Participation as a Key Aspect for Establishing Wastewater as a Source of Renewable Energy

Autor: Florian Kretschmer, Georg Neugebauer, Gernot Stoeglehner, Thomas Ertl
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Energies, Vol 11, Iss 11, p 3232 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en11113232
Popis: Climate change is one of the great challenges of our times. In the search for renewable energy sources, wastewater has received increasing attention in recent years. This is due to the fact that it can serve as a source of electricity and heat supply, as well as a substitute for natural gas. The current literature frequently addresses more technical aspects from a mostly sanitary engineering-orientated perspective. Social aspects related to the energetic use of wastewater still appear to be underrepresented. To support the closure of existing knowledge gaps and to contribute to the development in this field, this article addresses two issues: it defines and characterises key stakeholder groups required to catalyse broader energetic usage of wastewater, and it proposes a participatory approach to support successfully establishing wastewater as a commonly accepted source of renewable energy to best support the ongoing energy transition.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
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