The Texas Water Journal has published a new article in Volume 12 titled Economic Analyses of the Seadrift Wind-Aided Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, by Ange H. Abena Mbarga, Ken Rainwater, Lianfa Song, Theodore Cleveland and W. Ross Williams.
According to the article, Seadrift is a city located on the Texas Gulf Coast with a population of 1,364 people. In 2012, the city started operating a $610,878 wind turbine dedicated to its wastewater treatment plant.
The paper details how Seadrift used manufacturer curves to predict turbine energy production and how preliminary geotechnical, economic and environmental analyses help design renewable energy projects.
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