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Tiny Bubbles Mean Big Energy Savings for Henry POTW: Micro-Bubble Aeration Improves Energy Efficiency at Wastewater Treatment Plant

University of Illinois. Prairie Research Institute. Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. Technical Assistance Program

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/111621

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Title
Tiny Bubbles Mean Big Energy Savings for Henry POTW: Micro-Bubble Aeration Improves Energy Efficiency at Wastewater Treatment Plant
Author(s)
University of Illinois. Prairie Research Institute. Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. Technical Assistance Program
Issue Date
2021-09
Keyword(s)
  • Wastewater treatment plants -- Energy conservation -- Illinois -- Case studies
  • Publicly owned treatment works -- Energy conservation -- Illinois -- Case studies
Geographic Coverage
Henry, IL
Abstract
With assistance provided through the Public Water Infrastructure Plant Efficiency Program, the City of Henry Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) replaced their existing lagoon aeration system with Micro Bubble Diffusion (MBD) technology, resulting in significant energy cost savings and a reduction in the dissolved solids present in their treatment lagoons.
Publisher
Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
Series/Report Name or Number
  • TN Series (Illinois Sustainable Technology Center) ; TN21-143
  • Public Water Infrastructure Plant Efficiency Program Case Study
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/111621
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; State Energy Program Award number DE-EE0008646.

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