Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7158851 | Energy Conversion and Management | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
In this work, a novel method is proposed for assessing energy performance of wastewater treatment plants by coupling simple energy performance indicators with specific pollution removal efficiencies. This procedure is applied to a large database of wastewater treatment plants, in order to define some classes of energy performance depending on removal efficiency. The method is also used to analyse some Italian plants, representative of different design and management conditions. As a result, only 8.2% of around 300 plants presents the highest class of performance, considering the energy consumption related to the organic matter removal.
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Authors
S. Di Fraia, N. Massarotti, L. Vanoli,