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SUMMARY:Webinar: small hydro in waste water treatment infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:Balancing services\, flexibility\, and just climate responses for water utilities and industry \nSouth Africa’s water and wastewater infrastructure is energy-intensive yet it holds significant untapped renewable energy potential. \nWith more than 850 wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) across the country\, micro and small hydropower systems present a practical opportunity to: \n🔹 Reduce operational energy costs\n🔹 Improve service resilience amid load shedding\n🔹 Lower carbon emissions\n🔹 Contribute meaningfully to South Africa’s Just Energy Transition \nThis upcoming webinar introduces a project demonstrating the operational integration of micro hydropower at WWTWs\, with strong replication potential across the agriculture and mining sectors. \nSpeakers include:\n• Mr Nico van Blerk – ERWAT\n• Prof Marco van Dijk – University of Pretoria\n• Dr Chantal R-Kotze – Partnering for Impact (PFI)\n• Dr Tshepang Mosiea – Department of Science\, Technology & Innovation (DSTI) \nTechnology innovators:\nBluecap Hydro (Netherlands)\nWD Power (South Africa)\nEasyHydro (Ireland) \nThis initiative builds on foundational work by the University of Pretoria and the Water Research Commission\, including the South African Hydropower Atlas and conduit hydropower developments. The focus is clear: moving from research to scalable implementation through practical case studies\, procurement frameworks\, and stakeholder engagement models.
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