A review of low head hydropower at wastewater treatment works and development of an evaluation framework for South Africa

A Bekker, M Van Dijk, CM Niebuhr - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment facilities are often overlooked as a valuable and sustainable energy
source with limited literature available on the methodologies used for identifying energy …

Hydropower technology for sustainable energy generation in wastewater systems: learning from the experience

RM Llácer-Iglesias, PA López-Jiménez… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hydropower is a well-known technology, applied worldwide for electricity generation from
renewable sources. Within the current framework, some studies have started to consider its …

Current trends and future directions of global research on wastewater to energy: a bibliometric analysis and review

Z Shi, K Xing, R Rameezdeen, CWK Chow - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
This paper presents a structured bibliometric analysis and review of the research
publications recorded in the Web of Science database from 2000 to 2023 to methodically …

Three energy self-sufficient networks of wastewater treatment plants developed by nonlinear bi-level optimization models in Jeju Island

T Woo, AST Charmchi, P Ifaei, SK Heo, KJ Nam… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Classical consumer communities are gradually turning to energy prosumers who employ
innovative and self-sufficient systems. Despite the importance of wastewater treatment …

Assessment of Energy Self-Sufficiency of Wastewater Treatment Plants—A Case Study from Poland

A Masłoń, J Czarnota, P Szczyrba, A Szaja… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Currently, one of the main goals is to make municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)
energy-neutral. However, advanced wastewater treatments and sewage sludge processing …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring options for energy recovery from wastewater: Evaluation of hydropower potential in a sustainability framework

RM Llácer-Iglesias, PA López-Jiménez… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Current energy demand for wastewater treatment is very high and expected to increase in
the next decade. As climate change poses a challenge too, renewable energy options for …

Potentials and integrated suitability pre-assessment of wastewater treatment plants as local energy cells

G Neugebauer, P Lichtenwoehrer, F Huber… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In 2018 the European Union has recognized wastewater as a renewable energy source,
particularly due to its thermal energy content. To create and further develop knowledge on …

Distributed generation power systems in wastewater management

M Vrzala, M Goňo, R Goňo, M Kotulla, M Wzorek… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The article concerns the energy security of a wastewater treatment process caused by
unforeseen situations related to the risk of electrical power outages. In this case, renewable …

Silicon particles/black paint coating for performance enhancement of solar absorbers

SS Han, U Ghafoor, T Saeed, H Elahi, U Masud… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The availability of fresh drinkable water and water security is becoming a global challenge
for sustainable development. In this regard, solar stills, due to their ease in operation …

Energy recovery in a commercial building using pico-hydropower turbines: An Australian case study

S Thyer, T White - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Optimising energy use in systems and buildings is crucial to reduce climate change. This
paper aims to address the gap in knowledge for pico-hydropower (< 5 kW) that has been …