Journal Articles

In this section you will find all our peer-reviewed publications, organised under each research theme in chronological order from the most recent to the oldest.

BENCHMARKING AND AUDITING
Walker, N.L., Styles, D. & Williams, A.P. 2023. Water sector resilience in the United Kingdom and Ireland: The COVID-19 challenge. Utilities Policy, 82, 101550.

Walker, N. L., Style, D., Coughlan, A.P. & Williams, P. 2022. Cross-sector sustainability benchmarking of major utilities in the United Kingdom. Utilities Policy, 78, 101417.

Walker, N.L., Williams, A.P. & Styles, D. 2021. Pitfalls in international benchmarking of energy intensity across wastewater treatment utilities. Journal of Environmental Management, 300, 113613.

Rafique, A. & Williams, A.P. 2021. Reducing household greenhouse gas emissions from space and water heating through low-carbon technology: Identifying cost-effective approaches. Energy and Buildings, 248, 111162.

Walker, N.L., Styles, D., Gallgher, J. & Williams, A. P. 2021. Aligning efficiency benchmarking with sustainable outcomes in the United Kingdom water sector. Journal of Environmental Management, 287, 112317.

Walker, N.L., Williams, A.P. & Styles, D. 2020. Key performance indicators to explain energy & economic efficiency across water utilities, and identifying suitable proxies. Journal of Environmental Management, 269, 110810.

Walker, N.L., Norton, A., Harris, I., Williams, A.P. & Styles, D. 2019. Economic and environmental efficiency of UK and Ireland water companies: Influence of exogenous factors and rurality. Journal of Environmental Management, 241, pp. 363–373.

DRAIN WATER HEAT RECOVERY

Singh, A.P., Spriet, J. & McNabola, A.2023. Experimental and numerical investigation of drain water heat recovery in a grease interceptor, Journal of Cleaner Production, 403, 2023, 136799, ISSN 0959-6526, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136799

Schestak, I., Spriet, J., Black, K., Styles, D., Farago, M., Rygaard, M. & Williams, A.P. 2023. Heat recovery and water reuse in micro-distilleries improves eco-efficiency of alcohol production. Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 325, Part A, 1 January 2023, 116468.

Schestak, I., Styles, D., Black, K. & Williams, A.P. 2022. Circular use of feed by-products from alcohol production mitigates water scarcity. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 30, pp. 158-170.

Schestak, I., Spriet, J., Styles, D. & Williams, A.P. 2021. Introducing a calculator for the environmental and financial potential of drain water heat recovery in commercial kitchens. Water, 13(24), 3486.

Nagpal, H., Spriet, J., Murali, M. & McNabola, A. 2021. Heat recovery from wastewater - A review of available resource. Water, 13(9), 1274.

Spriet, J. & McNabola, A., 2020. Spatial and temporal considerations in the performance of wastewater heat recovery systems. Journal of Cleaner Production, 247, 119583.

Schestak, I., Spriet, J., Styles, D. & Williams, A.P. 2020. Emissions down the drain: Balancing life cycle energy and greenhouse gas savings with resource use for heat recovery from kitchen drains. Journal of Environmental Management, 271, 110988.

Spriet, J. & McNabola, A. 2019. Decentralized drain water heat recovery from commercial kitchens in the hospitality sector. Energy and Buildings, 194, pp. 247–259.

Spriet, J. & McNabola, A. 2019. Decentralized drain water heat recovery: A probabilistic method for prediction of wastewater and heating system interaction. Energy and Buildings, 183, pp. 684-696.

FUTURE WATER RESOURCE SECURITY

Dallison, R.J.H. & Patil, S.D. 2023. Run-of-river hydropower in the UK and Ireland: the case for abstraction licences based on future flows. Environmental Research: Infrastructure & Sustainability, 3(4), 045005.

Dallison, R.J.H. & Patil, S.D. 2023. Impact of climate change on hydropower potential in the UK and Ireland. Renewable Energy, 207, pp. 611-628.

Dallison, R.J.H., Williams, A.P., Harris, I.M. & Patil, S.D. 2022. Modelling the impact of future climate change on streamflow and water quality in Wales, UK. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 67(6), pp. 939-962.

Dallison, R.J.H., Patil, S.D. & Williams, A.P. 2021. Impacts of climate change on future water availability for hydropower and public water supply in Wales, UK. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 36, 100866.

Crooks, E.C., Harris, I.M. & Patil, S.D. 2021. Influence of land use land cover on river water quality in rural north Wales, UK. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 57(3), pp. 357-373.

Dallison, R.J.H., Patil, S.D. & Williams, A.P. 2020. Influence of historical climate patterns on streamflow and water demand in Wales, UK. Water, 12(6), 1684.

MICRO- HYDROPOWER

Novara, D. & McNabola, A. 2021. Design and year-long performance evaluation of a Pump as Turbine (PAT) pico-hydropower energy recovery device in a water network. Water, 13, 3014.

Fernandez García, I. & McNabola, A. 2019. Maximizing hydropower generation in gravity water distribution networks: Determining the optimal location and number of pumps as turbines. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 146(1), 04019066.

Fernandez García, I., Novara, D. & McNabola, A. 2019. A model for selecting the most cost-effective pressure control device for more sustainable water supply networks. Water, 11(6), 1297.

Novara, D., Carravetta, A., McNabola, A. & Ramos, H.M. 2019. Cost model for pumps as turbines in run-of-river and in-pipe microhydropower applications. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 145(5), 04019012.

Fernandez García, I., Ferras, D. & McNabola, A. 2019. Potential of energy recovery and water savings using micro-hydropower in rural water distribution networks. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 145(3).

Novara, D. & McNabola, A. 2018. A model for the extrapolation of the characteristic curves of pumps as turbines from a datum best efficiency point. Energy Conversion and Management, 174, pp. 1-7.

Power, C., Coughlan, P. & McNabola, A. 2017. Microhydropower energy recovery at wastewater treatment plants: Turbine selection and optimisation. Journal of Energy Engineering, 143(1), pp. 1-7.

Lydon, T., Coughlan, P. & McNabola, A. 2017. Pressure management and energy recovery in water distribution networks: Development of design and selection methodologies using three pump-as-turbine case studies. Renewable energy, 114, pp. 1038-1050.

Fecarotta, O. & McNabola, A. 2017. Optimal location of pump as turbines (PATs) in water distribution networks to recover energy and reduce leakage. Water Resources Management, 31, pp. 5043-5059.

Lydon, T., Coughlan, P. & McNabola, A. 2017. Pump-as-turbine: Characterization as an energy recovery device for the water distribution network. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 143(8), pp. 1-10.

NETWORK ACTION LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE CO-PRODUCTION

Coughlan, P., Bellini, R., Bello-Dambatta, A., Dallison, R.J.H., Dreyer-Gibney, K., Gallagher, J., Harris, I., McNabola, A., Mitrovic, D., Murali, M., Novara, D., Patil, S.D., Rigby, A., Ritsos, P., Schestak, I., Singh, A., Walker, N. & Williams, A.P. 2023. Researching Green Process Innovation across borders and boundaries through collaborative inquiry. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 59(4), pp. 556-584.

Wu, S.-H., Coughlan, P., Coghlan, D., McNabola, A. & Novara, D. 2022. Developing green process innovation through network action learning. Creativity and Innovation Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12484.

Coughlan, P. & Coghlan, D. 2021. What happens to P? Lessons from network action learning research. Action Learning: Research and Practice, 18(2), pp. 91-101.

Coughlan, P., Coghlan, D., Rigg, C. & O’Leary, D. 2021. Exploring and exploiting the dynamics of networks in complex applied research projects: A reflection on learning in action. British Journal of Management, 32(4), pp. 1440-1455.

Gallagher, J., Coughlan, P., Williams, A.P. & McNabola, A. 2018. Innovating for low‐carbon energy through hydropower: Enabling a conservation charity's transition to a low‐carbon community. Creativity and Innovation Management, 27(4), pp. 375-386.