scholarly journals Energy Recovery Potential in Industrial and Municipal Wastewater Networks Using Micro-Hydropower in Spain

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 691
Author(s):  
Aida Mérida García ◽  
Juan Antonio Rodríguez Díaz ◽  
Jorge García Morillo ◽  
Aonghus McNabola

The use of micro-hydropower (MHP) for energy recovery in water distribution networks is becoming increasingly widespread. The incorporation of this technology, which offers low-cost solutions, allows for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions linked to energy consumption. In this work, the MHP energy recovery potential in Spain from all available wastewater discharges, both municipal and private industrial, was assessed, based on discharge licenses. From a total of 16,778 licenses, less than 1% of the sites presented an MHP potential higher than 2 kW, with a total power potential between 3.31 and 3.54 MW. This total was distributed between industry, fish farms and municipal wastewater treatment plants following the proportion 51–54%, 14–13% and 35–33%, respectively. The total energy production estimated reached 29 GWh∙year−1, from which 80% corresponded to sites with power potential over 15 kW. Energy-related industries, not included in previous investigations, amounted to 45% of the total energy potential for Spain, a finding which could greatly influence MHP potential estimates across the world. The estimated energy production represented a potential CO2 emission savings of around 11 thousand tonnes, with a corresponding reduction between M€ 2.11 and M€ 4.24 in the total energy consumption in the country.

2013 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 669-672
Author(s):  
Zhi Qiang Zhai ◽  
Xin Na Zhang

To improve the efficiency of braking energy recovery,a control strategy for braking force distribution was designed.The front and rear wheels braking force were distributed according to the braking intensity,motor characteristics and relevant regulations.A simulation model was created and analyzed for this control strategy on the basis of software simulationX.The result shows that nearly 26% of total energy consumption are recovered effectively under the UDDS cycle on the premise of security and stability.


1983 ◽  
Vol 245 (1) ◽  
pp. C40-C45 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Benos ◽  
R. S. Balaban

We have measured the relative contributions of glycolytic and oxidative energy production pathways of metabolism in rabbit and mouse preimplantation blastocysts. We have further studied the relationship between these pathways and active transepithelial Na+ transport. Our results show that over 85% of all ATP production arises from mitochondrial respiration. By using amphotericin B to increase the Na+ permeability of the apical (or uterine-facing) membrane of the blastocyst, we have determined that the ratio of ouabain-sensitive Na+ influx to ATP consumption is 3. Based on the measurements of ouabain-sensitive Na+ influx across blastocysts incubated in glucose-containing medium, only 6% of the total energy consumption of the embryo is used for active transepithelial Na+ transport.


2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lazić ◽  
V. Larsson ◽  
Å. Nordenborg

The objective of this work is to decrease energy consumption of the aeration system at a mid-size conventional wastewater treatment plant in the south of Sweden where aeration consumes 44% of the total energy consumption of the plant. By designing an energy optimised aeration system (with aeration grids, blowers, controlling valves) and then operating it with a new aeration control system (dissolved oxygen cascade control and most open valve logic) one can save energy. The concept has been tested in full scale by comparing two treatment lines: a reference line (consisting of old fine bubble tube diffusers, old lobe blowers, simple DO control) with a test line (consisting of new Sanitaire Silver Series Low Pressure fine bubble diffusers, a new screw blower and the Flygt aeration control system). Energy savings with the new aeration system measured as Aeration Efficiency was 65%. Furthermore, 13% of the total energy consumption of the whole plant, or 21 000 €/year, could be saved when the tested line was operated with the new aeration system.


Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 554
Author(s):  
Suresh Kallam ◽  
Rizwan Patan ◽  
Tathapudi V. Ramana ◽  
Amir H. Gandomi

Data are presently being produced at an increased speed in different formats, which complicates the design, processing, and evaluation of the data. The MapReduce algorithm is a distributed file system that is used for big data parallel processing. Current implementations of MapReduce assist in data locality along with robustness. In this study, a linear weighted regression and energy-aware greedy scheduling (LWR-EGS) method were combined to handle big data. The LWR-EGS method initially selects tasks for an assignment and then selects the best available machine to identify an optimal solution. With this objective, first, the problem was modeled as an integer linear weighted regression program to choose tasks for the assignment. Then, the best available machines were selected to find the optimal solution. In this manner, the optimization of resources is said to have taken place. Then, an energy efficiency-aware greedy scheduling algorithm was presented to select a position for each task to minimize the total energy consumption of the MapReduce job for big data applications in heterogeneous environments without a significant performance loss. To evaluate the performance, the LWR-EGS method was compared with two related approaches via MapReduce. The experimental results showed that the LWR-EGS method effectively reduced the total energy consumption without producing large scheduling overheads. Moreover, the method also reduced the execution time when compared to state-of-the-art methods. The LWR-EGS method reduced the energy consumption, average processing time, and scheduling overhead by 16%, 20%, and 22%, respectively, compared to existing methods.


2014 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 197-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadi Shrouf ◽  
Joaquin Ordieres-Meré ◽  
Alvaro García-Sánchez ◽  
Miguel Ortega-Mier

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