Water & Wastewater Treatment

www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | MAY 2015 | 25 operational interventions in place to bring the site up to required standards. • Stabilise: To be able to benchmark efficiency results, we can stabilise the plant to ensure it has a fixed base to start from. • Energy recovery: Using our OCEAN audit software, we can identify where cost and energy savings can be made and implement interventions to affect them. • Support: Once the changes are in place, we provide ongoing support to staff to ensure they understand how deviances would impact results. The main cost savings and efficiencies occur at the energy recovery phase where we use our global tool OCEAN. Through the audit review carbon emissions and operational costs are identified and then analysed to determine where operational and investment interventions can be made. The benefits of the process are then fully realised with the reduction in carbon emissions through consumption management and increased production of renewable energy. The 'Water2Energy' review process can be applied to all wastewater treatment plants, associated sludge streams and anaerobic digestion sites, representing an opportunity for the whole wastewater sector to manage its commitment to carbon reduction in a way that complements its existing obligations. As the programme can be rolled out across multiple sites, an additional perfor- mance benchmarking process can be implemented which en- ables comparisons with Veolia operational sites throughout the world and aids in identify- ing areas to drive even greater efficiencies. Veolia's core strength lies in its global operations and this focus will deliver a dif- ferentiated offering in the UK market place where we can harness the best practices from similarities in delivering operational optimisation ser- vices to worldwide clients. The company is already a trusted advisor in the area of asset and operational optimi- sation to help clients gener- ate increased value either through operational efficiency, delivering customer outcomes or meeting challenging compli- ance standards. By proposing an incentive based model, where Veolia shares in the reward, customers will benefit from accelerated performance enhancements which are glob- ally benchmarked. Low carbon energy for the water industry Water industry operations are relatively energy intensive, requiring large amounts of energy for pumping, water treatment and waste management giving rise to greenhouse gas emissions of around 4 million tonnes. The UK water industry is increasing the use of low carbon and renewable energy achieved mainly through significant investment in Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and in generating biogas from the anaerobic digestion of sludge. Many water companies have increased renewable energy generation to offset the impacts of increased energy prices, to use their resources (e.g. sludge) as efficiently as possible, and to increase revenue through the sale of Renewable Obligation Certificates on renewable electricity sold. Through organics recycling, Veolia helps minimise carbon footprint through the treatment, disposal and recycling of biosolids. By harnessing energy management and CHP project skills developed for the UK water and other industries, Veolia is uniquely placed to enable major carbon reduction initiatives and is committed to helping deliver these long term benefits. In the near future, there will be over 73 million people in the UK. Demand is growing and, this means we need to be more inventive, more responsible and more efficient. Veolia's purpose is to optimise assets and drive low or no build solutions. Veolia can do this with managed risks and innovative tools which have been validated throughout the world and be the water industry or Alliance partner of choice for the long- term. Using this approach Veolia is set to meet the changing needs and support the UK water industry of the future. Veolia – resourcing the world. For more information see: https://www.veolia.co.uk/ contact-us ADVERTORIAL

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