The technologies at the Water Research Center (WRC) will improve water efficiency by addressing withdrawal, consumption and recycling throughout the power generation process.
The WRC will include research focus areas like moisture recovery, cooling tower and advanced cooling systems, zero liquid discharge options, low volume wastewater treatment, solid waste landfill water management, carbon technology water issues and water modeling, monitoring and best management practices.
Georgia Power is partnering with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for the water treatment and conservation research projects for the WRC, which is expected to be fully operational by August 2012.
The center, which will be operated by the Southern Research Institute, is an extension of a pilot project that began in May 2010 at Plant Bowen to identify opportunities to address water withdrawal, consumption and recycling..
EPRI president and CEO Michael Howard said the center can be the catalyst to advance new technology options that address the industry’s current and future water challenges.
