Thermal Energy Recovery from Drinking Water Systems: Assessing Water Quality and Downstream Temperature Effects

Andreas Moerman*, Nikki van Bel, Frank Oesterholt, Vincent de Laat, Mirjam Blokker

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Abstract

Climate change demands for sustainable options for heating and cooling of buildings. Low-temperature thermal energy can be abstracted from the drinking water distribution system (DWDS); this is called thermal energy from drinking water (TED). The possible use of TED as a secondary function of the DWDS raises the question whether this secondary function can exist alongside the primary function (supplying safe and reliable drinking water) and, if so, under what conditions. Using various cases, the potential downstream effects of TED related to drinking water temperature (and hence, downstream increase of cost and CO2emissions for water heating) and microbiological drinking water quality were studied.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWater-Energy-Nexus in the Ecological Transition
Subtitle of host publicationNatural-Based Solutions, Advanced Technologies and Best Practices for Environmental Sustainability
EditorsVincenzo Naddeo, Kwang-Ho Choo, Mohamed Ksibi
PublisherSpringer
Pages379-382
Number of pages4
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-00808-5
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-00807-8, 978-3-031-00810-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameAdvances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)2522-8722

Bibliographical note

Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.

Keywords

  • Drinking water distribution
  • Sustainability
  • Thermal energy
  • Water quality

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