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Energy efficiency in the European water industry. A compendium of best practices and case studies

This European report on best practices of energy efficiency in the water industry showcases 23 energy efficiency initiatives which were collected as case studies from European water utilities. The 25 case studies presented in this report will be submitted to UKWIR and Black and Veatch, for potential inclusion in the Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC) global compendium of best practice case studies.

The aim of the GWRC-compendium is to identify the promising developments and future opportunities to help deliver incremental improvements in energy efficiency through optimisation of existing assets and operations. But also more substantial improvements in energy efficiency from the adoption of novel (but proven at full
scale) technologies.

The European report describes case studies from: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Switzerland. Black & Veatch has gathered furthermore information on 47 cases from the UK. These are reported separately (B&V, UK Report, 2009) and are not included in this European overview.

This publication has been compiled by KWR and STOWA.