Novel computer software that can monitor, control and cut the carbon footprint left by sewage works could also mean cheaper water bills, according to Brunei University London's Dr Evina Katsou. Dr Katsou is the British leader of the C-FOOT-CTRL project that is developing the software, which is expected to be in use by December 2017. Based in Athens, the €711,000 EU-funded four-year research involves scientists from UK, Greece, Spain, Germany, the US and Australia. Wastewater treatment plants are major energy consumers, pumping out vast amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs) -carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide. Most European plants are less than 50% energy efficient.
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