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EPA Opportunities for CHP at Wastewater Treatment Plants

This online engineering PDH course describes the technical and economic potential for introducing combined heat and power (CHP) systems to wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs).

Created byMark Rossow, PhD, PE (retired)
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BeginnerUpdated May 4, 2022
EPA Opportunities for CHP at Wastewater Treatment Plants

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify the core components and operational principles of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems in wastewater treatment plants.
check_circleEvaluate the technical and economic feasibility of utilizing biogas from anaerobic digestion for CHP generation.
check_circleApply EPA tools and guidelines to assess the financial and environmental benefits of implementing CHP at a wastewater facility.
check_circleAnalyze federal regulatory requirements and emissions standards impacting CHP deployment in the wastewater sector.
check_circleIdentify potential EPA funding mechanisms and financial incentives available for wastewater CHP projects.

About This Course

This online engineering PDH course describes the technical and economic potential for introducing combined heat and power (CHP) systems to wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs), especially smaller WWTFs with influent flow rates of 1 to 5 MGD.

The course also presents operational observations obtained through interviews with WWTF operators who have employed CHP.

Some of the key findings given in the course are that:

  1. CHP is a reliable, cost-effective option for WWTFs that have, or are planning to install, anaerobic digesters;
  2. while many WWTFs have implemented CHP, the potential still exists to use more CHP, based on technical and economic benefits;
  3. on a national scale, the technical potential for additional CHP at WWTFs is over 400 MW of biogas-based electricity generating capacity and approximately 38,000 MMBtu/day of thermal energy; and
  4. translating CHP potential into actual successes requires an understanding of operational realities.

Topics: Overview of CHP and its benefits at WWTFs Market for WWTFs with CHP Technical potential for CHP at WWTFs Economic potential for CHP at WWTFs First-hand observations gathered through interviews of WWTF operators regarding the benefits and challenges of CHP

Intended Audience: This course is intended for engineers working as CHP project developers, WWTF operators and state and local government policy makers.

Publication Source: This course is based on the document, “Opportunities for Combined Heat & Power at Wastewater Treatment Plants: Market Analysis and Lessons from the Field,” produced by the Environmental Protection Agency Combined Heat and Power Partnership, October, 2011.

Your Instructor

Mark Rossow, PhD, PE (retired)
Mark Rossow, PhD, PE (retired)

Civil Engneering faculty member for 27 years

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Dr. Rossow is a graduate of the University of Michigan with B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois. He taught civil engineering for over 35 years, including six years at Washington University in St. Louis and 29 years at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he was the Chair of the Civil Engineering Department for ten years. His areas of expertise are in civil engineering and mechanics. He has consulted for various organizations, including government agencies and an international offshore drilling company. He has published numerous technical journal articles and technical reports for a variety of governmental agencies and private sector organizations. Mark P. Rossow, PE, PhD Licensed Professional Engineer in State of Illinois License No. 062.040560 Dr. Rossow is a graduate of the University of Michigan with B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. He taught civil engineering for over 35 years, including six years at Washington University in St. Louis and 29 years at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he was the Chair of the Civil Engineering Department for ten years. His areas of expertise are in civil engineering and mechanics. He has consulted for various organizations, including government agencies and an international offshore drilling company. He has published many journal articles and technical reports.

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