Many organizations want to save energy because of increasing costs for electric power. Costs for electricity vary widely across the U.S., with...
Entries Tagged Energy Management
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Prime Attraction
The City of Weslaco's South Wastewater Treatment Plant has been getting attention for its 302 kW solar array: On most...
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CH2M HILL earns WEX award for energy independence at advanced wastewater nutrient removal facility
CH2M HILL, a global full-service consulting, design, construction and operations firm, announced that the Ejby Mølle Wastewater Treatment Plant (EMWWTP) in Odense,...
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Sewage to Energy
The City of Philadelphia is using new geothermal technology to harness energy from wastewater to meet energy conservation objectives and...
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We Are Environmentalists
Howard Carter wants people to know that wastewater treatment plants are in the business of protecting — not polluting — the...
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You Operate a Power Plant
Wastewater operators have spent many hours telling the public how their plants make two great products: Clean water and valuable...
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Measure and Manage
An upgrade converted the 200,000 gpd New Castle (Colo.) activated sludge wastewater treatment plant to a 600,000 gpd Kruger AnoxKaldnes...
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Going Gridless
When California's South Coast Air Quality Management District enacted part of Rule 1110.2 in 2008 covering operation of engines fueled...
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New Paradigms for Energy
Energy is a big item on clean-water plant agendas: More and more plant teams are striving to make their facilities...
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Better Recipe
The Haines City (Fla.) Wastewater Treatment Plant has found a way to recycle its biosolids more easily, make a product...
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Beyond Net Zero
By 2020, the East Bay Municipal Utility District wastewater treatment plant could be selling twice as much electricity as it uses.
With the...
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Showcasing Green
"We're in the business of cleaning the environment," says Mark Young, executive director of the Lowell (Mass.) Regional Wastewater Utility....
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Energy Management and Sustainability
Combined heat and power system saves energy
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The aging internal combustion engines at the 26 mgd York (Pa.) Wastewater Treatment Plant raised...
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Inland Empire Utilities Agency adds fuel cells to renewable energy portfolio
A 2.8-megawatt fuel cell power plant, owned and operated by Anaergia Services, a division of Anaergia Inc. recently came online at the...
















