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Online Published: 29 Sep 2023
 


Electricity from Wastewater Treatment Plants

Abdulhakeem Miskeen, Rahma Elzer, Ibrahim Mangir, Yasser Nassar, Hala J. El-khozondar, Mohamed M. Khaleel, Abdussalam A. Ahmed, Abdulgader Alsharif, Ibrahim I. Alzayani.


Abstract
Wastewater treatment plants that are located in high places can provide opportunities for generating sustainable energy, by installing hydroturbines at inlet and exit pipes of wastewater treatment plants, as well as exploiting the sludge resulting from the treatment process as a source for generating biogas, which can be used to generate electric power. Then the treated water is used to irrigate ornamental trees in the roads, gardens and forests, as well as the residues of the fermentation process are used as organic fertilizer and to improve the quality of agricultural soil. In this research, a hybrid system consisting of a hydroelectric station and an electric generator working on biogas was proposed at the wastewater treatment plant in Gharyan. This is because the city is distinguished by its high location, about 713 m above sea level. . The obtained results showed that the proposed hybrid renewable energy system will provide the wastewater treatment plant an electric power of 490 kW, which is sufficient to cover 87.5% of the plant's electrical energy consumption. The amount of treated water was about 13,000 m3/day, and the amount of organic fertilizer was about 17 tons/day. The investment value was estimated at about $1,478,000, and the leveized cost of energy LCOE was estimated at about 2.88 ¢/kWh. The annual net profit from the proposed system is estimated at $307,765/year, and the payback time money at 3.44 years. The proposed system will prevent the release of an annual amount of CO2 gas estimated at 1,886 tons.

Key words: Hydropower energy, wastewater treatment plant, potential energy, biomass energy, Libya


 
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Miskeen A, Elzer R, Mangir I, Nassar Y, El-khozondar HJ, Khaleel MM, Ahmed AA, Alsharif A, Alzayani II. Electricity from Wastewater Treatment Plants. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. 2023; 12(2): 24-37.

doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.156

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Miskeen A, Elzer R, Mangir I, Nassar Y, El-khozondar HJ, Khaleel MM, Ahmed AA, Alsharif A, Alzayani II. Electricity from Wastewater Treatment Plants. https://www.jsesd.org/?mno=302658283 [Access: November 12, 2026].

doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.156

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Miskeen A, Elzer R, Mangir I, Nassar Y, El-khozondar HJ, Khaleel MM, Ahmed AA, Alsharif A, Alzayani II. Electricity from Wastewater Treatment Plants. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. 2023; 12(2): 24-37.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.156

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Miskeen A, Elzer R, Mangir I, Nassar Y, El-khozondar HJ, Khaleel MM, Ahmed AA, Alsharif A, Alzayani II. Electricity from Wastewater Treatment Plants. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. (2023), [cited November 12, 2026]; 12(2): 24-37.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.156

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Miskeen, A., Elzer, . R., Mangir, . I., Nassar, . Y., El-khozondar, . H. J., Khaleel, . M. M., Ahmed, . A. A., Alsharif, . A. & Alzayani, . I. I. (2023) Electricity from Wastewater Treatment Plants. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev., 12 (2), 24-37.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.156

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Miskeen, Abdulhakeem, Rahma Elzer, Ibrahim Mangir, Yasser Nassar, Hala J. El-khozondar, Mohamed M. Khaleel, Abdussalam A. Ahmed, Abdulgader Alsharif, and Ibrahim I. Alzayani. 2023. Electricity from Wastewater Treatment Plants. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, 12 (2), 24-37.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.156

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Miskeen, Abdulhakeem, Rahma Elzer, Ibrahim Mangir, Yasser Nassar, Hala J. El-khozondar, Mohamed M. Khaleel, Abdussalam A. Ahmed, Abdulgader Alsharif, and Ibrahim I. Alzayani. "Electricity from Wastewater Treatment Plants." Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 12 (2023), 24-37.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.156

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Miskeen, Abdulhakeem, Rahma Elzer, Ibrahim Mangir, Yasser Nassar, Hala J. El-khozondar, Mohamed M. Khaleel, Abdussalam A. Ahmed, Abdulgader Alsharif, and Ibrahim I. Alzayani. "Electricity from Wastewater Treatment Plants." Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 12.2 (2023), 24-37. Print.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.156

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Miskeen, A., Elzer, . R., Mangir, . I., Nassar, . Y., El-khozondar, . H. J., Khaleel, . M. M., Ahmed, . A. A., Alsharif, . A. & Alzayani, . I. I. (2023) Electricity from Wastewater Treatment Plants. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, 12 (2), 24-37.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.156

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