[en] The power consumption of municipal and industrial sewage plants has increased over the last
decade because of enhanced requirements on nutrient removal. In addition, the cost for external power provision has significantly increased in the last years. The portion of the energy cost today is about 5 to 10 % of the annual cost of wastewater treatment. However, compared with the operational cost of wastewater treatment a much higher portion must be related to power consumption. With the tool of an energy analysis the energy consumption related to wastewater treatment can be efficiently optimized. Energy analyses carried out by the authors on sewage plants in Germany show that an increased energy efficiency of sewage treatment can be achieved.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Identifiers :
UNILU:UL-CONFERENCE-2010-458
Author, co-author :
Kolisch, G.
HANSEN, Joachim ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit
Hobus, I.
Osthoff, T.
Language :
English
Title :
Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Sewage Plants – Experiences of Energy Analysis carried out in Germany
Publication date :
2009
Event name :
IWA Conference ‘Water and Energy´
Event organizer :
IWA
Event place :
Copenhagen, Denmark
Event date :
29-10-2009 to 31-10-2009
Journal title :
Proceedings of the IWA Conference ‘Water and Energy 2009’
