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Knowledge Area: Operations Optimization

Our Objective

WERF will demonstrate that our subscriber wastewater facilities can achieve at least a 20% improvement in wastewater or solids treatment operations through economically and environmentally responsible process optimizations for energy, cost, and/or environmental footprint in a carbon-constrained world. WERF will provide guidance and tools as a decision support system.

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Improving Economics of Codigestion - via BioCycle
(PDF, 1.5 MB) WERF principle investigator David Perry, PhD, discusses why the economics of an organic "waste to energy" facility are strongly dependant on the waste characteristics, and costs of digestion and solids processing after digestion. Click do download.
WERF Research to be Showcased at 2013 WEF Conference in Nashville
WERF researchers will be presenting in the technical sessions on OWSO and Energy research at WEF conferences this May.
New Paradigms for Energy - via TPO Magazine
Energy is a big item on clean-water plant agendas: More and more plant teams are striving to make their facilities energy neutral or even net energy producers. Continue reading at TPOMag.com
Which Whey to Get to Energy Neutrality?
The co-digestion of whey from greek yogurt manufacturing in Gloversville-Johnston wastewater digesters help plant move towards energy independence. Listen to the full story at Npr.org.
Flaring Your Biogas?
Find out how efficient your candlestick flare really is under windy conditions. Are you emitting more CO2 than previously thought? A Flare Efficiency calculator can be obtained as a free download from the NYSERDA Water and Wastewater Technology Demonstration page.
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Products & Tools

LCAMER Updated to 2.0
The latest version of LCAMER will feature an improved user experience and reflect newer information on Stirling Engines and fuel cells. To be released summer 2012.
See Who's Using CHEApet
Find out how other utilities are using CHEApet to improve their plant’s energy efficiency. Demonstration of the Carbon Heat Energy Assessment Plant Evaluation Tool, a WERF research report, presents studies at three different wastewater facilities and documents their road to increased optimization.
CHEApet: A Powerful Tool for Energy Efficiency
How much energy does it take for your plant to do its job? And what can you do to use less energy while getting everything done? CHEApet (The Carbon Heat Energy Assessment Plant Evaluation Tool) can help you get the answers. Available free to WERF subscribers, the tool uses predictive models to calculate a utility’s carbon footprint and identifies process and operations changes that can improve energy efficiency.
Hard-Earned Lessons for Easier Energy Conservation
Project profile: Energy Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment in North America: A Compendium of Best Practices and Case Studies of Novel Approaches. (OWSO4R07e)
Energy Efficiency -- Vital to the Wastewater Utility Sector
Two WERF reports look at new pathways to incorporating energy efficient designs and practices into America's wastewater treatment facilities.
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