Site Demonstration of the Life Cycle Assessment Manager for Energy Recovery (LCAMER) Tool

This report presents two case studies on the application of the Life Cycle Assessment Manager for Energy Recovery (LCAMER) tool developed by the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) for the purpose of on-site energy recovery using biogas. Observations, comments, and suggestions developed during each case study are provided, along with recommendations for improvements that could be implemented in a future version of LCAMER. WERF developed the LCAMER spreadsheet-based tool in 2006 to help utilities compare life cycle costs for energy recovery systems. This project focused on demonstrating the applicability, effectiveness, and areas of improvement for the LCAMER tool by evaluating proposed anaerobic digestion and biogas-to-energy improvements for two wastewater utilities. Published by WERF. 60 pages. Online PDF. (2011)

Originally funded as WERF project OWSO4R07f.