The innovative technology is composed of an instrument (LESSDRONE) for monitoring the oxygen transfer efficiency (OTE) in operating conditions and a user-friendly protocol for converting complex process information in actions aimed at minimizing WRRFs CFP and energy demand.
The reduction of energy costs and the minimization of GreenHouses Gases (GHGs) emissions, complying with the quality effluent limits, will improve the environmental and economic sustainability of WRRFs while reducing associated costs for citizens and industries.
The applicability and the suitability of the innovative tool will represent a crucial issue of the project in order to ensure the transferability to other WRRFs also operating in different contexts and industrial sectors.
Starting from March 8, 2020, when the restrictions for the COVID-19 epidemic began in Italy, the LESSWATT project continued its work as far as possible. While the experimental activities are
The Lesswatt project was present to the Event Guide for the LIFE Waste-Water Treatment Platform Meeting, held on the 29th and 30th January in Barcelona, Spain. The project manager Cecilia
In January 2020, the fifth of the 6 measurement campaigns planned at the Cuoiodepur WRRF was completed. The campaign, which was intended to measure oxygen transfer and the production of
Aerobic activated sludge processes are the most used technology for wastewater treatment. Therefore, the optimization of the oxygen transfer process can significantly reduce energy costs and Carbon FootPrint (CFP).
The innovative technology foresees the implementation of a protocol, a model based user-friendly tool, which integrates data from the LESSDRONE, processes information and external inputs, and translates these in applicable actions aimed at minimizing CFP footprint.
The size of the plant is significant from both organic load and influent flow point of view. The protocol optimization in different WRRFs around Europe will ensure the transferability of the technology. The innovative tool will be implemented and optimized during the project activity in 3 Italian WRRFs (S.Colombano, Tuscany; Sestri Ponente, Liguria and Roma est, Lazio) and 2 north European WRRFs (Eindhoven and Tilburg, The Netherland).
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICEA)
University of Florence
Via S.Marta, 3 – 50139 Firenze, Italy
Tel. +39 055 2758850 – Fax +39 055 2758800
info@lesswattproject.eu
Project n. LIFE16 ENV/IT/000486 – Duration: October 2017 – March 2021
Visitatori: 8502
