SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOMASS GROWTH AND PROCESSING
A system comprising a collocated thermal plant, water source, CO 2 source and biomass growth module is disclosed. A method of improving the environment by utilizing the system is disclosed.
1 . A system configured to use and reclaim water used by one or more modules configured for water use wherein such water is provided to and/or reclaimed from at least one of:
a) a fresh water source;
b) a fresh water pretreatment module;
c) a salt water intake;
d) a salt water pretreatment module;
e) a preheating/cooling module;
f) a water storage module;
g) irrigation;
h) firefighting;
i) fountains;
j) lakes;
k) cleaning;
l) a BGM;
m) a traditional WWTP module;
n) a refinery module;
o) a BPP module;
p) heating and/or cooling;
q) a recycling module;
r) a waste receiving module;
s) a BBPP module;
t) a desalination module;
u) water for discharge/export;
v) a processing and/or treatment module; and
w) a thermal plant module.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the water provided to and/or water reclaimed from any one or more of components a)-w) is mixed with water from any one or more of components a)-w) and/or with any other water source at any stage of any process depicted.
3 . The system of claim 1 wherein the water is provided to and/or reclaimed from any one of components a)-w) using a conduit wherein the conduit is shared by two or more water lines wherein the water is salt water, brine water, brackish water, fresh water, wastewater, grey water, and/or potable water.
4 . The system of claim 3 wherein the conduit is in operative communication with a salt water intake, a salt water BGU, a desalination module, a salt water cooling system(s), a discharge/export module, and/or another saltwater module for use in the system
5 . The system of claim 3 wherein the conduit has one or more separate water lines for salt water, brackish water, and/or brine water.
6 . The system of claim 3 wherein the conduit is in operative communication with a fresh water source, a fresh water BGU, a WWTBGU, a WWTP module, a fresh water cooling system(s), a discharge/export module, and/or another fresh water module for use in the system.
7 . The system of claim 6 wherein the conduit has one or more separate water lines for fresh water, potable water, wastewater, and/or brackish water.
8 . A method of using and reclaiming water in the system of claim 1 , the method comprising: transmitting water from a module to another module; using all or a portion of the water in the another module for work; and optionally transmitting water unused for the work from the another module to the module, wherein such water is provided to and/or reclaimed from one or more of:
a) a fresh water source;
b) a fresh water pretreatment module;
c) a salt water intake;
d) a salt water pretreatment module;
e) a preheating/cooling module;
f) a water storage module;
g) irrigation;
h) firefighting;
i) fountains;
j) lakes;
k) cleaning;
l) a BGM;
m) a traditional WWTP module;
n) a refinery module;
o) a BPP module;
p) heating and/or cooling;
q) a recycling module;
r) a waste receiving module;
S) a BBPP module;
t) a desalination module;
u) water for discharge/export;
v) a processing and/or treatment module; and
w) a thermal plant module.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the water provided to and/or water reclaimed from any one or more of components a)-w) is mixed with water from any one or more of components a)-w) and/or with any other water source.
10 . The method of claim 8 wherein the water is provided to and/or reclaimed from components a)-w) using a conduit wherein the conduit is shared by two or more water lines wherein the water is salt water, brine water, brackish water, fresh water, wastewater, grey water, and/or potable water.
11 . The method of claim 10 wherein the conduit is in operative communication with a salt water intake, a salt water BGU, a desalination module, a salt water cooling system(s), a discharge/export module, and/or another saltwater module for use in the system.
12 . The method of claim 10 wherein the conduit has one or more separate water lines for salt water, brackish water, and/or brine water.
13 . The method of claim 10 wherein the conduit is in operative communication with a fresh water source, a fresh water BGU, a WWTBGU, a WWTP module, a fresh water cooling system(s), a discharge/export module, and/or another fresh water module for use in the system.
14 . The method of claim 10 wherein the conduit has one or more separate water lines for fresh water, potable water, wastewater, and/or brackish water.