Potential for electricity savings by reducing potable water consumption in a city scale

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 960-965

  Proença, Lúcio Costa ^a   Ghisi, Enedir ^a   Tavares, Davi Da Fonseca ^a   Coelho, Gabriel Marcon ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electricity savings; Potable water savings; Sustainability; Water end uses

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ENERGY; AVERAGE POTENTIAL; CITY SCALE; ELECTRICITY SAVING; END-USES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND COST; GREYWATER; POTABLE WATER SAVINGS; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOUTHERN BRAZIL; WATER AND ENERGIES; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER UTILITY;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; RAIN;

DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 79960951907     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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