Improving the Efficiency and Sustainability of Energy in the Water Sector
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 21 August 2024 | Viewed by 561
Special Issue Editors
Interests: waterworks; hydrological studies; pipelines and sewers
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Interests: hydropower; hydraulic transients; energy efficiency; eco-design projects; pumped-storage; water–energy–food nexus; hybrid energy solutions; renewable energy sources; energy recovery; hydrodynamics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ensuring access to safe and sustainable energy is vital for water utility companies (WUCs) as it directly impacts their ability to manage hydraulic infrastructure in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Particularly, WUCs must plan and implement strategies that align with SDG 6 (Ensure Availability and Sustainable Management of Water and Sanitation for all), SDG 7 (Ensure Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy for all), SDG 11 (Make Cities and Human Settlements Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable), and SDG 13 (Take Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and its Impacts) in order to efficiently operate water distribution systems in the current century. To achieve these goals, WUCs must allocate significant budgets to cover energy consumption costs associated with the development of urban areas and the construction of required hydraulic infrastructure to supply water demands. There are many strategies that can be used to reduce energy consumption costs, including the replacement, optimisation or alteration of hydraulic devices located along water installations to improve their energy efficiency, as well as the implementation of methodologies for improving sustainability indicators in water distribution systems. Hybrid energy solutions with pumped hydropower energy storage and the integration of renewable energies are an essential part of new investigations for exploring these new strategies. These new strategies are usually explained using mathematical models based on physical concepts and formulations. Then, one-dimensional models can be used to describe the hydraulic behaviour of the water phase, while complex two- and three-dimensional models employing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques are necessary in contexts with variations of water velocity gradients, not only in the main direction of the flow rate but also in the remaining two directions. When new strategies focus on the behavior of inward parts of hydraulic devices, experimental measurements are required to verify their impact on pressurized pipelines. This special issue aims to explore innovative strategies for improving the efficiency and sustainability of energy in water distribution systems by developing, adopting, or adapting technologies that facilitate the digital and energy transition to advance with SDGs. We welcome research articles related to this topic for submission since these novel strategies for improving energy efficiency in water distribution systems will be warmly welcomed by WUCs.
Dr. Óscar E. Coronando-Hernández
Prof. Dr. Helena M. Ramos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- computational fluid dynamics
- water supply networks
- smart technologies
- innovative strategies
- mathematical models
- pump/turbine curves
- pumped hydropower energy storage
- sustainable development goals (SDG)
- sustainable management
- water-energy nexus
- experimental measurements
- experimental set-ups
- energy consumption
- system efficiency
- hybrid energy solutions
- renewable energies
- circular economy
