Participation as a Key Aspect for Establishing Wastewater as a Source of Renewable Energy

Florian Kretschmer, Georg Neugebauer, Gernot Stoeglehner and Thomas Ertl
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Florian Kretschmer: Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Georg Neugebauer: Institute of Spatial Planning, Environmental Planning and Land Rearrangement, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter Jordan-Strasse 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Gernot Stoeglehner: Institute of Spatial Planning, Environmental Planning and Land Rearrangement, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter Jordan-Strasse 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Thomas Ertl: Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-17

Abstract: Climate change is one of the great challenges of our times. In the search for renewable energy sources, wastewater has received increasing attention in recent years. This is due to the fact that it can serve as a source of electricity and heat supply, as well as a substitute for natural gas. The current literature frequently addresses more technical aspects from a mostly sanitary engineering-orientated perspective. Social aspects related to the energetic use of wastewater still appear to be underrepresented. To support the closure of existing knowledge gaps and to contribute to the development in this field, this article addresses two issues: it defines and characterises key stakeholder groups required to catalyse broader energetic usage of wastewater, and it proposes a participatory approach to support successfully establishing wastewater as a commonly accepted source of renewable energy to best support the ongoing energy transition.

Keywords: digester gas; wastewater heat recovery; external supply; stakeholder involvement; knowledge-building; joint solution; ownership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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