Utilization of renewable energy in metropolitan waterworks: is renewable energy a key to solving energy and environmental issues?

In the field of waterworks in urban areas, renewable energy is being utilized through implementing solar power generation in the upper parts of facilities and hydraulic power generation using gravity flow of water and excess pressure. As a result, we have learned that utilization of renewable energy...

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Published in:Water science & technology. Water supply 2018-06, Vol.18 (3), p.1041-1050
Main Author: Tanaka, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy
Asset management
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide emissions
Climate change
Consumption
Electric power
Electricity distribution
Energy
Energy management
Environmental management
Environmental performance
Gravity
Gravity flow
Hydraulics
Hydrogen
Renewable energy
Renewable resources
Resource management
Solar energy
Solar power
Solar power generation
Urban areas
Utilization
Water conservation
Water pipes
Water shortages
Water supply
Water utilities
Waterworks
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Summary:In the field of waterworks in urban areas, renewable energy is being utilized through implementing solar power generation in the upper parts of facilities and hydraulic power generation using gravity flow of water and excess pressure. As a result, we have learned that utilization of renewable energy not only decentralizes and diversifies energy supply to enhance reliability and environmental performance but also recovers its costs sufficiently. This paper proposes several utilization models of renewable energy in metropolitan waterworks by presenting installation, maintenance and management of power generation equipment with renewable energy, power generation volume, reduction of CO2 emissions, future plans and further utilization methods.
ISSN:1606-9749
1607-0798
DOI:10.2166/ws.2017.171