In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, David Bean, Business Development Group Manager at Mitsubishi Electric, discusses how Water 2050 sets out the urgent action needed to improve the operational performance of the sector – and how the use of data and advanced data analytics will be key to aiding its delivery.
The UK Water Partnership (UKWP), in collaboration with British AI and data firm Aiimi, has published a new white paper, AI Within Reach, laying out a roadmap for responsible artificial intelligence adoption across the UK water sector and outlining potential use cases.
Diehl Metering GmbH, a global leader in smart metering solutions, has announced the acquisition of PREVENTIO GmbH, a German-based technology startup specializing in leakage management and predictive maintenance.
Scottish Water is in the early stages of investing up to £100 million over the next five years in its intelligent asset base which is designed to use new technology to monitor sewage pipes.
Machine-learning technology trialled on part of Wessex Water’s sewerage network has identified early forming sewer blockages in real-time with a 92% accuracy rate, whilst also enabling an operational shift to condition-based maintenance approach.
Asystom has announced its new range of multi-sensor devices to address the predictive maintenance needs of a wide array of industrial equipment, integrating new on-board, connected, energy-saving electronics that can perform in situ analysis, enabling its customers to meet the challenges of industry digitalization.
Monitoring specialist Detectronic has partnered with international engineering, technology and software company Royal HaskoningDHV, to create an AI-powered predictive analytics tool for wastewater sewer networks and water recycling centres.
Workstream 69, an asset management programme encompassing Yorkshire Water's entire asset base, has been awarded to Black & Veatch.
Leading engineering and asset management consultancy, Amey has launched Mercury, their new cloud-based data analytics system at this year’s Institute of Asset Management Annual Conference in Edinburgh.
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development.
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality.
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.