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Methane Recovery And Wastewater Treatment In Quito
No full textQuito does not have a wastewater treatment plant. The domestic, commercial and industrial wastewater from Quito are discharged into the neighbouring water bodies. 75% of the wastewater is discharged into the Machangara river, 20% of it is discharged in Monjas river, and the remaining goes into the San Pedro river. The Machangara river is the discharge point for most of Quito’s raw wastewater. This project examines the feasibility of developing a wastewater treatment plant with the intent to generate methane and clean the Machangara River, and propose it as a CDM project. Based on the design of a wastewater treatment plant in order to eliminate part of the contamination of the Machangara river complemented with technologies for methane recovery, and an analysis of a suitable methane recovery plant is done getting the following results: Privatization is a good option to construct and manage this project. The initial investment requires big amount of money, and the government may not be able to afford it presently. Taxes that the municipality can charge are not high (US$ 0.0625/month). There are many enterprises interested in this business. Nevertheless, the municipality is in charge of controlling the privatization in order to avoid monopoly; and, This project can be applied as a CDM project, opening the global opportunity to deal with international organizations. An economical analysis is done, and its results show the profits this project can generate if it is accepted. These profits could help the municipality to improve its finances. Nevertheless, to be approved as a CDM project is not an easy task, and a complete technical project needs to be developed
Impact Of Demand Side Management On The Residential Electricity Use In The City Of Calgary
No full textUnder the Climate Leadership Plan, Alberta is beginning a significant transition in how it generates electricity. The anticipated phase out of coal fired power production combined with an increase in renewable generation capacity is expected to increase consumer costs for electricity in the near future. This study predicts that for the City of Calgary, demand side management measures could have a positive impact on the electricity system by reducing peak consumption, reducing average daily consumption, and reducing emissions produced through electricity generation. This could translate to savings at the household level as well as on a larger systems level in potentially delaying the need to replace or upgrade current generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure. In particular, the demand side management method of In-Home
Displays provides a cost effective way to achieve desired reductions, reducing costs to consumers, and improving the public’s energy literacy
The Feasibility Of The Use Of Solar Energy For The Production Of Electricity In The Hotel Sector Of Barbados
No full textStrategies For Increasing The Adoption Of Alternative Energy Technologies In Ecuador's Ecotourism Sector
No full textThis study addresses the potential for the application of cogeneration technologies in the Ecuadorian palm oil industry. It defines cogeneration and discusses its advantages and disadvantages, it describes some important aspects, including a review of the Ecuadorian palm oil industry situation and some technical aspects related to the implementation of cogeneration programs in the palm oil industry. By presenting an overview of cogeneration technologies and experience this study attempts to provide mills owners, energy planers, and stakeholders in general with a foundation in when to make decisions regarding the implementation of cogeneration projects. Finally it provides the strategies for the application of cogeneration, including recommendations to energy officials and policy makers regarding the future of Congeneration in the Ecuadorian palm oil industry
Best-practice Eia Of Los Chillos Hydroelectric Plant Upgrade
No full textBest-Practice Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Los Chillos Hydroelectric Plant Upgrade presents the identification, evaluation, and management of selected most relevant potential environmental impacts that could be produced as result of the execution of the upgrade project by the operator and owner, the Electrical Utility of Quito (EEQ) and its contractors. International guidelines and manuals have been used in order to enforce the regular practice for developing EIAs in Ecuador.
This Master’s Degree Project (MDP) is aimed to provide EEQ with a preliminary assessment of the possible environmental impacts of the upgrade project, presenting relevant information for a sound decision-making process within EEQ, and for the future benefit of the final and official EIA.
This MDP should not be considered as an official EIA of the upgrade project, as the author is not a registered environmental consultant, and has been prepared for education purposes only, with the authorization of EEQ
Conceptual Examination Of Green Roofing Potential For Commercial Developments In Cambridge, Ontario
No full textThis project took both a conceptual and modeling approach to measuring the impacts of extensive green roofs on select commercial developments in Cambridge, ON, Canada. The methodologies used to illuminate the impacts were (1) literature review, (2) the specific geographic context of Cambridge, and (3) the use of the Green Roof Energy Calculator. Two contrasting scenarios of different growing medium of 6.35cms and 10.16cms were inputted into the model, resulting in minimal monetary savings of approximately $130/annum but large avoided kWh usage of between 1500-1800 kWhs/annum. Furthermore, the model showed that the green roofing scenarios pulled in additional heat from the urban environment, reducing the urban heat island effect. Additionally, both green roof scenarios were modeled at retaining between 45-49% of the annual precipitation which greatly reduces the flow of contaminants from the urban surface to waterways. Therefore, green roofs may further sustainable development efforts and should be further explored for the Cambridge context
Study Of The Environmental Regulation Of Oil-related Activities Inside Protected Areas Of Eastern Ecuador
No full textEnergy Consumption Of Servers And Its Environmental Implications
No full textThe demand of technological services has developed an increase in energy consumption to operate large numbers of servers in data centers. Thereby, the workload of these equipments represents an economic cost and use of natural resources. This concern gives place to a new technology trend known as: Green IT, Its goal is to balance the triple bottom line: environmental, social and economical. This research emphasizes: the benefits of Green Information Technology, analyzes Energy Consumption of Servers and Data Centers, associated Environmental Impacts, existing Regulations and analyzes the Energy Consumption in two scenario
Oil Sands Industry Energy Requirements And Greenhouse Gas Ghg Emissions 2015 To 2050 Outlook
No full textUsing a comprehensive interdisciplinary analytical framework, focusing on oil sands operations, energy requirements and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the industry are quantified for the 2015 to 2050 timeframe. This analysis is conducted for a total of six different scenarios, including a business as usual (BAU) scenario, and five alternative scenarios. The results indicate that under all scenarios, GHG emissions levels from the oil sands industry are expected to rise, although to different levels. Cumulative GHG emissions are estimated to reach 4.2 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq.), under the BAU scenario. Alternative production and technology scenarios indicate that cumulative GHG emissions levels can be as much as 31.7% lower than the BAU scenario (constrained growth (CG) scenario), and as much as 44.2% higher than the BAU scenario (decreasing reservoir quality (DRQ) scenario). Going forward, this analysis can be expanded to incorporate the effects of alternative fuel sources