?? Elevate Your Knowledge: December's Best Articles Unveiled!
Welcome to the 12th edition of the Aquatech newsletter: Watertech Insights. Read our best read articles of December.
UV-C LEDs go large to take on industrial water applications
The scaling up of UV-C LED technology is making progress, with a new development designed for industrial water applications.
Targeting industrial water treatment
Following progress with its ultraviolet, light-emitting diode (UV-C LED) system aimed at water utilities, US company AquiSense Technologies has launched a solution designed for industrial water applications. A smaller sibling to its PearlAqua Tera system released in early 2022, the Kilo system also integrates UV-C LED technology which it said can provide over 99.99 per cent pathogen reduction at 1.3 MGD (205 m3/hour).? LED technology is designed so that a wavelength can be inputted and emit photons in the UV-C range to stop the replication of bacteria. As the UV-C is germicidal, it’s used to disinfect and kill microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses.
Graphene concrete, blue methane and leak-free toilets - meet the latest Innovation Lab companies
Six companies, including from Canada and Sweden, will join United Utilities latest Innovation Lab to help co-develop solutions together.
Access to a water utility’s resources
Six new companies have been selected for the United Utilities’ (UU) latest Innovation Lab programme – an accelerator partnership with the UK water company.
Following an extensive search from over 600 suppliers, the companies were selected with the solutions being developed over a 14-week period.
The Innovation Lab gives early stage companies, often without a reference project and in need of solution validation, access to UU’s expertise, processes, data and resources to help co-develop and enhance their products.
Four of the six winners are from the UK, alongside companies from Sweden and Canada; in addition, five are new to the UK water sector.
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VIDEO: Brabant Water’s digitalisation journey
Brabant Water Company in the Netherlands has shared insights into its digital journey. Speaking to Aquatech, the water utility, which serves 2.6 million inhabitants, has acknowledged the changing landscape due to digitisation and climate change.
Integrating intelligent assets?
Hanneke Van De Ven, sector director of distribution at Brabant Water told Aquatech Online that the company has introduced the ‘SOFIA’ project, an initiative focused on integrating intelligent assets like sensors and meters into the network. Digital twins, a core component of the SOFIA project, were emphasised for their role in providing operational insights. In a view interview during Aquatech Amsterdam, Van De Ven pointed out that this technology enables utilities to respond swiftly to interruptions, enhance client satisfaction and simulate future network interventions efficiently.?
She highlighted the broader perspective of the digital journey, stressing the importance of involving people within the organisation and adapting processes for success. “It’s important we have a better understanding of what is happening in our network,” she says.?
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