Energy Cost Savings in Canadian Water Distribution Systems Through Data Analytics

通过数据分析节省加拿大供水系统的能源成本

• 批准号: RGPIN-2019-04084
• 负责人: Filion, Yves
• 金额: $ 3.13万
• 依托单位: Queen's University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=737398
• 关键词: Energy; Cost; Savings; Canadian; Water

INTRODUCTION Currently there is no data on the energy performance of water mains and commercial rehabilitation technologies in the Canadian water industry. This is large barrier to making evidence-based decisions concerning the best way to achieve important energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) savings in the water provision industry. Most municipalities and pipe rehabilitation companies do not have the resources to perform advanced energy modelling and optimization to determine when, and with what, pipe rehabilitation technologies will improve the energy efficiency of their systems. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES The long-term objective of the research program is to create new knowledge and guidelines on pipe asset rehabilitation and system operation that will save Canadian municipalities hundreds of millions of dollars in energy costs. The short-term objectives include: 1) development of a comprehensive database of hydraulic models and energy data, 2) development of innovative energy metrics to quantify the energy performance of water mains and pipe rehabilitation technologies, 3) advanced multivariate statistical analysis to identify the important factors that lead to a poor energy performance in water mains, and 4) advanced hydraulic and energy modelling to identify when and with what innovative commercial pipe rehabilitation technologies will produce the greatest savings in energy costs in Canadian water systems. RESEARCH OUTCOMES AND SIGNIFICANCE The research will lead to the creation of new knowledge and an extensive data set on the energy performance of water mains and rehabilitation technologies. This will lead to improved best practices and policy guidelines concerning: 1) the optimal timing of water main rehabilitation to keep pumping/energy costs low, and 2) the most effective commercial rehabilitation and cleaning technologies that will yield the highest energy/operational savings in Canadian water systems. These innovative policy guidelines will help Canadian municipal managers better structure their pipe rehabilitation programs to take advantage of energy efficiency and reduce energy costs on the order of hundreds of million dollars. Five HQP (4 PhD, 1 MASc) will be trained and acquire state-of-the-art knowledge and analytical skills in water distribution system analysis, energy analysis, and statistical analysis that are in large demand in municipalities, consulting firms, and government.

导言目前没有关于加拿大供水行业的供水干管和商业修复技术的能源性能的数据。这是一个很大的障碍，使基于证据的决定，最好的方式来实现重要的能源和温室气体（GHG）的节省在供水行业。大多数市政当局和管道修复公司没有资源进行先进的能源建模和优化，以确定何时以及使用何种管道修复技术来提高其系统的能源效率。该研究计划的长期目标是创造有关管道资产修复和系统运行的新知识和指导方针，这将为加拿大市政当局节省数亿美元的能源成本。短期目标包括：1）建立水力模型和能源数据的综合数据库，2）开发创新的能源指标，以量化水管和管道修复技术的能源绩效，3）先进的多元统计分析，以确定导致水管能源绩效低下的重要因素，4）先进的水力和能源建模，以确定何时以及采用何种创新的商业管道修复技术将在加拿大供水系统中最大限度地节省能源成本。研究成果和意义这项研究将导致创造新的知识和广泛的数据集的能源性能的水管和修复技术。这将导致改善最佳做法和政策指导方针，涉及：1）水管修复的最佳时机，以保持泵送/能源成本低，2）最有效的商业修复和清洁技术，将产生最高的能源/加拿大供水系统的运营节省。这些创新的政策指导方针将帮助加拿大市政管理人员更好地构建其管道修复计划，以利用能源效率并减少数亿美元的能源成本。五名HQP（4名博士，1名硕士）将接受培训，并获得市政当局，咨询公司和政府大量需求的配水系统分析，能源分析和统计分析方面的最新知识和分析技能。