Within the scope of the "Development of Energy Efficient and Energy Positive Wastewater Treatment Plants Project" being carried out by TÜBİTAK MAM Environment and Cleaner Production Institute under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, the Workshop on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Innovative Processes in Wastewater Treatment Plants was held on November 21-22, 2017 at TÜBİTAK MAM Gebze/Kocaeli.
The workshop was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Development Bank of Turkey, Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, Bank of Provinces, Water and Sewerage Administrations, academicians from various universities, and private sector representatives operating in treatment systems and renewable energy.
Following the opening speech of Dr. Selma AYAZ, Director of the Institute of Environment and Cleaner Production, Dr. Selda MURAT HOCAOĞLU, the project coordinator, and Namık ÜNLÜ from the Energy Institute gave information about the project and the purpose of the workshop. At the beginning of the workshop, information about the working method was given and group work started. The first day of group work started with idea generation activities on energy use in wastewater treatment plants, measures to reduce energy consumption and renewable energy potential and applications. Then, prioritization and recommendation development activities were carried out to evaluate the availability of renewable energy sources in wastewater treatment plants. On the second day of the workshop, the current situation was evaluated in terms of the obstacles and problems encountered in reducing energy consumption in wastewater treatment plants, and discussions were held on the needs. Finally, prioritization and proposal development studies were carried out on innovative wastewater treatment processes based on reducing energy consumption in wastewater treatment plants.
Following the completion of the prioritization and proposal development activities, the participants made general evaluations about the workshop and the workshop ended.
