5 November 2020 at 2 pm
Organized by: University of Florence – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), CUOIODEPUR, University of Ghent – Department of Mathematical, Statistical and Bioinformatics Modeling (BIOMATH), WEST SYSTEMS,
UTILITATIS pro acqua- energy-environment.
Session Chairs
Francesca Mazzarella UTILITATIS pro water-energy-environment
Riccardo Gori University of Florence, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICEA)
The main objective of the LESSWATT project is the development of an innovative tool to evaluate and minimize the direct and indirect contributions of the carbon footprint produced by the oxidation tanks of purification plants. This tool consists of a prototype (LESSDRONE) for monitoring the oxygen transfer efficiency under operating conditions and a protocol that uses the complex process information collected to translate it into actions aimed at minimizing the carbon footprint of the plants and the their energy consumption. The reduction of energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions, in compliance with the quality limits of the effluents, will improve the environmental and economic sustainability of the purification plants, opening margins for the reduction of costs for both domestic and industrial users.
Program
14.00 Introduction and welcome.
Francesca Mazzarella UTILITATIS
14.10 The Lesswatt project.
Cecilia Caretti UNIFI DICEA
14.30 The reference context.
Riccardo Gori UNIFI DICEA
15.00 The Lessdrone prototype for measuring the efficiency of oxygen transfer and the measurement of greenhouse gases.
Simone Neri WEST SYSTEMS
15.30 Proposal for a methodology for estimating the carbon footprint and identifying containment strategies.
Riccardo Gori UNIFI SAYS
15.45 The case study of the CUOIODEPUR plant: description of the activities.
Francesco Spennati CUOIODEPUR
16.10 The case study on the CUOIODEPUR plant: the results of monitoring with Lessdrone.
Iacopo Ducci UNIFI DICEA
16.30 The case study on the CUOIODEPUR plant: modeling applications.
Saba Daneshgar UGENT BIOMATH
16.50 Improving the performance of water service managers.
Rita Mileno UTILITATIS
17.15 Discussion and closing.
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