improvement of Sewage treatment technology Vital for many reasons: water reuse Prevent potential pollution problems, is an invaluable source of information for irrigation of cultivated land. Hence, this is why sewage treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants play an important role in environmental protection projects.
But what happens when the beneficial effects of water treatment are added to those of renewable energy? That’s exactly the approach of pioneering Spanish project Renewat. ACCIONA WaterRenewat integrates renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy into the treatment process to reduce consumption and CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Ambitious efforts centered around cooperation between diverse energy-generating processes are already paying off. Let’s dive into it.
“Renewat, a more sustainable alternative to water treatment plants”
Renewat combines renewable energy with water treatment
One of the drawbacks routinely encountered during the water treatment process is high financial costs and energy consumption. The Renewat project aims to address this issue through the use of renewable energy. how?
Integration first small scale photovoltaic panel and low power wind turbine to the operating procedures of their processing plants. It can generate readily available energy and, thanks to its storage, processes can be decoupledand secondly, intelligent system Through the various stages of the process, you can optimally manage the renewable energy production and consumption requirements of your particular plant.
With this state-of-the-art water and energy management framework, Primary purpose Renewat’s goal is to reduce a sewage treatment plant’s energy consumption, carbon footprint and cost per cubic meter of treated water, making it closer to potable water.
For the time being, the pilot project is located here: Arkena processing plant In Murcia (Spain), this technology Suitable for almost all sewage treatment plants.
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there is About 16,000 sewage treatment plants in the European Union, consumes 10,000 GWh annually from the grid. In terms of CO2 emissions, all these sewage treatment plants emit about 27,120,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
However, these discouraging costs are easier to swallow with consolidation. Renewat to Renewat. Each treatment plant About 143,000 kWh/year could be generated cleanlyabout the same amount of energy consumed by 40 Spanish households each year. while avoiding 110 tonnes of CO2 emissions per yearThis 30% reduction in electricity consumption also reduces the cost of water treatment by up to 24% (from 0.4 €/m³ to 0.3 €/m³).
With these results in mind, implementing Renewat into the workings of a treatment plant can provide a more sustainable alternative.
Source: Energía12, Life- Renewat
