Hydropower Potential from the AUSINO Drinking Water System

Proceedings

Amato, Rosaria¹  Martucciello, Massimo²  Viccione, Giacomo³ 

[1] Ausino S.p.A., Servizi Idrici Integrati, 84013 Cava De’ Tirreni, Italy;Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.;Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy

关键词: hydropower;    renewably energy source;    RES;    drinking water supply;    turbines;   

DOI  :  10.3390/proceedings2110688

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The urban water cycle spends energy to provide communities drinking water and to treat produced wastewater. The same cycle can also provide energy by exploiting the kinetic energy of water flowing into the network to turn turbines and generate electricity. In this framework, this work focuses on the hydropower potential arising from the installation of a water turbine at the end of the pipeline of the water supply system “New Aqueduct”, managed by the “Ausino S.p.A. Servizi Idrici Integrati” in the Campania Region, Italy. The plant allows to reach—in some circumstances—a minimum power level at which the return of the investment occurs in a reasonable time period. In facts, the supply system exhibits somewhere pressure heads of up to hundreds meters, a matter which has been seen of a certain relevance as attenuation systems such as pressure relief valves were adopted to reduce pressure levels. Today, this related 'waste of available potential energy’ can be conveniently avoided by installing proper energy recovery apparatuses as detailed in this study.

【 授权许可】

CC BY