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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
Knowledge Transfer to the Environmental Industry
John Murphy
Electric Power Research Institute
Community Environmental Center
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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
Electric Power Research Institute
• Principal research organization for companies in power generation, delivery, sales & related services
• Members include over 1000 energy organizations from around the world
• Over $ 250 million in funding in 2001• National and global reach with > 30 centers
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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
• Strategic research
• Public benefit research
• Business-critical technology
• Proprietary benefits
• Technical services
• Off-the-shelf products
Providing…
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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
EPRI Community Environmental Center (CEC) & the EPRI Municipal Water & Wastewater (MWW) Program
• CEC founded at Washington University in St. Louis in 1993 to administer MWW Program and Healthcare Initiative
• Mission include research, development and deployment of new technologies for water and wastewater treatment, healthcare issues
• Deployment accomplished through:– Collaborative research with other industry
organizations– Presentations at industry conferences– Conferences & workshops– Technical publications
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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
EPRI Municipal Water and WastewaterFocus
• Collaborative Research with Other Partners– EPA Grant on decentralized wastewater– U.S. Bureau of Reclamation capacitive deionization study– State Agencies, California Energy Commission,
NYSERDA, etc.
• Technology Application– Technology demonstration and deployment– Energy management
• Technology Transfer– Publications– Conferences & workshops– Plant tours
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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
• Conduct Research and Demonstration Projects Conducted over 80 research and testing projects on
new technologies Results used to link developers and users in various
ways
• Promote Knowledge Transfer
EPRI Municipal Water and Wastewater Program
Conferences & workshops (3-6/yr) tailored to variety of audiences:
City council members Plant managers Engineers and plant designers General public
Publish a variety of technical documents
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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
• Range of Publications Types (electronic & print)
General conferences on various treatment topics Technology-specific workshops (e.g., SCADA,
membranes, privatization) Roundtable Forums on various topics
Technical Reports – geared towards engineers, designers, technically inclined audience
TechCommentaries –summaries of specific technologies TechApplications – summaries of specific case studies
Knowledge Transfer Methods
• Types of Conferences & Workshops
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Conference & Workshop Attendees
– Electric utility customer lists– Past contacts at water/wastewater
treatment plants– Collaborators from industrial alliances– Trade associations member lists– Directories for water/wastewater industry– Professional engineering societies– Advertisement in other industry
publications
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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
• Water and Wastewater Industrial Alliances: – Trade
• Water Environment Research Foundation• American Water Works Association Research
Foundation• Various state sections of AWWA, WEF
– Federal Government• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation• U.S. Department of Energy• California Energy Commission
EPRI Community Environmental CenterIndustrial Alliances
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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
– State Agencies• New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority
• Southwest Florida Water Management District
• Wisconsin Energy Center
– Water & wastewater utilities across country
– Various engineering design firms– Various universities– Other organizations (e.g. SF Bay Area
Dischargers Association, BOC, Inc.)
EPRI Community Environmental CenterIndustrial Alliances
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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
Recent Publications List (released since 1999)
Clear Solutions Newsletters
Pulsed UV Light for Drinking Water Tech Report
VARI-RO Desalting Pilot Study Tech Report
Total Energy & Water Quality Management Tech Report
Desalting & Water Treatment Membrane Manual Tech Report
Joint Meter Reading Tech Report
Lake Michigan Membrane/Ozone Demonstration Tech Report
Passaic Valley (NJ) WWTP Ozone Study Tech Report
ICR Pilot Study Results at Houston Tech Report
High-Rate Clarification of Wet Weather Tech Commentary Issues for O3 for Drinking Water Tech Commentary
Techs for Desalination of Brackish Water Tech Commentary
Electron Beam Treatment of Water Tech Brief
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Case study: Knowledge transfer for UV disinfection of drinking water
• Regulation drives the technology need• Groundwater Disinfection Rule requires all water
systems using groundwater to disinfect Many utilities do not want taste, danger of chlorine Prior to 1995 virtually no alternatives
• EPRI CEC & AWWARF cosponsored collaborative evaluation of alternative, electric-based technologies for inactivating Cryptosporidium in 1997 Demonstrated effectiveness of UV Results published in 1998 report, JAWWA article, numerous
conferences• ‘97 Study spurred additional research: subsequent research
by others showed low dosage of UV would inactivate Cryptosporidium
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Solutions for the rapidly changing energy industry
Case study: Knowledge transfer for UV disinfection of drinking water (cont’d)• EPRI CEC and AWWARF cosponsored collaborative
1998 study conducted at water treatment plants in Maine & Indiana to identify full-scale O&M costs, issues
• Final report (published in 2000) provides specific design, cost guidance for Design engineers City engineers Decision makers
• Subsequent publications & presentations used to publicize results
• Evidence suggest widespread implementation of UV disinfection systems for groundwater plants
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Summary
• Advanced materials will have broad application in future water & wastewater treatment applications
• Implementing new technologies requires demonstration & broad dissemination of results, benefits, costs
• EPRI’s extensive network of industrial alliances provide means for effective knowledge transfer to and from environmental industry
• EPRI’s relation with electric utilities & water/wastewater industry gives unique perspective and advantages to collaboration
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