Energy issues in sustainable urban wastewater management: Use, demand reduction and recovery in the urban water cycle

AG Capodaglio, G Olsson - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Urban water systems and, in particular, wastewater treatment facilities are among the major
energy consumers at municipal level worldwide. Estimates indicate that on average these …

A review of the water-related energy consumption of the food system in nexus studies

KMN Islam, SJ Kenway, MA Renouf, KL Lam… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reviewed nexus researches, synthesize and discuss insights, methodological
practices, and future outlook of water-related energy consumption assessment of the food …

Opportunities and challenges of tackling Scope 3 “Indirect” emissions from residential hot water

SJ Kenway, F Pamminger, G Yan, R Hall, KL Lam… - Water Research X, 2023 - Elsevier
The water sector could play a major role towards a Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) future if
Scope 3 emissions were embraced and operationalised. Significant opportunities and …

Operational carbon footprint of the US water and wastewater sector's energy consumption

L Zib III, DM Byrne, LT Marston, CM Chini - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Responding to global climate change requires better accounting of greenhouse gas
emissions (GHG) to develop targeted strategies for reducing carbon footprints. Energy …

Chemical precipitation enabled UF and MF filtration for lead removal

Z Xu, S Gu, D Rana, T Matsuura, CQ Lan - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the removal of Pb 2+ ions by chemical precipitation enabled membrane
filtration (CPEMF) was investigated. Two different membranes, ie, microfiltration (MF) and …

Develo** sustainable land-use patterns at watershed scale using nexus of soil, water, energy, and food

ES Moghadam, SH Sadeghi, M Zarghami… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aside from the many services that soil provides, it also stores water and makes it available to
crops, which is critical for food security. However, the necessity of further studies for …

[HTML][HTML] Pitfalls in international benchmarking of energy intensity across wastewater treatment utilities

NL Walker, AP Williams, D Styles - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater is estimated to consume more than 2%
of the world's electrical energy, whilst some wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can …

Valuing energy flexibility from water systems

AK Rao, J Bolorinos, E Musabandesu, FT Chapin… - Nature Water, 2024 - nature.com
Water systems represent an untapped source of electric power load flexibility, but
determining the value of this flexibility requires quantitative comparisons to other grid-scale …

Low-carbon urban water systems: opportunities beyond water and wastewater utilities?

KL Lam, JP van der Hoek - Environmental Science & Technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The provision of urban water and wastewater services contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. Urban water supply and wastewater utilities can potentially achieve low-carbon …

Develo** a framework taking into account negative environmental impacts to evaluate water-energy-food coupling efficiency

J Guan, X Han, BA Engel, E Hua, S Sun, P Wu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increased water, energy, and food demand lead to resource risks and environmental threats.
There is a complex nexus between the three. Evaluating WEF coupling efficiency based on …