When an energy audit recommended variable-frequency drives for blowers, team members at the New Ulm (Minn.) Wastewater Treatment Plant weren’t so sure...
Entries Tagged Variable-Frequency Drive (VFD)
Editorial
Targeting Efficiency
Three years ago, an energy audit of the Freeport (Maine) Wastewater Treatment Plant found many ways to save energy by upgrading old...
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Cut Centrifugal Load Energy Costs
Many organizations want to save energy because of increasing costs for electric power. Costs for electricity vary widely across the U.S., with...
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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...
Editorial
Back From the Grave
You wouldn't know it by looking, but the Paris Utility District in the Village of South Paris, Maine, has a brand...
Editorial
Energy Management and Sustainability
Cogeneration modules
Combined heat and power generators from 2G – CENERGY Power Systems Technologies use biogas to generate electricity and heat in...
Editorial
On a Mission
Utilities superintendent Steven Hardeman says the Norman (Okla.) Water Reclamation Facility runs like a business. In truth, most businesses could learn...
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Shades of Green
From the outside, the new water treatment plant in Madbury, N.H., may look merely average. In reality, it includes many forward-thinking, energy-saving...
Editorial
Pumps, Drives, Valves & Blowers
Self-priming pump
The Contractor Pump range from AllightPrimax is designed for cost-efficient fluid handling. Fuel usage is minimized through the hydraulic pump-end, impeller...
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May/June Product News
FLIR i-Series infrared cameraThe i-Series (i3, i5, i7) point-and-shoot infrared cameras from FLIR capture thousands of calibrated temperature measurements for a complete...
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Repair or Rethink?
When the Moundsville (W.Va.) Wastewater Treatment Plant experienced a blower failure, the staff naturally assumed they should repair the failed unit to...
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Ready for Anything
When the Newtown (Conn.) Wastewater Treatment Plant had trouble meeting its nitrogen limit, the plant manager, operator and mechanic worked as a...
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Better With Age
The New Holstein (Wis.) Wastewater Treatment Plant sits humbly at the end of a gravel road on the east edge of town.
From...
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Pumps, Drives, Valves and Blowers
Hybrid compressor
Delta Hybrid oil-free rotary lobe compressor packages from Aerzen USA Corp. combine rotary lobe blowers with screw compressor technologies for flows...



















