Water and Energy - Draft Report of the GWRC Research ... - IWA
Water and Energy - Draft Report of the GWRC Research ... - IWA
Water and Energy - Draft Report of the GWRC Research ... - IWA
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5. Communication strategies, engagement <strong>and</strong> image (PR)<br />
• Reclassification <strong>of</strong> wastewater (used water) as a resource, not as a waste<br />
• Prove net environmental benefit <strong>of</strong> recycling products including known sanitary<br />
consequences (public perception)<br />
• Reference point GHG emissions with <strong>and</strong> without impact<br />
• Influencing <strong>the</strong> supply chain (imposing values)<br />
• Education schools <strong>and</strong> universities<br />
• Coordination between market for electricity generation technologies <strong>and</strong> product<br />
development by vendors<br />
6. Analytical toolbox, modelling<br />
• <strong>Energy</strong> efficiency rating<br />
• Wastewater process models (GHG emissions)<br />
• Drinking water process models (GHG emissions)<br />
• Benchmarking: capture <strong>and</strong> syn<strong>the</strong>size info, st<strong>and</strong>ards, metrics, definitions on process<br />
energy consumption, ….<br />
• Better models for LCA <strong>and</strong> whole life costing<br />
• Accounting methods/workbooks to easily assess environmental impact<br />
7. Whole life carbon costing<br />
• What are BATs in carbon constraint environment<br />
• Better models for LCA <strong>and</strong> whole life costing<br />
8. Technology improvement<br />
• Solids pre-treatment options prior to anaerobic digestion for increased biogas production<br />
• Treatment <strong>of</strong> biogas to improve marketability<br />
• Coordination between market for electricity generation technologies <strong>and</strong> product<br />
development by vendors<br />
• Improve efficient recovery <strong>of</strong> by-products<br />
• Alternative energy resources (blue energy, hydro-energy, wind & solar energy, heat<br />
pumps…)<br />
• Breakthrough in O2 transfer<br />
• Breakthrough in desalination technology<br />
• Alternative sanitations concepts <strong>and</strong> approaches<br />
• Better membranes (performance, costs, ….)<br />
• Application <strong>of</strong> nanotechnology<br />
• <strong>Water</strong> transfer systems (pumps or ….?)<br />
• Blower- <strong>and</strong> air transfer equipment<br />
• Smart pump control<br />
• Life Cycle issues <strong>of</strong> sludge co-generation <strong>of</strong> electricity<br />
• Demonstrate <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> volatile fatty acids, bio-diesel, butanol from sludge<br />
<strong>GWRC</strong> <strong>Water</strong> & <strong>Energy</strong> - <strong>Draft</strong> report<br />
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