8th RePhoR steering committee meeting in Markranstädt

The 8th RePhoR steering committee meeting was organised at the beginning of November, which was held at Veolia Klärschlammverwertung Deutschland GmbH’s site in Markranstädt near Leipzig with the kind permission of the company. Some of the steering committee members had already met on 5 November for a tour of the Pontes Pabuli pilot plant. Project coordinator Claudyn Kidszun and project engineer Oskar Stiehler from VKD warmly welcomed the group and gave them a tour of the site. The actual meeting was held on 6 November. As always, the meeting included a report on progress and interim results from the joint projects as well as overarching topics such as current developments in the phosphorus recovery landscape in Germany. As some of the projects will conclude in 2025, the synthesis and utilisation of results is also of particular importance.

The Steering Committee is used for cross-project networking between the research projects and for discussing overarching issues. Among other things, cross-cutting themes will be defined, on which all interested collaborative projects will work together during the course of the funding programme, e.g. in workshops. In addition, joint activities are planned for the exploitation and practical implementation of project results and for public relations. The group consists of the coordinators of the collaborative projects, the networking project and experts, e.g. from industry, associations, authorities and ministries. Representatives of the BMBF and the project organiser also take part in the steering committee meetings, which take place up to every six months.