Was e Wa e T ea men Plan s (WWTPs) accoun o mo e han 1% o consump ion o
elec ici y in Eu ope, one o he la ges sha es o ene gy use among public indus ies. The
aim o ENERWATER is o p o ide measu ing ools o quan i y he ene gy consump ion o
WWTPs and o elabo a e he s anda ds o compa e and ul ima ely op imise he ope a ion
o WWTPs. The me hodology is demons a ed on 50 WTTPs, whose ene gy consump ion
is ho oughly moni o ed. ENERWATER goals will be eached by i) de ining he concep o
ene gy e iciency in WWTP and he pe o mance indica o s sui able o i s quan i ica ion;
ii) s anda dising he me hods o measu ing ene gy consump ion in o de o ensu e ha
compa able igu es a e ob ained; iii) using da a ea men ools o no only quan i y bu
also diagnose he easons o ene gy ine iciency and i ) p oposing a global index ha
measu es he ene gy e iciency o a WWTP. All hese s eps will e en ually be pa o a
gene al me hodology ha can be he d a o a s anda d o measu ing ene gy e iciency in
WWTP.
ENERWATER is a h ee-yea ac i i y ha in ol es 9 pa ne s (uni e si ies and companies)
om 4 Eu opean coun ies (Ge many, I aly, Spain and he Uni ed Kingdom). To ensu e a
as ans e o esul s o he ele an ac o s, ENERWATER pu s in con ac esea ch
g oups, SMEs, u ili ies, ci y councils, policy make s and indus y beyond he p ojec
conso ium. These ac ions should b ing Eu opean Wa e Indus y a compe i i e ad an age
in new p oduc s de elopmen and a as e access o ma ke s by acili a ing e idence o
ene gy educ ion, he eby os e ing adop ion on new echnologies.
