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Rosa Llácer-Iglesias
Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain

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RM Llácer-Iglesias is an Environmental Consultant and an Assistant Professor at the UPV (Universitat Politécnica València, Spain). In 1995 she obtained a BEng in Industrial Chemistry at the UPV, and a BSc in Environmental Science and Technology at MU (Middlesex University, UK). She obtained a MSc in Product Innovation and Management at MU, and a Master in Enviromental Engineering at the UPV. She has been working for over 20 years in environmental engineering and management, in various capacities within the industrial and wastewater sectors. The main focus of her current research is on improving sustainability of water and wastewater systems.

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Published: 15 May 2021 in Sustainability
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In upcoming years, water demand is expected to boost worldwide, and with that, wastewater generation and the required energy for treatment. Provided that efficiency measures should be implemented at first instance, developments of renewable energy technologies are needed to improve sustainability at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Based on theoretical analyses of literature data, this article presents a novel perspective of the role that hydropower could play in that energy framework. This research applied a new approach compared to previous studies, considering the introduction of sustainability aspects in the decision-making process, other than economic feasibility. With that aim, a broad search of real case studies was conducted, and suitable Key Performance Indicators based on the energy self-sufficiency concept were selected and applied to the identified cases. The findings suggest that there is not a rule of thumb to determine feasibility for hydropower installation and this technology might deserve more attention. This new perspective can help to raise awareness among policy makers, decision managers, or plant operators, of the possibilities hydropower could offer to the wastewater industry in the pathway towards more sustainable systems.

ACS Style

Rosa Llácer-Iglesias; P. López-Jiménez; Modesto Pérez-Sánchez. Energy Self-Sufficiency Aiming for Sustainable Wastewater Systems: Are All Options Being Explored? Sustainability 2021, 13, 5537 .

AMA Style

Rosa Llácer-Iglesias, P. López-Jiménez, Modesto Pérez-Sánchez. Energy Self-Sufficiency Aiming for Sustainable Wastewater Systems: Are All Options Being Explored? Sustainability. 2021; 13 (10):5537.

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Rosa Llácer-Iglesias; P. López-Jiménez; Modesto Pérez-Sánchez. 2021. "Energy Self-Sufficiency Aiming for Sustainable Wastewater Systems: Are All Options Being Explored?" Sustainability 13, no. 10: 5537.