Development of an evaluation method for hydropower energy recovery in wastewater treatment plants: Case studies in Ireland and the UK

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-177

  Power, Christine ^a   McNabola, Aonghus ^a   Coughlan, Paul ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Energy recovery; Hydropower; Sensitivity analysis; Sustainability; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COSTS; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY; FLOW RATE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INVESTMENTS; RECOVERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; ELECTRICITY PRICING; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY-INTENSIVE SECTORS; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; HYDROPOWER; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; TURBINE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84903164954     PISSN: 22131388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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