How One Utility Powers Its Entire Plant from Wastewater (Video)
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
Between flushing the toilet, bathing, and washing dishes, the average person in the United States generates almost 100 gallons of wastewater each day. But one utility in the suburbs of Chicago is using the waste it extracts from that sewage to generate the energy that powers its entire plant. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports.
Video source: PBS NewsHour on YouTube
Cover image: PBS screenshot
Attached link
http://www.youtube.com/embed/hbA0LEUSboAMedia
Taxonomy
- Sewage Treatment
- Raw Sewage Recycling
- Wastewater Treatment
- Industrial Water Reuse
- Reuse
- Energy
- Water-Energy Nexus
- Energy Efficiency
- Water Utility
- Utility Management
- Utility Pipe Network
- Renewable Energy
- Water
- Waste Management
- Sludge Treatment & Management
- Wastewater Heat Recovery