Miranda Water Technologies Completes Successful Industrial Wastewater Treatment Pilot at Kawartha Ethanol
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Miranda Water Technologies Inc., one of the global leaders in community-scale water and wastewater treatment solutions, announced the successful completion of an industrial wastewater treatment pilot at Kawartha Ethanol’s facility in Havelock, Ontario. The project used Miranda’s MC200 Miracell® Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) system as part of Kawartha Ethanol’s broader waste-stream recovery initiative, achieving greater than 98% removal of targeted contaminants under the tested operating conditions. Based on these results, Kawartha Ethanol has agreed to purchase the MC200 Miracell® RBC system, together with additional Miranda treatment technologies designed to further enhance the overall treatment process.
The project marks Miranda’s first deployment of its Miracell® RBC technology in the North American specialised industrial wastewater market, expanding the application of the technology to high-strength biological treatment. The final solution will combine biological treatment with additional Miranda filtration and treatment technologies to address the specific characteristics of Kawartha Ethanol’s industrial waste stream.
Throughout the pilot, Miranda’s North American team worked closely with its environmental, process and manufacturing engineering team in Türkiye. Pilot data was continuously evaluated to refine operating parameters and develop a treatment process tailored to the facility’s wastewater characteristics and production conditions.
As part of the project, Miranda also established the operating parameters for an industrial version of its SmartCell™ intelligent control and optimisation platform. Designed to support the more complex requirements of industrial wastewater treatment, the platform will provide centralised process control, performance monitoring and operational data collection, enabling the treatment process to be continuously evaluated and optimised as production conditions and wastewater characteristics change. The industrial SmartCell™ platform will form part of the final treatment solution at Kawartha Ethanol.
It was a pleasure working alongside the Kawartha Ethanol team and benefiting from the extensive operational and technical expertise of its staff throughout the pilot project. This was a highly collaborative process that brought together Kawartha Ethanol’s industry knowledge with the environmental, process and manufacturing expertise of Miranda’s Canadian and Turkish teams. The results demonstrate the potential for our Miracell® RBC, filtration and industrial SmartCell™ technologies to address challenging industrial wastewater streams.
Michael Skinner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Water Technologies
“It has been a great experience for our team to leverage Miranda’s environmental engineering capabilities and manufacturing design expertise to develop a highly efficient treatment process,” said Darrell Drain, President of Kawartha Ethanol. “We look forward to seeing the additional improvements Miranda will bring to this project and to the broader industrial wastewater sector.”
The Kawartha Ethanol project expands the potential applications of Miranda’s technology platform in the North American industrial wastewater market. Miranda plans to apply the operating experience and performance data generated through the project to further advance solutions for high-strength wastewater, biological treatment, resource recovery, advanced filtration and intelligent process control.
About Miranda Water Technologies
Miranda Water Technologies is a global provider of community-scale, decentralised water and wastewater treatment solutions that support reuse, purification and long-term water security. Miranda operates offices in Keene, Ontario, Canada; Ankara, Türkiye; and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.
At the heart of Miranda’s technology portfolio is SmartCell™, an intelligent control and optimisation platform that unifies Miranda’s treatment technologies, including the Miracell® biological wastewater treatment system and the R/OCell® reverse osmosis water purification system, into a single, continuously monitored and optimised solution.
With over 1,200 systems deployed in more than 40 countries and supported by a global network of distributors and installers, Miranda delivers scalable, modular and energy-efficient technologies. Its solutions are trusted across a wide range of applications, including municipal infrastructure, residential developments, industrial facilities, remote and island communities, and First Nations and Indigenous communities.
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About Kawartha Ethanol
Located in Havelock, Ontario, Kawartha Ethanol is one of the leading producers of fuel-grade ethanol, premium alcohol products and essential co-products. The company uses advanced production processes and technology to manufacture fuel-grade ethanol and high-quality alcohol derived from corn, with products sold throughout Canada and internationally.
As a fully integrated ethanol producer, Kawartha Ethanol controls multiple stages of its production process, including growing corn, operating grain elevators and utilising advanced processing technology. This integrated approach allows the company to optimise production efficiency while maintaining product quality and consistency.
Kawartha Ethanol began construction of its Havelock facility in 2007 and commenced fuel-grade ethanol production in 2010. The facility was subsequently expanded to support the production of premium alcohol products marketed under the Kawartha Premium Alcohols brand. Kawartha Ethanol and Kawartha Premium Alcohols are members of the Drain Bros group of companies.