Water and Energy - Draft Report of the GWRC Research ... - IWA
Water and Energy - Draft Report of the GWRC Research ... - IWA
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Organisation: United States Environmental Protection Agency<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong> Development<br />
National Risk Management <strong>Research</strong> Laboratory<br />
Contact person: James A. Goodrich, Christopher A. Impellitteri<br />
Email address: Goodrich.james@epa.gov, Impellitteri.christopher@epa.gov<br />
Available reports<br />
<strong>Report</strong>s/factsheets through EPA’s <strong>Water</strong>Sense program for water conservation (too numerous to<br />
list individually) available at: http://www.epa.gov/watersense/pubs/index.htm<br />
<strong>Water</strong>Sense is a partnership program sponsored by <strong>the</strong> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.<br />
USEPA <strong>Energy</strong>Star Program (see http://www.energystar.gov/)<br />
<strong>Report</strong>s, facts, data on reducing energy consumption via more efficient home appliances.<br />
Separate categories for washers, dishwashers, etc.<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>-National <strong>Energy</strong> Technology Laboratory<br />
(http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/coalpower/ewr/water/power-gen.html)<br />
Overviews <strong>and</strong> reports on power plant consumption <strong>of</strong> water.<br />
<strong>Energy</strong>-<strong>Water</strong> Nexus- Identifies emerging energy-water issues <strong>and</strong> potential impacts in <strong>the</strong> US.<br />
<strong>Report</strong> to Congress available at: http://www.s<strong>and</strong>ia.gov/energy-water<br />
Electric Power <strong>Research</strong> Institute (EPRI) <strong>Report</strong>s/research mainly focusing on water supply for<br />
energy production. www.epri.com<br />
Ongoing projects<br />
USEPA-Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong> Development-National Risk Management <strong>Research</strong> Laboratory<br />
Conversion <strong>of</strong> Wastewater Treatment Facilities into Biorefineries<br />
Optimization <strong>of</strong> microbial communities <strong>and</strong> testing <strong>of</strong> microbial products (e.g. lipids) in <strong>the</strong><br />
production <strong>of</strong> bi<strong>of</strong>uels (biodiesel) from wastewater <strong>and</strong> wastewater treatment residuals. Project<br />
to commence in 2008.<br />
<strong>Water</strong>/wastewater Treatment <strong>and</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Re-use in ligno-cellulosic based ethanol plants.<br />
Characterization <strong>of</strong> wastewater from a variety <strong>of</strong> ligno-cellulosic-based ethanol plants.<br />
Development, testing <strong>and</strong> evaluation <strong>of</strong> technologies for WW treatment <strong>and</strong> water re-use.<br />
<strong>GWRC</strong> <strong>Water</strong> & <strong>Energy</strong> - <strong>Draft</strong> report<br />
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