Case Study
#MoveTheDate
21
Days
Existing off-the-shelf, commercial technologies for buildings, industrial processes, and electricity production could move Overshoot Day at least 21 days, without any loss in productivity or comfort, according to an analysis by researchers from Global Footprint Network and Schneider Electric.
What is the solution?
Automated solutions for processing and energy efficiency installed at a new wastewater treatment facility built on the Sorrento coast of Italy by Veolia.
This solution improves our resource security in the energy category.
How does it #MoveTheDate?
Compared to the average performances of similar waste water treatment facilities, the facility saves up to 15% on energy (and associated costs) and production efficiency is improved by 20%, while reduced downtime and response times translate into improved service reliability.
How is it scalable?
Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure can be implemented at water and wastewater treatment facilities worldwide. Veolia states, “The quality of the results achieved from the use of Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Process Expert has fully met our needs and will be replicated on other projects.”
What is the solution?
Automated solutions for processing and energy efficiency installed at a new wastewater treatment facility built on the Sorrento coast of Italy by Veolia.
This solution improves our resource security in the energy category.
How does it #MoveTheDate?
Compared to the average performances of similar waste water treatment facilities, the facility saves up to 15% on energy (and associated costs) and production efficiency is improved by 20%, while reduced downtime and response times translate into improved service reliability.
How is it scalable?
Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure can be implemented at water and wastewater treatment facilities worldwide. Veolia states, “The quality of the results achieved from the use of Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Process Expert has fully met our needs and will be replicated on other projects.”
Veolia Water Technologies is a global provider of water and wastewater services and solutions for both the public and private sectors. They were contracted to build a water treatment facility on the Sorrento coast, one of the most picturesque parts of Italy, that would provide critical services to local residents as well as protect the environment.
With sustainability being one of their key values, Veolia’s plan was not only to treat wastewater, but to also do it sustainably, reusing the recovered material for industrial and irrigation purposes. To realize these ambitions, they needed an advanced supervision system that could provide insights for efficient management across the facility as well as individual operating units.
The plant’s electrical system, consisting of four cabins assigned to the facility’s four operational areas (pre-processing, oxidation, sludge processing, electrical distribution), was equipped with Schneider Electric’s iPMCC solutions for power and motor control and energy management.
There’s no benefit in waiting!
Acting now puts you at a strategic advantage in a world increasingly defined by ecological overshoot. Countless solutions exist that #MoveTheDate. They’re creative, economically viable, and ready to deploy at scale. With them, we can make ourselves more resilient and #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day. If we move the date 6 days each year, humanity can be out of overshoot before 2050.