Project leader name:
Prof. Richard Stuetz
Project status:
Current
Project period:
07/2013 to 07/2016
In the past, wastewater treatment plants were designed to optimise treatment performance to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Solids management accounts for 20-30 per cent of total plant energy demand. This project will assess solids treatment and transportation / end-use scenarios to better understand the interrelationships and dependencies between energy (usage and generation), treatment processing, transportation and land utilisation in terms of reducing CO2 emissions and optimising energy efficiency.