An ICT-driven mobile and portable platform for greenhouse gases monitoring in wastewater treatment plants
Project Introduction
Background: (1) Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are significant sources of greenhouse gases (GHG), (2) WWTP carbon footprints are increasing in ASEAN cities, and (3) Accurate GHG accounting in WWTPs is critical for emissions inventories and effective mitigation planning.
Problems of conventional monitoring: (1) Labour-intensive, (2) Limited and fixed sampling points, and (3) Costly analytical instruments.
Consequences: (1) Unable to capture the fluctuating nature of GHG emissions, (2) Low-resolution emissions data, and (3) Low accuracy of emission estimates hinders mitigation strategies.
Solution: ICT-enabled, mobile, and portable GHG monitoring platform deployed on a unmanned surface vehicle (USV).
Benefits: (1) Replace manual, static measurements with dynamic multi-point sampling, improving data representativeness, (2) Real-time sensing and data transmission, and (3) Reduce manpower and safety risks.
Problems of conventional monitoring: (1) Labour-intensive, (2) Limited and fixed sampling points, and (3) Costly analytical instruments.
Consequences: (1) Unable to capture the fluctuating nature of GHG emissions, (2) Low-resolution emissions data, and (3) Low accuracy of emission estimates hinders mitigation strategies.
Solution: ICT-enabled, mobile, and portable GHG monitoring platform deployed on a unmanned surface vehicle (USV).
Benefits: (1) Replace manual, static measurements with dynamic multi-point sampling, improving data representativeness, (2) Real-time sensing and data transmission, and (3) Reduce manpower and safety risks.
Project Members
* Project Leader
| Project Members | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Department, Institution, Country |
| Foo Yee Loo* | Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia |
| Tan Wooi Haw | Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia |
| Lo Yew Chiong | Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia |
| Adeline Chua Seak May | Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia |
| Khor Bee Chin | Indah Water Konsortium Sdn. Bhd. (IWK), Malaysia |
| Alijah Mohd Aris | Indah Water Konsortium Sdn. Bhd. (IWK), Malaysia |
| IDAA Warmadewanthi | Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia |
| I Putu Arta Wibawa | Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya (PPNS), Indonesia |
| Viet-Anh Nguyen | Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE), Vietnam |
| Nguyen Tra My | Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE), Vietnam |
| Mamoru Oshiki | Hokkaido University (HU), Japan |
| Chih-Hung Chen | National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan |
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