Energy recovery in the water industry using micro-hydropower: An opportunity to improve sustainability

Water Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 168-183

  McNabola, Aonghus ^a   Coughlan, Paul ^b   Corcoran, Lucy ^a   Power, Christine ^a   Williams, A Prysor ^c   Harris, Ian ^c   Gallagher, John ^c   Styles, David ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Energy recovery; Environmental impact; Micro hydropower; Sustainability; Wastewater; Water supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897860020     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2013.164     Document Type: Article

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