Acciona ensures that new techniques of water treatment Save 35% of energy costs

The application of new techniques in the treatment and management of the water can make savings of up to 35% in energy consumption, according to the director of r & d of Acciona water, Manuel Fariñas. "The sustainability not only requires that the energy used is renewable, also is essential that this energy is used efficiently", said. According to the Board of Acciona, the savings in water management would take place "by introducing certain changes in the teams of the" "current treatment plants and optimizing the different processes". Data obtained from audits carried out by the Agency American Electric Power Reseearch Institute (EPRI) corroborated these statements. During his participation in the Conference 'New projects of infrastructure of the water', Fariñas tried to eco-efficiency in water treatment plants. To this end, he showed various techniques to reduce the energy costs of the treatment plants of urban wastewater, representing 40% of the total consumption by the Spanish municipalities.