ACET: Revolutionizing Wastewater Treatment with Smart, Sustainable Control

ACET aims to transform how municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) operate. By integrating and optimising three key pillars: energy-intensive equipment, process technology, and real-time monitoring ACET enables operators to meet strict discharge limits while reducing electricity use and emissions.

For the first time in the wastewater sector, these pillars are united into into a universal, efficient control system under a novel adaptive control framework called ACET (Adaptive Control for Energy Efficient Treatment). 

This project is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

This project is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

Total Project Cost: €478,514

Funding Agency: SEAI Lead Organisation: National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) Partner Organisation: VorTech Water Solutions Collaborators: ABP Food Group; Ward & Burke Ltd; Irish Water

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