Fluence, has just announced a contract to upgrade Israeli water utility Mayanot Ha-Amakim (MAH)’s Mayan Zvi (MZ) wastewater treatment capacity by up to 20% with its new SUBRE technology.
SUBRE is Fluence's submerged MABR application designed to enable larger, centralized water treatment plants more efficient compliance with tighter nitrogen discharge rules without the use of any hazardous chemicals.
The company estimates that globally, several thousand plants require upgrades of this nature--with Europe a $2bn market opportunity and even larger market opportunities in the US and China as nitrogen effluent regulations tighten worldwide. Full upgrades are estimated to cost an average of US$4-5 million per plant.
SUBRE marks another key milestone in the planned development and commercialization of Fluence's MABR technology. It leverages all the key benefits of MABR into a new market segment allowing upgrades of existing wastewater treatment plants of unlimited capacity globally.
Upgrade is expected to reduce treatment cost per unit volume & improve MZ plant effluent quality
The MZ wastewater treatment plant was constructed in 2007 and has 2 treatment lines in parallel designed to treat a daily volume of 6000 cubic meters (m3).
The upgrade project aims to deploy the SUBRE technology to increase treatment capacity at the MZ plant by 15-20% to a daily volume of 6,900-7,200 m3. The upgrade is expected to reduce the treatment cost per unit volume and improve the MZ plant’s effluent quality in compliance with local reuse requirements. The total project value is estimated to be US $450,000 and funding will be supported by the Israel Water Authority.
Yehuda Sisso and Uri Shmuel, CEO and Chairman of MHA, respectively, commented:
“We are proud to lead the industry as the first utility to adopt Fluence’s new MABR technology offering – SUBRE. We are excited about the value proposition of SUBRE, which we anticipate will enable us to expand the treatment capacity of our existing infrastructure, extend the design period of the plant, enhance energy efficiency and reduce our treatment costs.”
“Europe alone potentially constitutes a nearly US$2 billion market opportunity for SUBRE"
Henry Charrabé, Managing Director and CEO of Fluence said:
“We estimate that Europe alone potentially constitutes a nearly US$2 billion market opportunity for SUBRE, with even larger market potential in the USA and China, as regulations regarding total nitrogen content in treated effluent are becoming much stricter.”
Fluence is already in discussion with some of its China partners regarding SUBRE deployments in China. The firm’s China Management team has rapidly established an excellent network of strategic partnerships across China, with geographic coverage of over 70% of China.
Many of its partners provide solutions for both centralized and rural, decentralized plants. In addition to its Five-Year Plan to service rural communities, the Chinese government is also prioritizing infrastructure upgrades in cities and large townships, which are anticipated to bring new opportunities for Fluence’s SUBRE in China.
“We can leverage our existing MABR strategic partnerships to accelerate growth, expand our product range in China and other global markets and strengthen our position as a provider of multi-faceted water treatment solutions” Henry Charrabé added.
Today, plants often use methanol to meet tighter nitrogen discharge rules. Methanol is hazardous, toxic, and flammable, potentially making site permitting complex and lengthy - it also presents an additional cost to plant operation.
One of Fluence’s main focuses will be expansion into vast market in China
SUBRE avoids all of these barriers while meeting tighter discharge requirements and enhancing plant capacity. Fluence’s product development team and production team will focus on the SUBRE production. SUBRE can also be produced at the company’s manufacturing facilities in Changzhou, China.
Fluence is continuing to further refine the SUBRE product offering and enhance its channel-to-market strategies. The new technology is expected to be commercially available to the broader market by the end of second quarter of 2018.
Fluence’s China Management team has rapidly established an excellent network of strategic partnerships across China, with geographic coverage of over 70% of China. Many of these partners provide solutions for both centralized and rural, decentralized plants. In addition to its Five-Year Plan to service rural communities, the Chinese government is also prioritizing infrastructure upgrades in cities and large townships, which are anticipated to bring new opportunities for Fluence’s SUBRE in China.
With core operations in North America, South America, the Middle East and Europe, one of Fluence’s main focuses will be expanding into the vast market in China for rural wastewater.
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