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Publications

Journal Publications:

Power, C., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A., Development of an evaluation method for hydropower energy recovery in wastewater treatment plants: Case studies in Ireland and the UK, Sustainable Energy Technologies & Assessments, 7, 2014, p166 – 177. (Url.)

McNabola, A., Coughlan, P., Corcoran, L., Power, C., Williams. A.P., Harris, I., Gallagher, J., Styles D., Energy Recovery in the Water Industry using Micro-hydropower: An Opportunity to Improve Sustainability, Water Policy, 16, 2014, p168 - 183. (Url.)

Corcoran, L., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A., Innovation and the Water Industry: Case studies of innovation, education and collaboration, TCD Journal of Postgraduate Research, 11, 2014.

McNabola, A., Williams. A.P., Coughlan, P., Energy Recovery in the Water Industry: An Assessment of the Potential of Micro Hydropower, Water and Environment Journal, 28, 2014, p294 - 304. (Url.)

Corcoran, L., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A. Energy Recovery Potential using Micro Hydro Power in Water Supply Networks in the UK & Ireland. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, 13, (2), 2013, p552 - 560. (Url.)

Conference Publications & Presentations:

Lydon, T., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A. Energy Efficiency of Water: Analysis Pumps-as-Turbines to Recover Energy in Distribution Networks. Water Ideas 2014, 22-24 October, Bologna Italy. pp1-8.

Corcoran, L., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A., Optimisation Of Water Supply For Combined Leakage Reduction And Hydropower Energy Generation, IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, Lisbon, 21st-26th September, 2014.

McNabola, A., Williams, A.P., Coughlan, P., Improving Energy Efficiency in Water Infrastructure using Micro-hydropower Energy Recovery: Opportunities & Challenges, 2nd International Symposium on Energy Challenges and MechanicsAberdeen, UK19-21st August, edited by H, Tan , 2014, pp1-8

Gallagher, J., Styles, Williams, A.P. Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Micro-hydropower in the Water Industry, ENVIRON 2014 Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 26-28th Feb, 2014.

Lydon, T., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A. Energy Efficiency of Water: Analysis of Pumps-as-turbines Replacing Pressure Reducing Valves in Distribution Networks, ENVIRON 2014 Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 26-28th Feb, 2014.

Coughlan, P., Gallagher, J., Styles, D., Williams, A.P., McNabola, A. Operations improvement through energy recovery in water supply and treatment: assessing the potential for improved environmental sustainability. 20th International EurOMA Conference, 7-12th June 2013, Dublin Ireland. Operations Management at the Heart of the Recovery, Dublin, Ireland, 7th-12th June, edited by B. Fynes & P. Coughlan , 2013, pp121-121 .

Gallagher, J., Styles, D., Harris, I.M., Packwood, A., Williams, A.P. Life Cycle Energy and Environmental Balance of Micro-Hydro Turbines in the Water Industry - An Ireland-Wales Context, ENVIRON 2013 Conference, NUI Galway, Ireland, 30th Jan - 1st Feb, 2013.

Gallagher, J., Williams, A.P., Styles, D., Harris, I.M., Packwood, A.J., Coughlan, P., Power, C., Corcoran, L., McNabola, A. Energy Recovery in the Water Industry: A Technical, Economic and Commercial Feasibility Study in Ireland and Wales, SPI Water Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 3rd & 4th December, 2012.

Corcoran, L., Coughlan, P., McNabola, A., Energy Recovery Potential within Water Supply Networks of Ireland using Micro-Hydropower Turbines: Analysis of Case Studies, The 9th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology, Yokohama, Japan, 20-22nd November, International Water Association, 2012, pp1-7.

McNabola, A., Coughlan, P., Corcoran, L., Power C., Williams, A.P., Harris, I.M., Taylor R., Packwood, A., Energy Recovery in the Water & Waste Water Industry using Micro-Hydropower: A Review., IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, Naples, Italy, 25th-27th June, edited by J.P.S Catalao , 2012, pp40 - 46. (Url.)

Power, C., McNabola, A. & Coughlan, P., The Applicability of Hydropower Technology in Wastewater Treatment Plants, International Water Association: World Congress on Water, Climate & Energy, Dublin, Ireland, May 13-18 2012, 2012

Corcoran, L., McNabola, A., & Coughlan P., Energy Recovery Potential of the Dublin Region Water Supply Network, International Water Association: World Congress on Water, Dublin, Ireland, May 13-18 2012, 2012

McNabola, A., Williams. A.P., Coughlan, P., The Technical & Economic Feasibility of Energy Recovery in Water Supply Networks, International Conference on Renewable Energy and Power Quality, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 13th - 15th April, edited by Perez-Donsion, M. , 2011, pp1-5

L. Corcoran, C. Power, A. McNabola, P. Coughlan, 2011. Investigating of the Technical and Commercial Feasibility of Energy Recovery in the Water Industry. Dublin Region Higher Education Alliance, Future Voices Competition, Dublin Castle.

Audio/Visual Communication:

T. Lydon. Micro Hydro Energy Recovery. TCD-UCD Innovation Academy, Researcher Video Pitch.

L. Corcoran. Energy Recovery from the Water Supply Network. TCD-UCD Innovation Academy, Researcher Video Pitch.

C. Power. Energy Recovery in Waste Water Infrastructure. TCD-UCD Innovation Academy, Researcher Video Pitch.

Media Coverage:

Newspaper Coverage

  • South Wales Evening Post – Waterworks probe to generate power (Url.)
  • Irish Times Innovation Supplement – Cheaper Water
  • Chronicle – New project to cut water bills
  • Irish Examiner - €500,000 funding for Universities
  • Irish Daily Star – Money Matters

 Website Coverage

  • www.british-hydro.org - Energy recovery in the UK water industry: the Hydro-BPT Vision (Url.)
  • www.waterbriefing.org – Water supply network has potential for energy generation (Url.)
  • www.waterlink-international.com – Renewable Energy from Water Pressure
  • www.dekb.co.uk – Wales: strong current generates clean energy for new scheme (Url.)
  • www.welshcountry.co.uk – Bangor University research could lead to cheaper water supply (Url.)
  • www.atomiumculture.eu – TCD Researchers to Develop New Energy Efficient Water Supply Technology
  • www.theengineer.co.uk – Improved water supply system could also produce electricity (Url.)
  • www.edie.net – Innovative concept to help water industry's energy efficiency (Url.)
  • www.siliconrepublic.com – Green Technology – Researchers get €500k to fund water tech development (Url.)
  • www.envirocentre.ie - Researchers get €500k to fund water tech development

 

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