Turning Wastewater Treatment Plants into Flexible, Revenue Generating Assets
Delprosa helps water utilities and industrial plant operators unlock value from the wholesale electricity market. Using spot price forecasting and pump scheduling, I identify and quantify the revenue available from shifting flexible load to the NEM, without compromising treatment performance or compliance.
Nearly four decades in process engineering, including capital delivery for water utilities, energy majors, and heavy industry.
A PhD in the design and control of integrated energy and wastewater systems.
Chartered Professional Engineer, RPEQ in Chemical, Mechanical, and ITEE.
My Portfolio
A selection of my work:
Implementation of optimisation controller on distributed energy resources to maximise revenue from wholesale electricity markets.
Research and development to determine the optimal design of a renewable hydrogen production facility with a predictive control algorithm to optimise revenue and carbon emissions to product offtake requirements.
Beyond Demand Response
Delprosa also provides project management, engineering development, R&D, and program management services across water, energy, and manufacturing, drawing on the same engineering foundation behind the demand response work.
Project Management · Engineering Development · R&D / Technology · Program Management
Quantifying the amount of microplastics in various streams of a wastewater treatment plant and in specific environmental locations, including in marine organisms, around the effluent discharge point.
Design and construction of the upgrade to a wastewater treatment plant using a membrane bioreactor to increase capacity and improve effluent quality.
Development of program management software to quantify alignment with business objectives and plan portfolio resources and benefits.
Industries
Trusted across diverse industrial markets:
About Me
I bring deep engineering experience and a hands-on approach to build capabilities for industry.
Experience, professionalism, and results orientated
With nearly 40 years’ experience in engineering, I have delivered major projects and managed large-scale operations across industries including steel, minerals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, food, packaging, oil and gas, and water treatment. Recently, I’ve led initiatives in virtual power plant controls, automated energy and carbon monitoring, and integrated electricity market strategies to build competitive flexibility services that simultaneously decarbonise and reduce electricity costs.
My career is underpinned by strong academic foundations and a commitment to lifelong learning. I hold a degree in mechanical engineering, masters in computer engineering, with postgraduate qualifications in IT, executive management, and project management. My recent PhD focused on design and control of integrated renewable energy generation, green hydrogen production, and wastewater treatment. I am a Chartered Professional Engineer and RPEQ in Chemical, Mechanical, and Information, Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering.
