Journal of Sustainable Energy (Sep 2017)
NEW TECHNOLOGICAL MODEL USING PV TO COLLECT AND PARTIALLY DRY THE ACTIVE SLUDGE FROM NATURALS OR HYDROPOWER LAKES
Abstract
The present paper is structured in six parts. In the first part are mentioned the topic importance and the new problems appeared into last decades, related to the environmental problems in natural or hydropower lakes. This new solution using renewable resources based on PV-photovoltaic panels intends to resolve these aspects. As area for testing were selected two natural reservations lakes. Based on some experimental measurements made during three months in 2015, was determined the quality of water, main parameters, presented in part two. In the third part are briefly presented the actual environmental conditions and in part four the effects on the active sludge deposits appeared due excess developed vegetation. In part five is presented the prototype model used to solve the local problem, to collect, compact and partially dry the active sludge. The extracted sludge can be in short time integrally consumed for agricultural purpose, as ecologic and nutritive fertiliser as to restore the agriculture lands. The sludge, knew in the past for its therapeutic utilisation, more then one hundred ago, nowadays due ecological and biological changes lost his efficiency. The reconstruction of the local ecologic balance and for the sludge to recover its therapeutic properties using renewable resources without disturb the environment are the main objectives of this research. Finally some conclusions and references are presented.
