Low-carbon engineering framework for a resilient water network using renewable energy and storage integration

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Every day, millions of gallons of safe, clean water are consumed in the UK, relying on a "hidden" complex network infrastructure. In addition, this infrastructure also plays a critical role in improving the quality of the UK's river water through wastewater treatment. As small-scale renewable energy generation and storage system including hybrid solar photovoltaics, electric vehicles, battery and water storage have grown in popularity, there is now an opportunity to incorporate these low-carbon technologies into a smart water network to achieve significant carbon emissions savings associated with network operation. To improve operational performance, the interaction with the national electricity grid and advanced remote monitoring techniques using the wireless internet-of-things platform can be examined. New benefits, such as improved power quality, better demand management, and increased resilience, will also be produced. The overall goal of this project therefore is to design, create and validate an engineering framework that satisfies these aims and can be implemented economically.