Wrompa – first polish heat pump on raw sewage stream
author:
KAMIL JANIAK, STANISŁAW MIODOŃSKI, PRZEMYSŁAW CHROBOT, KRZYSZTOF LENART
ORCID ID:
0000-0001-5021-9084, 0000-0002-3917-3772
No:
11/2025 Instal pp.10-12
DOI:
10.36119/15.2025.11.1
Wrompa constitutes the first heat pump in Poland installed on a raw sewage stream, with a nominal capacity of 12.5 MW.
The technology facilitates efficient recovery of waste heat, thereby contributing to reductions in CO2 emissions and
achieving measurable energy savings, while covering up to 5% of the heat demand of Wrocław residents supplied via
the district heating network. The decrease in influent sewage temperature to the treatment plant, by up to approximately
1.5 °C, which could potentially slow down biological processes within the wastewater treatment facility, is mitigated
through compensatory measures designed to maintain process stability. This article presents the principle of operation, the
resulting energy benefits, and the overall impact of the system on wastewater treatment plant performance.
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About Authors:
dr inż. Kamil Janiak https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5021-9084; dr inż. Stanisław Miodoński https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3917-3772 ‒ Katedra Gospodarki, Wodno-Ściekowej i Technologii Odpadów, Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska, Politechnika Wrocławska, MPWiK S.A. we Wrocławiu
mgr inż. Przemysław Chrobot ‒ MPWiK S.A. we Wrocławiu
mgr inż. Krzysztof Lenart ‒ Fortum Power and Heat Polska Sp. z o.o.
Corresponding author: kamil.janiak@pwr.edu.pl
