Energy audit in small wastewater treatment plants: Methodology, energy consumption indicators, and lessons learned

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1007-1015

  Foladori, P ^a   Vaccari, M ^b   Vitali, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Energy analysis; Energy audit; Energy consumption indicators; Energy efficiency; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); POPULATION STATISTICS; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER AERATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AEROBIC STABILIZATION; CAPACITY UTILIZATION; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY AUDIT; INFLUENT WASTEWATERS; INTERMITTENT AERATION; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BENCHMARKING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY; WASTE WATER;

SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84941657410     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.306     Document Type: Article

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