Grid Impact of Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities-Based Community Microgrids
The overarching goal of this paper is to explore innovative ways to adapt existing urban infrastructure to achieve a greener and more resilient city, specifically on synergies between the power grid, the wastewater treatment system, and community development in low-lying coastal areas. This study ad...
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| author | Ahmed Ali A. Mohamed Kirn Zafar Dhavalkumar Vaidya Lizzette Salmeron Ondrea Kanwhen Yusef Esa Mohamed Kamaludeen |
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| description | The overarching goal of this paper is to explore innovative ways to adapt existing urban infrastructure to achieve a greener and more resilient city, specifically on synergies between the power grid, the wastewater treatment system, and community development in low-lying coastal areas. This study addresses the technical feasibility, benefits, and barriers of using wastewater resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) as community-scale microgrids. These microgrids will act as central resilience and community development hubs, enabling the adoption of renewable energy and the provision of ongoing services under emergency conditions. Load flow modeling and analysis were carried out using real network data for a case study in New York City (NYC). The results validate the hypothesis that distributed energy resources (DERs) at WRRFs can play a role in improving grid operation and resiliency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f7816652e9a49a4bd37e7f0a3d38d362023-12-22T14:42:39ZengMDPI AGSmart Cities2624-65112023-12-01663427345310.3390/smartcities6060152Grid Impact of Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities-Based Community MicrogridsAhmed Ali A. Mohamed0Kirn Zafar1Dhavalkumar Vaidya2Lizzette Salmeron3Ondrea Kanwhen4Yusef Esa5Mohamed Kamaludeen6Smart Grid Interdependencies Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USASmart Grid Interdependencies Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USASmart Grid Interdependencies Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USASmart Grid Interdependencies Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USASmart Grid Interdependencies Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USASmart Grid Interdependencies Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USASmart Grid Interdependencies Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USAThe overarching goal of this paper is to explore innovative ways to adapt existing urban infrastructure to achieve a greener and more resilient city, specifically on synergies between the power grid, the wastewater treatment system, and community development in low-lying coastal areas. This study addresses the technical feasibility, benefits, and barriers of using wastewater resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) as community-scale microgrids. These microgrids will act as central resilience and community development hubs, enabling the adoption of renewable energy and the provision of ongoing services under emergency conditions. Load flow modeling and analysis were carried out using real network data for a case study in New York City (NYC). The results validate the hypothesis that distributed energy resources (DERs) at WRRFs can play a role in improving grid operation and resiliency.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/6/6/152community microgridsenergy storageGHGrenewable energyresiliencesustainability |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Ali A. Mohamed Kirn Zafar Dhavalkumar Vaidya Lizzette Salmeron Ondrea Kanwhen Yusef Esa Mohamed Kamaludeen Grid Impact of Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities-Based Community Microgrids Smart Cities community microgrids energy storage GHG renewable energy resilience sustainability |
| title | Grid Impact of Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities-Based Community Microgrids |
| title_full | Grid Impact of Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities-Based Community Microgrids |
| title_fullStr | Grid Impact of Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities-Based Community Microgrids |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grid Impact of Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities-Based Community Microgrids |
| title_short | Grid Impact of Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities-Based Community Microgrids |
| title_sort | grid impact of wastewater resource recovery facilities based community microgrids |
| topic | community microgrids energy storage GHG renewable energy resilience sustainability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/6/6/152 |
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