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Modelling and Management of the Energy Impact of Urban Water
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Modelling and Management of the Energy Impact of Urban Water

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Water Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2020) | Viewed by 8628

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Steven Kenway

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Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Interests: water–energy nexus; urban metabolism; urban water
Dr. Ka Leung Lam

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Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands
Interests: water–energy nexus; life cycle assessment; environmental input–output analysis; environmental systems analysis; urban water; energy and GHG management
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Dr. Jennifer Stokes-Draut

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
Interests: urban water systems; life cycle assessment; water-energy nexus; environmental systems analysis; innovation in the water sector; energy and GHG management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Water has a profound influence on energy consumption in cities, accounting for some 10% of primary energy use when the effect of supply, use and disposal are considered. Minimising water-related energy is a multi-dimensional and generational challenge. It will necessitate the innovative planning, design and management of systems, cities, and buildings. It will require new innovation in engineering and technology as well as social, architectural, and economic contributions. Examples include developing low-energy water systems, optimising process selection and scale based on end use, and using water to mitigate urban heat. This Special Issue aims to bring together recent research on the energy influence of water including water provision, use and disposal. It particularly encourages quantification of the energy (and greenhouse gas)-intensity of urban water, frameworks for understanding water-related energy, and understanding water efficiency in terms of the broader functions water delivers.

Prof. Dr. Steven Kenway
Dr. Ka Leung Lam
Dr. Jennifer Stokes-Draut
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Water is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Water-related energy
  • Water–energy nexus
  • Urban water
  • Energy use
  • Energy intensity
  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy management
  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • Life cycle assessment
  • Mathematical modelling
  • Cost–benefit analysis
  • Urban water–energy systems analysis

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The Transition to Improved Water-Related Energy Management: Enabling Contexts for Policy Innovation
by Amanda Binks, Brian Head, Paul Lant and Steven Kenway
Water 2020, 12(2), 557; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020557 - 17 Feb 2020
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We explored the potential for improved policy and regulation with a direct focus on household water-related energy (WRE) management in urban Victoria (Australia). Semi-structured interviews were employed to understand the perspectives of relevant actors within the existing institutional landscape. In this paper, questions [...] Read more.
We explored the potential for improved policy and regulation with a direct focus on household water-related energy (WRE) management in urban Victoria (Australia). Semi-structured interviews were employed to understand the perspectives of relevant actors within the existing institutional landscape. In this paper, questions about institutional and policy change are addressed through consideration of the literature on transitions management and institutional entrepreneurship. Key policy opportunities identified by the actors include consumer education and advocacy for behaviour change and technology adoption, and further development of residential building standards to improve the selection and layout of building services at the design phase. The work highlights medium-term opportunities to create an enabling environment for policy practitioners in Victoria to improve management of water-related energy use in households. The work provides an important new perspective on transitions theory in the field of integrated resources management. Full article
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An Analysis of Electricity Consumption Patterns in the Water and Wastewater Sectors in South East England, UK
by Aman Majid, Iliana Cardenes, Conrad Zorn, Tom Russell, Keith Colquhoun, René Bañares-Alcantara and Jim W. Hall
Water 2020, 12(1), 225; https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010225 - 14 Jan 2020
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The water and wastewater sectors of England and Wales (E&W) are energy-intensive. Although E&W’s water sector is of international interest, in particular due to the early experience with privatisation, for the time being, few published data on energy usage exist. We analysed telemetry [...] Read more.
The water and wastewater sectors of England and Wales (E&W) are energy-intensive. Although E&W’s water sector is of international interest, in particular due to the early experience with privatisation, for the time being, few published data on energy usage exist. We analysed telemetry energy-use data from Thames Water Utilities Ltd. (TWUL), the largest water and wastewater company in the UK, which serves one of the largest mega-cities in the world, London. In our analysis, we: (1) break down energy use into their components; (2) present a statistical approach to handling seasonal and random cycles in data; and (3) derive energy-intensity (kWh m−3) metrics and compare them with other regions in the world. We show that electricity use in the sector grew by around 10.8 ± 0.4% year−1 as the utility coped with growing demands and stormwater flooding. The energy-intensity of water services in each of the utility’s service zone was measured in the range 0.46–0.92 kWh m−3. Plans to improve the efficiency of the system could yield benefits in lower energy-intensity, but the overall energy saving would be temporary as external pressures from population and climate change are driving up water and energy use. Full article
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